The term ‘selective mutism’ is used for children who speak normally when they’re at home but don’t want or dare to speak with anyone outside their family. In typical cases, a child is talkative at home but doesn’t say a …
It’s not uncommon for parents or caregivers to believe that a child’s problems are caused by low self-esteem. In most cases, I suggest that the opposite is true: your child has low self-esteem because of a problem. If you regard …
Some children find separation from their parents difficult. They may, for example, object to being left at their kindergarten or school, clinging desperately to their parents in the moments before being separated. If leaving your tearful and unhappy child in …
Perfectionism Perfectionism means that the child strives to be perfect and cannot tolerate not succeeding in what they do. As a result of their perfectionism, the child becomes easily frustrated, anxious or angry when they fail to live up to …
A wide variety of fears are commonplace in children. In a similar way to adults, children can also develop a fear of just about anything. Common items that children are afraid of include insects, dogs, cats, darkness, getting lost, and …
