Learn About Kids' Mental Health in Natick, MA

There are various kids’ mental health challenges in Natick, MA, with which we have helped. Our primary focus for the support we provide is emotional and cognitive behavioral therapy for children. It’s never too late to learn about some of the mental health disorders that children face. Read below to know a little more about some common kids’ mental disorders and how our play therapy sessions can help.

Your Comfort Zone Why is getting out of your comfort zone so uncomfortable? Embrace the unknown. Act despite fear. Embrace change. Do new things. Magic happens when you do things out of your comfort zone. Do things differently than you’ve before. Be open to change. Don’t get in your way.

The more you embrace change and let it guide you, the more change happens. Be open to learning new things and new ways of being. Be open to trying something different. Be willing to be uncomfortable. When you do something out of your comfort zone, it’s not as uncomfortable the next time.You build confidence in that and it grows.
 
To explore what’s stopping you, talk it over with someone safe; someone you can trust; and someone who knows how to guide you. Positive changes happen when you explore what is holding you back. Jump into your life. Embrace growth. Embrace change. Amazing things happen when you do! So do yourself a favor today and get out of your comfort zone! .

Children's Mental Health Using surveys like the National Survey of Children’s Health, the CDC found that ADHD, behavior problems, anxiety, and depression are the most commonly diagnosed mental health diagnoses in children between the ages of 3 and 17 years old. (Please refer to cdc.gov/childrensmentalhealth/data.html) There are many factors that influence a child in their early, middle, and late childhood. There is the child’s hereditary makeup (what about Uncle Fred?); the environment (we lived in the city for the first 3 years of his life); and personal experiences (we yell a lot in our home – we can’t help it).

Your child seems overactive for his age. Other parents and now his teachers are commenting to you and talking about medication. As a parent, you can become overwhelmed, considering all of these things. You've talked to his pediatrician, who may or may not be helpful. You don't want your child to be stigmatized with a "mental health issue," but you want him or her to be functioning well, learning, making friends, and happy. This is hard! Cognitive behavioral therapy for children and mental health consulting with a child and adolescent specialist can make it easier and help point you to the right professional for your child or provide the right therapy to be successful. Positive attitudes do bring positive outcomes for children, no matter their age!