Child Development

Summary

How can a parent know when it is time to seek professional help for your child? In our practice, we look at a number of factors in determining the appropriateness of treatment. Irene Swerdlow-Freed, a psychologist, notes in his article that the emotional distress is disrupting daily functioning, threatens to overwhelm the child or interferes with achieving developmental milestones appropriate for their age. For example, parental divorce is an emotionally disturbing experience that children react in a variety of ways. If the reaction of a child includes uncharacteristic school failure, fear of sleeping alone or anxiety increases when the separation ...