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Concerned about your child’s emotions?

Feeling

Are Your Child&#8217;s Emotions and Mood Swings Normal? Feelings issues in childhood are difficulties with your child’s emotions, self-esteem, or overall sense of well-being. Emotional challenges in childhood indicate a child is struggling with their mental health, wellness, or coping skills. These struggles can occur throughout different phases of life and may or may not cause long-term distress. Your child’s feelings are important, from the first time they can express them to you through adulthood. All children experience some level of sadness and anxiety in life. When these symptoms take over and impact day-to-day functioning, it is important to intervene. In the articles that follow, you will learn about emotional wellness and how to foster it. These articles include topics like meltdowns, mood swings, cognitive distortions, and self-esteem. Visit this page for general emotional information.

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Anxiety and Stress

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What are Anxiety and Stress in Childhood? Anxiety and stress in childhood are worries that are out of proportion to the distressing situation and cause significant difficulties in daily life. An anxious child often has racing thoughts, restlessness, a need to be in control, and unexplained physical symptoms.  Some children worry so much that they&hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Constantly Worrying About Everything?

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Concerned about your child’s child's daily  living skills

Daily Living

Is Your Child Struggling With Tasks Like Eating, Dressing, Bathing, or Navigating Everyday Systems? Daily living skills in childhood are the skills needed for independent living, such as hygiene, domestic chores, self-care, eating, and sleeping. Activities of daily living should develop as your child grows.  For a child, independence may be dressing themselves and brushing teeth without help.  For a teen, managing transportation or meal preparation shows independence.  For a young adult, safe driving, getting to appointments on time, or managing finances are independent living skills.  Daily living skills are also referred to as Activities of Daily Living or ‘ADLs.’  Visit this page for general information on daily living skills. 

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Toilet Training

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What is Toilet Training in Childhood? Toilet training in childhood is the process of learning to use the toilet so that accidents do not occur. This training is a step towards self-care and independence in childhood. Toilet training is often a challenging process. The process can be difficult whether your family has children with or&hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Having Toilet Training Troubles?

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Is Your Child Having Toilet Training Troubles?

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Sleep Problems

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What are Sleep Problems in Childhood? Sleep problems in childhood include trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up early.  Sleep is foundational and one of the most important aspects of daily living for the whole family. Sometimes children with developmental delays may struggle the most with sleep. But, sleep is an issue that impacts&hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Not Sleeping?

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Adaptive Skills

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What are Adaptive Skills in Childhood? Adaptive skills in childhood are a set of skills that are needed for daily life.  Adaptive skills impact maturity. They impact how a child acts within the home and community regarding independence, taking personal responsibility, and making age-appropriate choices.  These daily living tasks are required for children to mature&hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Acting Immature?

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Concerned about your child’s communication skills?

Communicating

Is Your Child Having Difficulty Expressing or Understanding Language? Communication in childhood is the ability to connect with other people through verbal (using words to express oneself and understand others) or nonverbal means (using eye contact, gestures, and facial expressions). Children with difficulty in communicating likely need help making friends. The most important skill is called reciprocal communication, which is the ability to have a back-and-forth conversation. In the following articles, you will find information about nonverbal communication in terms of gesture use, eye contact, and emotional expression. Communication skills also include expressing one’s thoughts (expressive language), understanding communication from other people (receptive language), and communicating socially with peers (pragmatic language). Visit this page for general information on communication problems.

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Receptive Language

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What is Receptive Language in Childhood? Receptive language in childhood is the ability to understand what people are saying to you.  A child’s typical language development starts with receptive language and moves to expressive language as the child begins to speak and communicate verbally.  This process is why we often ask babies to point to&hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Not Getting What People Are Saying?

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Is Your Child Not Getting What People Are Saying?

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Pragmatic Language

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What is Pragmatic Language in Childhood? Pragmatic language in childhood is social language and includes skills like polite greetings, sharing information, asking questions of others, and engaging with them in conversation.  In typical child development, spoken language with a conversational partner tends to develop innately. Children learn to chat back and forth about a topic.&hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Demonstrating Poor Social Language?

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Expressive Language

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What is Expressive Language in Childhood? Expressive language in childhood is a child&#8217;s communication to express their thoughts and ideas.  Expressive language skills involve language development, speech skills, and vocabulary. Simply put, “expressive language is saying what you want to say.”  Receptive language is understanding what people say, while expressive language is speaking to others. &hellip; Continue reading Is Your Child Trying to Talk, But the Words Don’t Come Out Right?

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Concerned about your child’s behavior?

Behaving

Is Your Child Having Problems With Behavior? Behavior includes a person’s ability to follow directions, get along with others, and fully participate in home, school, and the community. It is important to note that most children will often misbehave as a part of typical development. Some research indicates that the average child misbehaves every 5-10 minutes. In the articles in this section, we will review the various behavior problems. You will understand when to be concerned and how to support your child in developing more appropriate behavior. Child behavior problems can take many different forms. In the articles that follow, you will learn about rigid behavior, rule-breaking, bossiness, and insistence on sameness. Visit this page for general information on behavior problems.

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Tantrums

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A tantrum is a behavior displayed by crying, yelling, and showing signs of extreme distress. Learn the symptoms and know how to help.

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