Sentences with phrase «experiencing emotional adjustments»

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Such a child is also likely to experience serious problems of social and emotional adjustment, for he senses that in his language deficiency the very foundations for his participation in the life of relation — and hence for having any life worth living — are threatened.

Such a ministry is geared toward early help with minor emotional disturbances, crisis situations, parent - child relationships, and critical life experiences such as birth, death, illness, marriage, school, and work adjustment.

A growing body of research indicates that students whose parents are deployed in active war zones or have experienced frequent moves due to job relocations often experience many emotional ups and downs, including depression, acting out or negative behavioral adjustment, poor academic performance, and increased irritability and impulsiveness.

I work with adolescents who are experiencing issues with adjustment, discipline, and emotional disturbance, using a combination of expressive therapies and behavioral changes.

Their children are often referred to as the «forgotten victims of crime ’14 as they experience many sequelae that impact on their physical and mental health as well as their emotional and social adjustment.

Most of my practice is spent helping individuals experience healing from emotional wounds, anxiety disorders, depression, grief / loss, self - esteem, and existential / life adjustment issues.»

It can also be a challenging time for parents and carers who can have concerns around their child's adjustment, emotional or behavioural difficulties, academic skills, social relationships, additional or complex needs or may have had bad experiences with school themselves.

Parents and children are also dealing with changes to their experience of their family, the loss of «the known» and the emotional adjustments that come with these changes and shifting relationships.

Children in the NSCAW study with multiple placements had more compromised outcomes across domains than children who experienced greater placement stability.63 In another study of a large group of foster children, the number of placements children experienced predicted behavioral problems 17 months after placement entry.64 Other studies have reported that placement instability is linked to child behavioral and emotional problems, such as aggression, coping difficulties, poor home adjustment, and low self - concept.65 Relatedly, children's perceptions of the impermanency of their placements have also been linked to behavioral difficulties.66

He draws on the latest research to show listeners how the brain's unique emotional command systems, as well as each person's emotional heritage - their upbringing, life experiences, and enduring vulnerabilities - affect how they make and receive bids, and how to make adjustments.

The two were matched up by Youth Assisting Youth, an organization that links «at risk» children aged 6 to 15 who are experiencing social, emotional, behavioural or cultural adjustment problems with volunteers aged 16 to 24 who can help them.

The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) notes, «While great diversity exists in children's adjustment to divorce, and a majority of children weather the transition and become competent adults, up to a quarter of children whose parents divorce experience ongoing emotional and behavior difficulties.»

Whether early pubertal timing is related to other forms of relational aggression such as social exclusion and friendship withdrawal, and whether these types of experiences contribute to the emotional adjustment of early maturing girls represents an interesting avenue for future research.

Dr. Kress is an experienced licensed psychologist who listens with deep emotional regard and leading edge intellectual understanding of life issues such as depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, career changes and life adjustments.

Young children's EC — expression of useful emotions, knowledge of emotions of self and others, and regulation of their own and others» emotional expressiveness and experience when necessary — contributes to their social and pre-academic adjustment, both concurrently and across time.6 - 8

Given its role in emotion regulation and adjustment, EC is considered an important contributor to the socio - emotional development of the child.4 When experiencing negative emotions it is useful to use attention in order to shift thoughts away from the source of distress.

Conclusions: Results suggest that adolescents who experience high stress during and after pregnancy are at increased risk for difficult maternal adjustment and high postpartum emotional distress.

Results: Adolescent mothers who experienced high prenatal stress and high parenting stress had lower maternal adjustment (i.e., fewer positive feelings about motherhood, less infant care, and low parenting competency) and high postpartum emotional distress.

Consistent with findings from other studies on maternal depression and depressive symptoms, the present study demonstrates that mothers» experience of a high level of depressive symptoms during the child's kindergarten year has a lasting negative impact on the child's socio - emotional development and adjustment during the early school years.

Temperament, mothers» reactions to children's emotional experiences, and emotion understanding predicting adjustment in preschool children.