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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Should I be worried that all my daughter’s friends are boys?
My 11-year-old daughter is a tomboy. She doesn’t fit in well with the girls at school; they are generally quite cliquey. But she has some close friends who are boys. The boys are her age, and they are really great … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged age, alcohol, antisocial behaviour, club, crime, drugs, friends, mall, sex, sport, tomboy
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I don’t know how to deal with my eight-year-old daughter.
I am a mother of three girls and I am really having issues with my eight-year-old daughter. She is the middle child but I feel like she is given the same love and attention as my other two children. She … Continue reading
Posted in Behaviour
Tagged bath, behaviour, calm, choice, counselor, firm, middle child, negative emotion, notice the good, positive behaviour, psychologist, relationship, school, unhappy
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What’s the best way to talk to our children about devastating world events?
What’s the best way to talk to our children about devastating world events? My children are 7 and 9. I remember being afraid of things outside of my control when I was growing up and I want to help them … Continue reading
Posted in Internet/Media
Tagged control, coping, devastating world events, disasters, Doctors without Borders, donation, earthquakes, fear, Medecin sans Frontiers, media, reassurance, Red Cross, trauma, TV
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We are having a problem with our daughter’s attitude.
My daughter is 11, hormonal, and was adopted at the age of eight. We are having a real issue with her attitude toward us and her siblings. I honesly don’t think this is an adoption issue, as we are extremely … Continue reading
Posted in Behaviour
Tagged adoption, attitude, control, hormones, inconsistency, Junior High, negative response, positive behavior, relationship, respect, rudeness, siblings
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Should I be seeking a second opinion for my daughter?
I have an eight-month-old adopted daughter. She has had pneumonia three times in as many months and I am starting to get anxious over what to do or who else I should see with her. Although I do feel they … Continue reading
Posted in Health
Tagged anxiety, consultation, family doctor, pneumonia, referral, second opinion, specialist
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Can some OCDs be treated without medication?
Can some OCDs be treated without medication? People with OCD or obsessive compulsive disorder have repeated unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and engage in repeated unwanted behaviors (compulsions). Some examples of OCD are: Compulsive hand washing often with obsessions of hands being … Continue reading
Posted in OCD
Tagged antidepressant, cognitive behaviour therapy, compulsions, exposure, germophobia, gradual, hand washing, medication, obsessions, obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD, order, psychological treatment, psychologist, response prevention, rumination, treatment, triggering
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My son is mistreating the family pets, what should I do?
My 14-year-old son loves animals, however, even though he has been told repeatedly not to restrain them he continues to hold onto our two house cats against their will. It has gotten to the point that the cats run and … Continue reading
Posted in Behaviour
Tagged animals, cats, consequences, harm, mistreat, pets, restraining, tormenting
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My five-year-olds continue to wet the bed at night.
We have twin boys that just turned five and have been struggling with night time training for a few months. They have been daytime trained since they were a little over three years old but continued to wear pullups at … Continue reading
Posted in Potty Training
Tagged bed-wetting, bed-wetting alarm, bladder control, enuresis, medication, potty training, pullups
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