The document discusses the challenges parents face as their children develop, highlighting common emotional and behavioral issues such as aggression, self-esteem struggles, and adolescent rebellion. It emphasizes the importance of identifying when these issues may require professional help and suggests consulting an experienced clinician for therapy. The therapist outlines their approach, including play therapy for younger children, to help children express their feelings and build trust.

1. Child And Adolescent Therapy
Child And Adolescent Therapy In Conjunction With Parent Guidance

2. There are many difficulties that you as a parent might face as your children
develop. Intellectual understandings are often not of much help once a problem
appears. Once observable problems and stress emerge, you will need to know what
is up between you and your child specifically, as well as what are the conflicts your
child is facing and not handling well: issues with you, with friends, with self
regulation, with school, with self esteem, with aggression.

3. Common Symptoms And Struggles
Some of the problems parents face begin early and can range from feeding, toilet
training, handling aggression, limit setting and discipline. Children may be expressing
insecurities about themselves that seem contrary to their actual capabilities and
qualities of personality.

4. They may be preoccupied by nightmares, have a hard time sleeping well, be disrespectful of
authority, unable to concentrate at school, resentful of homework or other responsibilities,
Sometimes kids feel isolated from other kids, or feel less able to speak up for themselves.
They don’t seem happy. Adolescent rebellion can make life at home a kind of war between 2
worlds, yours and theirs. And divorce, illness, separations and untimely deaths also create
unusual stress for children and their families. Sometimes it is hard to know what is wrong
when there are emotional outbursts, excessive crying, or social withdrawal.

5. When Is It Time To Seek Help?
Some of these behaviors may be part of the growing up process. Oftentimes, they
are not. How do you know when the issue is no longer an outgrowth of normal
development and is now disruptive of the quality of your family life and your child’s
ability to grow, mature and enjoy their life in a healthy way?

6. This is the time to consider consulting a seasoned clinician like myself. I have over 25
years of experience working with children, adolescents and their families. I will listen
closely to your description of what bothers you about your child’s behavior. I will then
meet with your child either in my playroom (for kids 3-11) or in my regular consulting
room (12 through adolescence). After a couple of meetings with you as a parent and a
couple of meetings with your child, I can get a sense of what is needed; If needed, I will
recommend a course of dynamic therapy for your child accompanied by occasional
parental sessions.

7. In my playroom for kids under 11, I have many expressive materials (paint, water play,
blocks, balls, dollhouse, clay, games) to facilitate PLAY THERAPY that when utilized by
your child express much of what they are feeling and thinking. In my interactions with
them, I also learn much about them as well. I build a relationship with them, and
build trust, just like with my adult patients. I want them to grow to feel at ease and
comfortable with me.

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