As parents, you want your child or teen to receive the best possible care, especially when it comes to their mental health. But finding the right therapist for your child or teen can feel daunting. Additionally, entrusting your child or teen’s emotional health to...
Understanding Anxiety and Defiance in Children: A Guide for Parents
Anxiety and defiance in children can often be interconnected. Adults often expect anxious children to be shy, cautious, clingy, or worried. But anxiety can look differently depending on the child, fears, and situation. For instance, some children with anxiety display...
9 Ways to Help Your Teen Sleep Better
Sleep is essential for your teenager’s physical, mental, and emotional development. Yet, as many as 70% of teens get far less than the 8 to 10 hours of sleep they need each day. Often, teenagers are so busy with school, work, activities, and friends that they don’t...
ADHD Assessment vs Screening Tools: What Your Child Needs
When there’s a problem, it’s natural to want to solve it as quickly as possible. So if your child’s school suggests a screen for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you may first seek help from your child’s pediatrician or family doctor. An ADHD screening...
What Are The Benefits of a ADHD, Behaviour or Learning Evaluation For My Child?
As a parent, you do everything you can to support your child, including their learning. Yet, when a teacher or the school suggests your child get “evaluated,” it can lead to uncertainties and questions. Many parents are left wondering: How will this really help? Will...
Help Prepare Your Child for a Psychoeducational Assessment (So They Feel in Control)
No matter how old your child is, it can be hard for them and you when they struggle to learn as quickly as their peers or fall behind academically. Depending on the situation and their age, they may put themselves down, feel like they can’t learn, or wonder what they...