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- Abuse
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Anxiety Disorders
- Attention
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Behavior and Conduct Disorders
- Behavior Problems
- Bullying
- College
- Confidence and Self-Esteem
- Depression
- Depressive and Mood Disorders
- Diagnosis
- Discipline
- Divorce
- Drugs and Alcohol
- Eating Disorders
- Elimination Disorders
- Executive Function
- Friends and Socializing
- Learning
- Learning and Development Disorders
- LGBTQ
- Managing Disruptive Behavior
- Media and Tech
- Medication
- Military Families
- Non-Verbal Learning Disorder
- OCD: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
- Parenting Challenges
- Parenting Styles
- Personality Disorders
- Preteens and Tweens
- School
- Selective Mutism
- Sensory Processing
- Sex and Gender
- Sleep
- Sleep-Wake Disorders
- Spanish Language
- Sports
- Stress and Resilience
- Substance Use and Addictive Disorders
- Suicide and Self-Harm
- Teenagers
- Toddlers
- Tourette's and Tic Disorders
- Trauma and Grief
- Trauma and Stress Related Disorders
- Treatment
Abuse
- My son may have been abused, and is now oppositional. Could it be ODD?
- Mi hijo pudo haber sufrido abuso sexual, y ahora está desafiante. ¿Podría ser TOD?
- I have custody of two children, recently in foster care, who engage in sexual behavior. What can I do?
- Tengo la custodia de dos niños que hace poco estaban en un hogar de acogida, y se involucran en comportamientos sexuales. ¿Qué puedo hacer?
ADHD
- ¿Tiene mi hijo TDAH o solamente altos niveles de energía?
- Is ADHD really a psychiatric disorder?
- ¿Es TDAH un trastorno psiquiátrico?
- Does my child have ADHD or just high energy?
- Mi hija de 12 años con TDAH se queda despierta hasta tarde leyendo y luego no se quiere despertar en las mañanas. ¿Qué debería hacer?
- My 12-year-old daughter with ADHD stays up late reading and then doesn’t want to wake up in the morning. What should I do?
- ¿Es común que los niños con TDAH se porten bien en la escuela y tengan un comportamiento difícil en casa?
- Is it common for kids with ADHD to have great behavior at school and difficult behavior at home?
- Mi hijo adolescente tiene TDAH y trastorno oposicional desafiante (ODD), y no quiere ir a terapia. ¿Cómo puedo ayudarlo a que se ayude a sí mismo?
- My teen has ADHD and ODD. He refuses therapy. How can I help my son help himself?
Anxiety
- ¿Seguirá empeorando el mutismo selectivo? Parece que el mutismo de mi hija de 3 años está propagándose del salón de clases al parque de juegos y a las reuniones familiares.
- My son has trouble sleeping on school nights. How can I help him overcome his anxiety?
- A mi hijo le cuesta dormir en las noches de escuela. ¿Cómo puedo ayudarlo a superar su ansiedad?
- Mi hija de 6 años tuvo lo que parece ser un ataque de pánico y tiene pesadillas extremas. ¿Debería preocuparme?
- My daughter, 6, had what I think was a panic attack, and she has extreme nightmares. Should I worry?
- How hard should I push my 9-year-old son to overcome his anxiety?
- ¿Qué tanto debería presionar a mi hijo de 9 años para que supere su ansiedad?
- How can I help a 4-year-old who worries about everything?
- Could an ear infection be causing my son’s anxiety?
- ¿Podría una infección de oído ser la causa de la ansiedad de mi hijo?
Anxiety Disorders
- My daughter’s school would like her to repeat second grade. When is it good to keep a child back, if ever?
- Mi hija que tiene problemas de ansiedad está preocupada por tener su periodo. ¿Qué puedo hacer?
- My daughter with anxiety issues is worried about getting her period. What can I do?
- ¿Puede el miedo a vomitar causar que alguien vomite de verdad?
- Can a fear of vomiting actually cause someone to vomit?
- Could an ear infection be causing my son’s anxiety?
- ¿Podría una infección de oído ser la causa de la ansiedad de mi hijo?
- A kindergarten student with SM refuses to use the bathroom at school. Do you have any suggestions?
- My 10-year-old daughter with anxiety won’t participate in gym. Should we push her?
- My 16-year-old son vomits before every basketball game. Could this be generalized anxiety disorder?
Attention
- Are there any colleges with good services for kids with ADHD?
- My 14-year-old daughter hasn’t had success with stimulants. Should she try Abilify?
- My son has a very mild case of ADHD combined. Would coffee help him?
- What is the difference between ADD and ADHD?
Autism Spectrum Disorder
- My 4-year-old sneaks out of the house, despite locks and alarms. What can I do?
- Mi hija de 4 años se escapa de la casa, a pesar de las cerraduras y alarmas. ¿Qué puedo hacer?
- ¿Cómo se puede diferenciar el síndrome de Asperger del mutismo selectivo?
- How do you tell the difference between Asperger’s and selective mutism?
- ¿Cómo puedo hacer que mi hijo con autismo se acostumbre a usar el tapabocas?
- Después de un año de terapia, mi hijo con autismo y TDAH no ha progresado mucho. ¿Mejorará con el tiempo? ¿Qué hacemos?
- After a year of therapies, my son with autism and ADHD hasn’t made much progress. Will this ever get better? What must we do?
- How can I get my child with autism used to wearing a mask?
- Relatives don’t believe my daughter’s diagnosis because she doesn’t always ‘act autistic.’ What can I do?
- Can my child have both autism and selective mutism, and be treated for both?
Behavior and Conduct Disorders
- My son may have been abused, and is now oppositional. Could it be ODD?
- Mi hijo pudo haber sufrido abuso sexual, y ahora está desafiante. ¿Podría ser TOD?
- My 4-year-old with a behavior disorder attends therapy but she can’t compose sentences or express feelings. Am I doing enough for her?
- My granddaughter, 16, is terrible to her mother, but is great with us. What can we do?
- My daughter only acts out with my ex. Could it be oppositional defiant disorder?
- When should you get a neuropsych evaluation for a child starting school in the fall?
Behavior Problems
- ¿Es común que los niños con TDAH se porten bien en la escuela y tengan un comportamiento difícil en casa?
- Is it common for kids with ADHD to have great behavior at school and difficult behavior at home?
- When should you get help for a child who’s a habitual liar?
- ¿Cuando debería buscar ayuda para su hijo que miente habitualmente?
- How can I stop my daughter’s violence towards me and her younger brother?
- ¿Cómo puedo detener la violencia de mi hija hacia mí y a su hermano menor?
- What can we do about a 6-year-old who throws serious, increasingly violent tantrums—but not when other adults are around?
- ¿Qué podemos hacer con una niña de 6 años que hace tremendos berrinches, y que cada vez son más violentos, pero no cuando otros adultos están a su alrededor?
- How can I get my daughter with ADHD to follow instructions?
- My 5-year-old doesn’t listen to me and is disrespectful. Time-outs don’t work. What should I do?
College
- Are there any colleges with good services for kids with ADHD?
- ¿Hay universidades que ofrezcan servicios de calidad para los estudiantes con TDAH?
- I think my daughter, a college student, is depressed, but she says she’s fine. What do you recommend?
Depression
- ¿Puede el Adderall y otros medicamentos para el tratamiento del TDAH causar depresión?
- ¿Cómo consigo que mi hija, que vive de manera independiente, reciba la ayuda que necesita?
- How do you get a child who is living independently to get the help she needs?
- Una niña, cuya madre está hospitalizada, llora diario perturbando la clase. ¿Deberíamos sentir lástima por ella o exigirle que cumpla
- A child whose mother is hospitalized cries daily, disrupting the class. Should we pity her or demand that she perform?
- Should parents force kids with depression to do things they don’t want to do?
- I think my daughter, a college student, is depressed, but she says she’s fine. What do you recommend?
- My 10-year-old son has become more sensitive over the last two years and now cries over almost anything. What can I do?
- Our daughter doesn’t accept her diagnoses of anxiety and depression, and we aren’t thrilled with the psychologist. Any suggestions?
- I’m 16 and I’m feeling like there is something wrong with me. I may be depressed but I’m not sure.
Depressive and Mood Disorders
- ¿Puede el Adderall y otros medicamentos para el tratamiento del TDAH causar depresión?
- Should parents force kids with depression to do things they don’t want to do?
- My son has made great progress in day treatment and is ready to return to a regular school. How can we get the school to work with him if he still has occasional outbursts?
- I’m 16 and I’m feeling like there is something wrong with me. I may be depressed but I’m not sure.
Diagnosis
- ¿Puede el Adderall y otros medicamentos para el tratamiento del TDAH causar depresión?
- My daughter, who has ADHD, gets sad and depressed when she takes stimulant medications. Does it make sense to add an antidepressant?
- My 10-year-old son has become more sensitive over the last two years and now cries over almost anything. What can I do?
- My son gets angry easily and is anxious about it. Will a safe, over-the-counter remedy or a gluten-free diet help?
- Our daughter doesn’t accept her diagnoses of anxiety and depression, and we aren’t thrilled with the psychologist. Any suggestions?
- People think my son is rude because he has tantrums when we’re out, but at home he is the most loving boy in the world. Is anything wrong with him?
- When should you get a neuropsych evaluation for a child starting school in the fall?
- My 4-year-old has strange fears. Should she see a psychiatrist?
- My 2-year-old daughter has a lot of fears and they are getting worse. Should I be worried?
- My daughter says “you can’t control my thoughts” when I try to comfort her. What can I do?
Discipline
- What are appropriate consequences for bad behavior?
- When should I hold a child accountable for his IED behavior and when should I give him a “pass”?
Divorce
- ¿Qué pasa con los niños cuando los padres divorciados tienen reglas diferentes?
- What happens to kids when divorced parents have different rules?
- When should we tell our kids that we’re getting a divorce?
Drugs and Alcohol
- How can I protect my son with ADHD from substance abuse?
- What should I do if my child has a drinking problem?
- Is my teenager a substance abuser?
Eating Disorders
MoreElimination Disorders
- A kindergarten student with SM refuses to use the bathroom at school. Do you have any suggestions?
- My 10-year-old is either pooping his pants or not cleaning properly, leading to messy underwear almost daily. What should I do?
- My 7-year-old daughter keeps wetting her pants at school. What should we do?
Learning
- Should I teach my child a second language or will it delay her language development?
- What can I do for my 4-year-old son who still doesn’t hold his pencil correctly?
- When should you get a neuropsych evaluation for a child starting school in the fall?
- My 5-year-old son, who has a development delay, is very independent but does not want to do his homework. What can I do?
- Our 2-year-old grandson doesn’t speak yet. Is using sign language a good idea?
- My son needs extra time on the SAT. Does anyone test high schoolers?
- I’m working with a student who doesn’t want to read out loud and is unresponsive in class. Please help!
- A 10-year-old boy has severe memory issues. What do you recommend his parents do? His public school?
Learning and Development Disorders
- My daughter’s school would like her to repeat second grade. When is it good to keep a child back, if ever?
- ¿Hay universidades que ofrezcan servicios de calidad para los estudiantes con TDAH?
- My 7-year-old son with dyslexia is easily frustrated or angered by things outside of school. Is that common?
- Teacher and parents say a first-grader isn’t retaining information from day to day. What assessment would you suggest?
- When should you get a neuropsych evaluation for a child starting school in the fall?
- My 14-month-old granddaughter has no words yet and is very, very active. Is delayed speech a sign of ADHD?
- How can I increase the positive interactions I have with my child who has ADHD and dyslexia?
- My daughter is so frustrated by her learning disorder she’s having tantrums at school. What can we do?
- A 10-year-old boy has severe memory issues. What do you recommend his parents do? His public school?
LGBTQ
- ¿Debería mi hija que es transgénero hablar con un amigo que publicó discurso transfóbico en línea, o mantenerse alejada de él?
- Should my daughter, who is transgender, talk to a friend who posted anti-trans rhetoric online, or stay away from them?
Managing Disruptive Behavior
MoreMedia and Tech
- I saw by accident that my 15-year-old daughter has been talking about sex with a guy on Facebook. What should I do?
- Por accidente vi que mi hija de 15 años ha estado hablando de sexo con un individuo en Facebook. ¿Qué debo hacer?
Medication
- Can Adderall and other drugs used to treat ADHD cause depression?
- ¿Puede el Adderall y otros medicamentos para el tratamiento del TDAH causar depresión?
- My daughter, who has ADHD, gets sad and depressed when she takes stimulant medications. Does it make sense to add an antidepressant?
- My son gets angry easily and is anxious about it. Will a safe, over-the-counter remedy or a gluten-free diet help?
- My granddaughter has autism, is extremely hyperactive and sleeps erratically. Her medications keep changing. What can I do?
- My 14-year-old daughter hasn’t had success with stimulants. Should she try Abilify?
- My son has a very mild case of ADHD combined. Would coffee help him?
- My son, who has been taking Prozac for selective mutism, is now completely verbal in school. When can we start taking him off it?
- Our granddaughter is severely anxious, but an antidepressant had too many side effects. Should we try a natural medication?
- Our 7-year-old, who is tapering off Prozac, is upset and irritable. Is that a symptom of withdrawal?
Military Families
- My son may have been abused, and is now oppositional. Could it be ODD?
- Mi hijo pudo haber sufrido abuso sexual, y ahora está desafiante. ¿Podría ser TOD?
- My 4-year-old sneaks out of the house, despite locks and alarms. What can I do?
- Mi hija de 4 años se escapa de la casa, a pesar de las cerraduras y alarmas. ¿Qué puedo hacer?
Non-Verbal Learning Disorder
MoreOCD: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
- Is my 15-year-old daughter a hoarder?
- ¿Es mi hija de 15 años una acumuladora?
- Mi hijo adolescente tiene TDAH y trastorno oposicional desafiante (ODD), y no quiere ir a terapia. ¿Cómo puedo ayudarlo a que se ayude a sí mismo?
- My teen has ADHD and ODD. He refuses therapy. How can I help my son help himself?
- I’m afraid my 15-year-old daughter is a hoarder because she hides food around her room. What do you think?
- Me preocupa que mi hija de 15 años sea una acumuladora porque esconde comida en su cuarto. ¿Qué creen ustedes?
- My daughter worries constantly about thoughts, and things she has done, that she thinks are “bad.” What can I do to help?
- A mi hija le preocupan mucho los pensamientos y las cosas que ha hecho que piensa que son “malas”. ¿Qué puedo hacer para ayudarla?
- My daughter with ADHD can’t keep friends. What can we do?
- My son, who struggles with anxiety and ADHD, has poor self-esteem and trouble fitting in socially. I’ve seen kids being very mean to him.
Parenting Challenges
- My 4-year-old sneaks out of the house, despite locks and alarms. What can I do?
- Mi hija de 4 años se escapa de la casa, a pesar de las cerraduras y alarmas. ¿Qué puedo hacer?
- My 11-month-old likes to play with her hair, and even pulls it. Is this trichotillomania?
- A mi hija de 11 meses le gusta jugar con su cabello y hasta lo jala. ¿Esto es tricotilomanía?
- My 15-year-old needs therapy, but refuses. How can I get him the help he needs?
- Mi hijo de 15 años necesita ver a un terapeuta, pero no quiere. ¿Cómo puedo ayudarlo a obtener la ayuda que necesita?
- A mi hijo le apasiona participar en las manifestaciones de “Black Lives Matter”, pero vivimos con mi padre mayor
- When should we tell our kids that we’re getting a divorce?
- My granddaughter, 16, is terrible to her mother, but is great with us. What can we do?
- My daughter treats her dad as a rival for my attention and is mean to him when he comes home. Is animosity towards the less-favored parent normal?
Parenting Styles
- Does it matter HOW I praise my child?
- ¿Importa LA MANERA como elogio a mi hijo?
- A mi hijo le apasiona participar en las manifestaciones de “Black Lives Matter”, pero vivimos con mi padre mayor
- ¿Qué pasa con los niños cuando los padres divorciados tienen reglas diferentes?
- What happens to kids when divorced parents have different rules?
Personality Disorders
MorePreteens and Tweens
- I found porn on my 11-year-old’s phone. Should I talk to him?
- My 12-year-old daughter acts much older than she is. How do I rein her in?
School
- ¿Es común que los niños con TDAH se porten bien en la escuela y tengan un comportamiento difícil en casa?
- Is it common for kids with ADHD to have great behavior at school and difficult behavior at home?
- My daughter’s school would like her to repeat second grade. When is it good to keep a child back, if ever?
- ¿Hay universidades que ofrezcan servicios de calidad para los estudiantes con TDAH?
- ¿Seguirá empeorando el mutismo selectivo? Parece que el mutismo de mi hija de 3 años está propagándose del salón de clases al parque de juegos y a las reuniones familiares.
- My son has trouble sleeping on school nights. How can I help him overcome his anxiety?
- A mi hijo le cuesta dormir en las noches de escuela. ¿Cómo puedo ayudarlo a superar su ansiedad?
- Una niña, cuya madre está hospitalizada, llora diario perturbando la clase. ¿Deberíamos sentir lástima por ella o exigirle que cumpla
- A child whose mother is hospitalized cries daily, disrupting the class. Should we pity her or demand that she perform?
- My daughter is nervous about starting middle school this year. Do you have any tips for calming her anxiety?
Selective Mutism
- My daughter’s school would like her to repeat second grade. When is it good to keep a child back, if ever?
- My son with SM is now refusing to talk to his sister. What should we do?
- Mi hijo con mutismo selectivo no quiere hablarle a su hermana. ¿Qué debemos hacer?
- ¿Cómo se puede diferenciar el síndrome de Asperger del mutismo selectivo?
- How do you tell the difference between Asperger’s and selective mutism?
- Does selective mutism keep getting worse? My 3-year-old’s not talking seems to have spread from the classroom to the playground and family gatherings.
- ¿Seguirá empeorando el mutismo selectivo? Parece que el mutismo de mi hija de 3 años está propagándose del salón de clases al parque de juegos y a las reuniones familiares.
- ¿Cómo se puede ayudar a un joven de 16 años que todavía tiene mutismo selectivo?
- How can you help a 16-year-old who still has selective mutism?
- Can my child have both autism and selective mutism, and be treated for both?
Sensory Processing
- My 6-year-old son has seen two occupational therapists, and both wanted to stop treatment at six months. What’s going on?
- Mi hijo de 6 años ha visto a dos terapeutas ocupacionales (TO), y ambos quisieron interrumpir el tratamiento. ¿Qué sucede?
- ¿Cómo puedo hacer que mi hijo con autismo se acostumbre a usar el tapabocas?
- How can I get my child with autism used to wearing a mask?
- My 10-year-old daughter with anxiety won’t participate in gym. Should we push her?
- My 3-year-old hugs too hard and doesn’t like loud noises. What could be causing this?
Sex and Gender
- My 13-year-old daughter is so anxious about her sexual orientation she is self-harming. What should we do?
- I saw by accident that my 15-year-old daughter has been talking about sex with a guy on Facebook. What should I do?
- Por accidente vi que mi hija de 15 años ha estado hablando de sexo con un individuo en Facebook. ¿Qué debo hacer?
- I found porn on my 11-year-old’s phone. Should I talk to him?
- My 11-year-old son is constantly plagued by sexual thoughts he can’t control. How do we help this boy?
- My 11-year-old son has started having crushes on teachers and moms of friends. He has an obsessive personality and finds this all very embarrassing. What can I do?
Sleep
- Could my 2-year-old be having sleep terrors?
- ¿Podría mi hijo de 2 años estar teniendo terrores nocturnos?
- My son has trouble sleeping on school nights. How can I help him overcome his anxiety?
- A mi hijo le cuesta dormir en las noches de escuela. ¿Cómo puedo ayudarlo a superar su ansiedad?
- Mi hija de 6 años tuvo lo que parece ser un ataque de pánico y tiene pesadillas extremas. ¿Debería preocuparme?
- My daughter, 6, had what I think was a panic attack, and she has extreme nightmares. Should I worry?
- My granddaughter has autism, is extremely hyperactive and sleeps erratically. Her medications keep changing. What can I do?
- How do I get my son to sleep in his own bed?
- Our son never wants to go to bed and it’s making us all miserable. We need HELP!
- Since the birth of our third child, my eldest daughter refuses to go to bed. Please help!
Sleep-Wake Disorders
- Could my 2-year-old be having sleep terrors?
- ¿Podría mi hijo de 2 años estar teniendo terrores nocturnos?
- Our 6-year-old son falls asleep with relative ease but has a difficult time staying in bed. What can we do?
Spanish Language
- ¿Tiene mi hijo TDAH o solamente altos niveles de energía?
- ¿Es TDAH un trastorno psiquiátrico?
- Mi hijo pudo haber sufrido abuso sexual, y ahora está desafiante. ¿Podría ser TOD?
- Mi hija, que se autolesiona, ha accedido a ver a un terapeuta. ¿Hay algo más que podamos hacer?
- Mi hija tiene tics faciales y de manos, pero no es Tourette. ¿Cuál podría ser la causa?
- ¿Deben los niños asistir a funerales?
- ¿Debería mi hija que es transgénero hablar con un amigo que publicó discurso transfóbico en línea, o mantenerse alejada de él?
- Por accidente vi que mi hija de 15 años ha estado hablando de sexo con un individuo en Facebook. ¿Qué debo hacer?
- ¿Es común que los niños con TDAH se porten bien en la escuela y tengan un comportamiento difícil en casa?
- ¿Es mi hija de 15 años una acumuladora?
Sports
MoreStress and Resilience
- ¿Cómo puedo hacer que mi hijo con autismo se acostumbre a usar el tapabocas?
- How can I get my child with autism used to wearing a mask?
- My daughter with ADHD is upset about summer activities being canceled. Do you have any advice?
- Mi hija con TDAH está molesta porque se cancelaron las actividades de verano. ¿Qué me aconsejan?
- My 10-year-old son has become more sensitive over the last two years and now cries over almost anything. What can I do?
- My school’s new emergency plan includes lockdown drills. How can we keep them from scaring the kids?
Substance Use and Addictive Disorders
- How can I protect my son with ADHD from substance abuse?
- What should I do if my child has a drinking problem?
- Is my teenager a substance abuser?
Suicide and Self-Harm
- My daughter who is self-harming has agreed to see a counselor. Is there anything else we can do?
- Mi hija, que se autolesiona, ha accedido a ver a un terapeuta. ¿Hay algo más que podamos hacer?
- My 13-year-old daughter is so anxious about her sexual orientation she is self-harming. What should we do?
- My son is obsessed with fears that he will kill himself. He gets upset when I try to stop talking about it. What can I tell him?
- My daughter has been treated for depression, but it doesn’t seem to be working. What can we do?
Teenagers
- My 13-year-old daughter is so anxious about her sexual orientation she is self-harming. What should we do?
- I saw by accident that my 15-year-old daughter has been talking about sex with a guy on Facebook. What should I do?
- Por accidente vi que mi hija de 15 años ha estado hablando de sexo con un individuo en Facebook. ¿Qué debo hacer?
- A mi hijo le apasiona participar en las manifestaciones de “Black Lives Matter”, pero vivimos con mi padre mayor
- What is the best high school school environment for a student with generalized anxiety disorder and social anxiety?
- What type of OT is beneficial for an approaching teenager diagnosed with nonverbal learning disorder?
- I’m 16 and I’m feeling like there is something wrong with me. I may be depressed but I’m not sure.
- Why do teenagers go off ADHD medication?
- My daughter is worrying about her upcoming graduation and the future. Lately she can’t sleep and her heart is racing. Is she having panic attacks?
- Is my teenager a substance abuser?
Toddlers
- My 11-month-old likes to play with her hair, and even pulls it. Is this trichotillomania?
- A mi hija de 11 meses le gusta jugar con su cabello y hasta lo jala. ¿Esto es tricotilomanía?
- My 2-year-old daughter has a lot of fears and they are getting worse. Should I be worried?
- I am a mom with a 1-year-old son. Is a weeklong separation every 4 months OK?
Tourette's and Tic Disorders
- My daughter has facial and hand tics, but not Tourette’s. What causes this?
- Mi hija tiene tics faciales y de manos, pero no es Tourette. ¿Cuál podría ser la causa?
- Is my son getting the right treatment for his Tourette’s syndrome?
- ¿Está mi hijo recibiendo el tratamiento correcto para su Síndrome de Tourette (ST)?
- Should my son with Tourette’s syndrome get exposure therapy for his school anxiety?
- Stimulant medications helped my son with ADHD, but he developed tics. Is there something else we can try?
Trauma and Grief
- My son may have been abused, and is now oppositional. Could it be ODD?
- Mi hijo pudo haber sufrido abuso sexual, y ahora está desafiante. ¿Podría ser TOD?
- Should children attend funerals?
- ¿Deben los niños asistir a funerales?
- I have custody of two children, recently in foster care, who engage in sexual behavior. What can I do?
- Tengo la custodia de dos niños que hace poco estaban en un hogar de acogida, y se involucran en comportamientos sexuales. ¿Qué puedo hacer?
- My 8-year-old son has been dealing with the death of his best friend, and now his uncle has died. How can we tell him?
- Mi hijo de 8 años ha estado lidiando con la muerte de su mejor amigo, y ahora su tío se acaba de morir. ¿Cómo le podemos decir?
- How can I talk to young children about a grandparent’s cancer?
- ¿Cómo puedo explicar a niños pequeños que su abuela tiene cáncer?
Trauma and Stress Related Disorders
- My son may have been abused, and is now oppositional. Could it be ODD?
- Mi hijo pudo haber sufrido abuso sexual, y ahora está desafiante. ¿Podría ser TOD?
Treatment
- Is my son getting the right treatment for his Tourette’s syndrome?
- ¿Está mi hijo recibiendo el tratamiento correcto para su Síndrome de Tourette (ST)?
- My 6-year-old son has seen two occupational therapists, and both wanted to stop treatment at six months. What’s going on?
- Mi hijo de 6 años ha visto a dos terapeutas ocupacionales (TO), y ambos quisieron interrumpir el tratamiento. ¿Qué sucede?
- What type of OT is beneficial for an approaching teenager diagnosed with nonverbal learning disorder?