The following questions are related to ‘Parenting and Children’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: My 6-year-old daughter keeps moving her jaw in a way that looks involuntary. It just started recently. She has been diagnosed with expressive language disorder and she’s getting speech therapy. Is this symptom related to any kind of psychiatric problem? A: The first concern is that the jaw movements started recently. Has she been [...]
Q: My husband’s ex-wife started taking my 15-year-old step daughter to see a therapist. My husband would take his daughter to every other appointment. I was asked to come in and meet with the therapist and my husband joined us. At the end of the meeting I was asked to come back again in the [...]
Q: Our son is 13 years old and has been diagnosed as having ADHD (4 years ago). He is on Metadate for this. What I’m really concerned about is his awkwardness in social situations. It’s very noticable by his body language and almost painful for me to watch him even walk out of school. He’s [...]
Q: I need help. My daughter’s boyfriend is a manipulator, and my husband and I don’t care for him. Our daughter said don’t bother coming here if you don’t like him. We read your article on manipulators that you have on the site. That is very good. We see a lot of the boyfriend. Thank [...]
Q: Several weeks ago my husband found out from a sibling that his father, who died several years ago, may not be his biological father. His parents had a physically abusive relationship and his mother had an affair before my husband was born. This man and my husband’s mother have since passed away as well. [...]
Q: I am living in a joint family. My daughter is 7 years old. She was good until my son was born one year ago. Before my delivery, she was so caring and polite. My son was in a very serious condition at the time of birth and so I did eleven days in hospital. [...]
Q: I’m in the middle of a custody battle where my baby’s father is an alcoholic and the judge just awarded him joint custody. What evidence can I present to the court that he is not suitable for joint custody given his excessive drinking? A: To change a custody award, you must present evidence that [...]
