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My 4 Year Old Daughter Might Be Bipolar
Well, we found a fantastic pediatric psychiatrist. .... His psychiatrist said that he exhibits signs of bipolar and has bipolar tendencies, ...
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- I would be VERY VERY careful about accepting a diagnosis of bipolar in a child so young. I would also recommend at least 3 different evaluations (by different special...
- Before you get swept up in the world of medications & diagnosis, please look into some alternatives. I have seen too many children & adults end up on an extreme amoun...
- M.--I know this is a difficult time for your family; waiting for a diagnosis and not knowing what is going on, how you can help, etc. is difficult. Also, it is so ver...
22-Month Old on Hunger Strike
... gets believe me I know We spent lots of money going to Child Psychiatrists and it all came down to control I have always been told that little ones will ...
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- Hi, I hope I don't sound too mean because that is not my intention at all. You and your husband need to get tough with your daughter. She has figured out that you wi...
- Did you bring her for allergy testing? She might have reaction towards some foods and that make her afraid of eating. I have the same problem with my daughter as well,...
- I had a similar situation with my oldest son when he wsa about the same age. Your daughter will not starve herself to death. When she is hungry enough she will eat. ...
Do You Have a Child with ADD? Need Ideas.
We have seen 3 different psychiatrists and they all tell me different things, which doesn't help. We have been trying to sort all this out for a few years ...
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- I have a 13 yr old daughter who has been diagnosed with ADD (NOT ADHD). It has been absolutely hellish. She also suffers from anxiety. I have been unable to find a ...
- I have a daughter 11 yrs old with adhd sensory issues,
- Hello, I also have a 13 year old son, who has the same problem. Alot of it is ODD and bordem for him. I try to get him interested in out doors stuff. Unfortantely f...
Anger Issues-modified
If you can, talk to your family doctor, if they won't listen, MHMR has wonderful child psychiatrists and they charge on an income scale. ...
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- Hi L., Well mom sounds like you are on the right track.. number one rule in my opinion with kids seems to be that they take out their "rage" where is is safest (...
- I don't have a 9 yr old son..but I am magoring in psychology AND attending counseling for my angry, ADHD 3 year old. The best advice I can give you is to disciplin...
- Wow. It is very hard to handle these issues. I suggest having him testing for ADD or ADHD. ADD and ADHD have several other disorders that link together. One of the...
Children on Prozac or Zoloft?
I would highly suggest seeing a psychiatrist, that would be the best .... (Two psychiatrists independent of each other--not two partners at the same clinic. ...
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- I thought I'd tell you about a book I just bought that I think will be helpful with my "strong-willed" child. It is called "Little Sugar Addicts" by Kathleen DesMaiso...
- Hi J., What a dilemma! I truly sympathize with your situation. I am a second year medical student with a strong background in alternative medicine before medical sc...
- I am a mother of 2 children with sensory processing disorder (SPD) and your child sounded sensory to me from the beginning of your post and then I read on and seems to...
Anger Management Issues in 4 Year Old?
Just be cautious and follow your heart on this instead of what Psychologists and Psychiatrists say. They just want the money from the pharmacies for pushing ...
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- My daughter is now 7 and she still to this day has anger issues. Her daddy left us after 6 years and she holds that against me. It took her a long time to tell me wh...
- I had the same situation with my then 4 year old son. I tried to put him in a kindergarten (we had just moved from out of state where daycares prepare kids for kinder...
- Hello Mom, Please don't allow the daycare to "label" your "4-year" old child!!!! First of all, he's a boy so there are a lot of different dimensions involved like ...
7 Year Old Crying, Emotional, Saying He's a Bad Kid
Have you taken him to a child psychiatrist? That's what we did, .... Take him to your pediatrician and ask for a referral to a child psychiatrist. Helpful? ...
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- Hi L.-- I'm an advocate of alternative medicine and have some ideas from that perspective. It's apparent that his poor system is out of balance, and it sounds like...
- See if your school has a counselor or a psychologist. They are really "tuned" into kids and may be able to figure out in a session or 2 what's going on with your son....
- Hi L., your son sounds like he might be having some challenges with sensory processing. Things might just get overwhelming for him - physically - and then the emotio...
Relationship and Marriage
Psychiatrists are better trained at eliciting the source of one's depression and the science behind getting past it. General doctors can prescribe ...
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- There is nothing wrong with feeling loved and appreciated by your husband. Have you considered counseling?
- You have an 18 mo old and your husband is home which is good, better than some stranger watching him grow up. He does all the chores, as he should. He's probably jus...
- Agree with the depression diagnosis. Hope you can encourage him to seek some help. If yours is like mine, need an outside opinion to make it valid. Having a child a...
Social Anxioties for Children
I would talk to a psychiatrists about this. Sounds like the problems are deeper than ... Go find you a good psychiatrists and go talk to him yourself first ...
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- Hi M., WOW our son's are so much alike that their birthdays' are only one day apart. Mine turns 16 today and he is just like your son. He's really never had more than...
- This may or may not be what is going on with your son ... My son, who is 10, was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome two years ago. Aspergers is a form of autism, som...
- My brother was like that until he was in high school. He just had different interests then most kids and took awhile to meet kids that liked the same things he did. I...
Therapies for Autism and How to Pay for Them
No, they aren't Psychiatrists or Psychologists, however they have special training in the developmental area. Psychologists are great too for evaluations, ...
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- ECI is great, we have used them 2 times with our own Son and a foster child with Sensory Issues. I would continue with ECI cause they have a sliding scale and work wi...
- ....We just had our son diagnosed about 9 months ago with PDD/NOS and he is on the milder side of the autism spectrum. We are going to be putting him in the school sy...
- I am a single mother a son that just turned 4 last month and he is also on the Autism Spectrum along with Sensory Integration Disorder with Speech and Motor Skills del...
