Articles for Parents

Taking Charge of Your Child's Mental Health

Including:  

• Does my child have an emotional problem?
• How does counseling work?
• Who is there to help me?
• What types of questions do parents ask?
• What should parents expect from a counseling experience?
• The parent as a story teller
• Is the assessment confidential?
• What types of questions might you be asked?
• How can you judge the quality of the outcome?
• The visit should broaden your perspective about the family in which you were raised
• The issue of control
• Sleep problems
• Alcoholism and mental illness in families
• Managed care and parent counseling
• Other sources of funding
• The child's problem is an opportunity!

The above article has been carefully reviewed and approved for quality of content by Dr. Joel Bass, Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, Newton-Wellesley Hospital and Dr. Benjamin Siegel, Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Director of Medical Student Education in Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine.

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