All children are oppositional from time to time, particularly when tired, hungry, stressed or upset. They may argue, talk back, disobey, and…
Children and teenagers with Bipolar Disorder have manic and/or depressive symptoms. Some may have mostly depression and others a combination of manic…
Not only adults become depressed. Children and teenagers also may have depression, which is a treatable illness. Depression is defined as an…
All children experience anxiety. Anxiety in children is expected and normal at specific times in development. For example, from approximately age 8…
Most infants and young children are very social creatures who need and want contact with others to thrive and grow. They smile,…
Asperger’s Disorder is the term for a specific type of pervasive developmental disorder which is characterized by problems in development of social…
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), usually begins in adolescence or young adulthood and is seen in as many as 1 in 200 children and…
Parents are often worried when their child has learning problems in school. There are many reasons for school failure, but a common…