Sentences with phrase «child psychologist if»

He says the best approach is to consult a child psychologist if this new person will become part of the children's lives.

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His survey of the social science literature on the topic usefully, if sometimes turgidly, compiles the growing evidence that homeschooled children learn more than their counterparts, at least to the extent that standardized tests measure learning, and are emotionally healthier as well, at least to the extent that psychologists» «self - esteem and self - concept» scales truly capture emotional health.

If your child has serious behavioral problems, talk to your doctor, who can work with your child and may refer you to a psychologist.

If you continue to be concerned with head - banging, or other forms of self - injurious behaviors, please contact a physician, your child's pediatrician, a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist, or a BCBA to begin addressing the behaviors and work together to create an intervention plan that works for you!

Social psychologist Susan K. Perry on why it's important to teach your child to play by the rules, even if it means losing some...

«Our behavior is driven by our perception of our world, so if children feel they are not getting enough time and attention from parents then those feelings have to go somewhere and it appears in interaction with their peers,» said Christie - Mizell, an associate professor of sociology and licensed psychologist specializing in family therapy and the treatment of children with mood and behavior disorders.

If you feel you need more guidance, talk to your doctor or contact a child psychologist or counselor and ask to have a couple of sessions just to discuss and plan new discipline strategies.

«In fact, if your twins come first, as mine did, it makes the next child seem like a walk in the park,» notes Dr. Lori Woodring, a psychologist, author and mom of four, including twin 10 - year - old girls.

Mealtime doesn't have to be a battle of wills between you and your preschooler, says child psychologist Penelope Leach — if yo...

If your child has medical or development issues, other school staff from nurse to psychologist can be a critical part of your team.

If the mother and child do not bond, then the hospital staff will bring in a psychologist to talk with the mother and see if there are any major problemIf the mother and child do not bond, then the hospital staff will bring in a psychologist to talk with the mother and see if there are any major problemif there are any major problems.

If your child cries or throws tantrums on a regular basis before or at school, is significantly withdrawn most of the time, making little eye contact, or acts violently in school, hitting other kids or teachers, talk to your pediatrician or the school psychologist.

Learning about the differing views of a child psychologist can be helpful, if only to discover the few things upon which they can all agree.

Obtain a referral for a child psychiatrist or a child psychologist, in addition to your pediatrician, especially if you think that you're forcing your child to go to school each day.

We met with a psychologist during our adoption and she (and those in her profession) actually encourage adopted mothers to nurse their children (even if they are 3 or 4) because bonding and attachment is so vitally important to becoming a successful adult.

Also, if your child continues to have separation issues after a month in a new setting or starts to harm himself or demonstrate aggressive behaviors, you may want to seek advice from a developmentalist or child psychologist who can recommend ways to treat and alleviate your child's anxiety.

If you find a psychologist through a school system, make sure that he or she has experience with gifted children.

If after a month you still have concerns about your son's behavior and he is not settling into his new routine or his behaviors have become worse, you can look into visiting with a child psychologist for an evaluation to rule out any underlying behavioral issues.

You should first seek a comprehensive diagnostic assessment with a pediatric psychologist or psychiatrist regarding your child to determine what, if any, disorders are present in addition to ADHD.

According to developmental psychologist Dr. Leslie Rescorla, if you know what your child is trying to say, repeat it correctly...

If you start by saying «Well, even if you hate gym, you have to go,» you've already lost your audience, says Tamar Chansky, Ph.D., a clinical child psychologist in Philadelphia and the author of Freeing Your Child from Negative Thinking: Powerful, Practical Strategies to Build a Lifetime of Resilience, Flexibility and HappinesIf you start by saying «Well, even if you hate gym, you have to go,» you've already lost your audience, says Tamar Chansky, Ph.D., a clinical child psychologist in Philadelphia and the author of Freeing Your Child from Negative Thinking: Powerful, Practical Strategies to Build a Lifetime of Resilience, Flexibility and Happinesif you hate gym, you have to go,» you've already lost your audience, says Tamar Chansky, Ph.D., a clinical child psychologist in Philadelphia and the author of Freeing Your Child from Negative Thinking: Powerful, Practical Strategies to Build a Lifetime of Resilience, Flexibility and Happichild psychologist in Philadelphia and the author of Freeing Your Child from Negative Thinking: Powerful, Practical Strategies to Build a Lifetime of Resilience, Flexibility and HappiChild from Negative Thinking: Powerful, Practical Strategies to Build a Lifetime of Resilience, Flexibility and Happiness.

Clinical psychologist Kristi Alexander on preparing your child for overnights — and what to do if homesickness sets in.

If psychologists could help people expand their working - memory capacity or make it function more efficiently, everyone could benefit, from chess masters to learning - disabled children, says Torkel Klingberg, MD, PhD, an assistant cognitive neuroscience professor at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.

If your child falls into any of these categories, it's best to find a psychologist who is sensitive to these issues.

If you have faith that you (not school teachers, pediatricians, child psychologists and lawmakers) are the most equipped person on the planet to make decisions for your child, then you are in fact practicing this philosophy.

I know that there are specific child psychologists and psychiatrists, but I was wondering if anyone had their child work with one.

See why developmental psychologist Dr. Marilyn Segal says if your child seems truly uninterested or bored, and he has made it e...

If selective mutism is suspected, an SLP will work in collaboration with a child psychologist / psychiatrist as well the teacher.

If you speak with her teacher and you both feel that her inattentiveness in class could be related to attention deficit disorder rather than an inability to do the work, than you should speak to the school's guidance counselor and get a referral to a child psychologist who can conduct testing to rule out ADD.

If your child is overtired, Nicholas Long, PhD, a child psychologist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, says, it may actually take her longer to fall asleep.

If ADHD runs in the family, if your child is also overly aggressive and it is leading to problems with his relationships with other children, or if his behavior is extreme and very different from all of the other preschoolers at his age, then you might seek further evaluation by a child psychologist or your pediatriciaIf ADHD runs in the family, if your child is also overly aggressive and it is leading to problems with his relationships with other children, or if his behavior is extreme and very different from all of the other preschoolers at his age, then you might seek further evaluation by a child psychologist or your pediatriciaif your child is also overly aggressive and it is leading to problems with his relationships with other children, or if his behavior is extreme and very different from all of the other preschoolers at his age, then you might seek further evaluation by a child psychologist or your pediatriciaif his behavior is extreme and very different from all of the other preschoolers at his age, then you might seek further evaluation by a child psychologist or your pediatrician.

If there's one factor that fights prejudice, psychologists say, it's contact, like neighborly greetings and children mixing in school.

However their research showed that over 80 % of teachers and over 50 % of educational psychologists had received no formal training about the effect of preterm birth on children's» development and learning, something which needs to be addressed if the growing numbers of preterm children are to be supported.

«In our study, transgender youth decided to pursue fertility preservation at much lower rates than we would have expected from research on reproductive desires of transgender adults, which suggests that about half want biological children and over a third would have considered preserving their fertility if techniques had been available and offered to them,» said lead author Diane Chen, PhD, a pediatric psychologist with the Gender & Sex Development Program at Lurie Children's and in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Mchildren and over a third would have considered preserving their fertility if techniques had been available and offered to them,» said lead author Diane Chen, PhD, a pediatric psychologist with the Gender & Sex Development Program at Lurie Children's and in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of MChildren's and in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Child psychologist George Holden, who favors humane alternatives to corporal punishment, wanted to see if parents» positive views toward spanking could be reversed if they were made aware of the research.

If you're unsure about whether your child has ADHD, it's best to consult with a child psychologist or primary care physician experienced in assessing ADHD.

Leo, a psychologist, is hospitable if circumspect, but Ellen, a comparative literature professor, goes all in; once she meets Nancy and notes a physical resemblance to Brooke, her yearning for this strange woman to be her long - lost child turns into full - fledged conviction.

Supervised by clinicians they will also work closely with educational psychologists, school nurses, counsellors, social workers and others to assess and refer children for other specialist treatments if necessary.

A Call for Scientific Approaches to Reading Instruction If U.S. children are going to learn to read more quickly and effectively, schools need to use methods that have demonstrated success and monitor what works for different children, according to Dr. G. Reid Lyon, a research psychologist.

If your child continues to have problems despite extra support, you or the school may want to consider requesting a more in - depth assessment from a specialist dyslexia teacher or an educational psychologist.

The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) advises parents to advocate for their child early on if the student is falling behind.

If immigrants are targeted, children whose parents are immigrants or who are immigrants themselves will live in fear of deportation.36 If Medicaid is cut, not only will it increase the number of uninsured children without access to needed medical care, but it will also put the jobs of thousands of school nurses, psychologists, and physical therapists at risk.37 This would hurt health outcomes for many children, especially those with disabilities.

If you have a concern about your child's behavior, please contact the school psychologist at the school.

Everyone involved in special education — school administrators, classroom teachers, other special education professionals, psychologists, parents, and attorneys — needs to be familiar with the legal requirements and responsibilities for educating children with disabilities and the liabilities if those responsibilities are not fulfilled.

If the child does meet the criteria, the parents will arrange for the child to be further evaluated by a licensed school psychologist not employed by this district, and will be tested in the areas of school readiness, intellectual ability and fine and gross motor skills, the cost of which shall be borne by the parents.

After all, there are few areas that are really «denied» to men, if the level of operations demanded be transcendent, responsible or rewarding enough: men who have a need for «feminine» involvement with babies or children gain status as pediatricians or child psychologists, with a nurse (female) to do the more routine work; those who feel the urge for kitchen creativity may gain fame as master chefs; and, of course, men who yearn to fulfill themselves through what are often termed «feminine» artistic interests can find themselves as painters or sculptors, rather than as volunteer museum aides or part time ceramists, as their female counterparts so often end up doing; as far as scholarship is concerned, how many men would be willing to change their jobs as teachers and researchers for those of unpaid, part - time research assistants and typists as well as full - time nannies and domestic workers?

Most parents have a favorite child, psychologists say, even if they try to be fair.

On appeal the mother asserted that the child would suffer psychologically if she were returned to Australia without her mother and supported this assertion with a psychologist's report and she claimed that she did not have the financial resources to return there.

Almost three years later the ECHR ruled that the Latvian return order violated Article 8 of the European Convention because the Court disregarded the psychologist's report and did not sufficiently consider «what would happen as regards the child's material well - being if returned to Australia.»

If this is not possible, an assessment could be done by a child psychologist, educational psychologist or special education teacher.