Parenting

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Parenting

Text Box: COPE Program (Cooperative Parenting Education) Alternative
Dispute Resolution Anger Management Program (Adult or Adolescent) Adjustment to Divorce Groups (Adult, Adolescent, or Child) Therapeutic Supervised Visitation

Behavioral Health Center

Of Texarkana

Text Box: Your child has problems interacting with peers. Children who are unwilling or unable to socialize with a peer group are more likely to experience anxiety and depression and are at higher risk of violent or suicidal behavior. Anger and aggression towards schoolmates, fear of social situations, and being the victim of bullying are all indications that social skills may need work. Your child hurts animals. Young children often squeeze a puppy too tightly or pull a tail to see a cat’s reaction, but from about the age of 5 purposefully inflicting pain upon an animal is a red flag for any parent. Once children are old enough to understand cause and effect, the torturing or purposeful killing of an animal is likely an indication of emotional problems that warrant professional intervention. Your child has difficulty regulating emotions. Children who are unable to successfully regulate emotions (crying uncontrollably, angry outbursts, etc) are at higher risk of social problems, school behavior problems, and depression or anxiety disorders later in life. The ability to regulate, and periodically suppress, our emotions is learned, but some individuals have temperaments that make mastering their feelings more difficult.. Children who lack the ability to effectively soothe themselves often have negative emotional long-term outcomes. Your child has had a sudden change in behavior. Sudden changes in behavior are definite red flags for any parent. A quiet child who suddenly becomes loud and aggressive, an outgoing child who now seems timid, or a child who suddenly becomes a discipline problem is a child that needs intervention. 5. Your child makes statements about suicide or wanting to die. While many people, children included, may periodically make offhand remarks like “somebody just shoot me!”, a child that repeatedly makes statements about wishing he or she was dead or committing suicide should be evaluated. The negative consequences of not heeding a child’s cries for help far outweigh those of any “overreaction” by a parent to have a child evaluated.