The following questions are related to ‘Child Development’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: Hello, I am a 22-year-old mother of two. I love my children very much, but I feel like I favor my youngest child, who is two. It seems like everything she does is cute and I love to do things with her. But although I love my older child who is four, I don’t […]
Q: I am a mother of a 21-month-old who was born 6 weeks early. He has always been behind and “petite”. Recently however, I have noticed some changes that have me questioning whether my son has some “mild” Autistic traits. Being that he is 21 months old, he “scoots” on his bottom to crawl, he […]
Q: When my ex and I separated, our child was just a few months old. My ex would fit the category of a sociopath, as he was very abusive. He was not much of a dad to our child and continues not to be. Well, sometimes he is and sometimes he is not. Now a […]
Q: My 15 yr old son and I get along OK; he asks me for things when he needs them. Lately, though, he has been getting mad over the littlest things and calls me names, like B**ch, and A**hole. He has called his sister names, too (she is turning 10 soon). He can’t fight with […]
Q: My son’s ex has remarried. She is allowing his 4 1/2-year-old daughter to call him daddy. Is this right? It hurts my son and he has asked her to please not do this. He feels that if this marriage doesn’t last (a lot of her relationships haven’t, although this is the first marriage), this […]
Q: Recently my sister and I, both college educated, had a huge verbal and physical confrontation in front of my 4 yr old. My sister and I actually had about 30 seconds of shoving and hitting each other. After the fact, completely stunned at what had taken place, we realized my child had witnessed the […]
Ask the Psychologist provides direct access to qualified clinical psychologists ready to answer your questions. It is overseen by the same international advisory board of distinguished academic faculty and mental health professionals — with decades of clinical and research experience in the US, UK and Europe — that delivers CounsellingResource.com, providing peer-reviewed mental health information you can trust. Our material is not intended as a substitute for direct consultation with a qualified mental health professional. CounsellingResource.com is accredited by the Health on the Net Foundation.