Problems Concerning Children

“I Want My Child To Be Happier.”

Following are some of the possible areas where issues about your children may present a problem for you

• PHYSICAL ISSUES
  • Vision Difficulties
  • Hearing Difficulties
  • Muscular/Motor Difficulties
  • Learning Difficulties
  • Excessive/Unexplained Physical Illnesses Or Injuries
  • Coping With Physical Illnesses

• DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES
  • Developmental Disabilities
  • Developmental Milestones
    • Walking
    • Talking
    • Toilet Training
    • Dealing With Strangers
    • Going To School
  • Stuttering
  • Eating Problems
  • Excessive Shyness
  • Fears Of Others
  • Delayed Development

• SLEEP ISSUES
  • Difficulties Going To Bed
  • Fears About Going To Sleep
  • Problems Concerning Where Child Sleeps (Own Bed vs. With Parents)
  • Difficulties Staying Asleep
  • Night Terrors, Nightmares
  • Bed-Wetting

• BEHAVIORAL DIFFICULTIES
  • Eating Disturbances
  • Psychosomatic Problems (Body Disturbances)
  • Nail Biting
  • Tics (Nervous Behaviors, Ex. Neck Jerking, Blinking)
  • Discipline Problems
  • Fighting/Hitting
  • Delinquency (Problems With The Law)
  • Drugs
  • Alcohol

• EMOTIONAL DIFFICULTIES
  • Temper Tantrums
  • Aggressive Behaviors
  • Excessive Shyness
  • Behavior Problems
  • Irrational Fears
  • Difficulty Managing Sadness

• CONFLICTS WITH OTHERS
  • Teachers
  • Other Students
    • Bullying
  • Brothers Or Sisters
    • Sibling Rivalry
    • Step-Siblings
  • Parents
    • Conflict With Parents Over Personal Habits And Lifestyle
    • Choice Of Friends
    • Boyfriends/Girlfriends
  • Difficulty In Relating To Other Children

• SCHOOL ISSUES
  • Problems In Discipline (At Home Or School)
  • Problems In Learning
  • Difficulty In Relating To Other Children
  • School Fears
  • Change In Schools
  • Avoiding School
  • Entering School
  • Poor School Performance
  • Graduation From School
  • Going To College

• DATING ISSUES
  • When To Begin Dating
  • Child’s Choice Of Dating Partners
  • Sex And Love In Dating

• SEXUALITY
  • Gender Identity
  • Concerns About Sex
  • Child’s Changing Body (Ex. Body Hair, Menstruation, Breasts)
  • Early Sex Play
  • Introduction To Sex
  • Unwanted Pregnancy
  • Boyfriends/Girlfriends
  • Children’s Sexual Orientation

• ADJUSTMENT ISSUES
  • Coping With Deaths In The Family
  • Loss Of Friends Through Moving
  • Coping With Divorce
  • Coping With Parent’s Remarriage
  • Coping With Birth Of New Child In Family
  • Adjusting To New Stepfamily
  • Leaving Home
  • Stresses To Succeed
  • Successes/Failures
    • Academics
    • Athletics
    • Other Extracurricular Activities
    • Dating

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