Raising kids is a tough job! These parenting assessments are designed to help parents recognize potential medical conditions or behavior problems as early as possible so you have the best chance of getting the right kind of help as early as possible. Choose an age group and look at the common conditions or behaviors that generally affect children at that age.
Do you feel like your child never wants to be away from you and seems stressed when you are separated? Maybe your child suffers from Separation Anxiety Disorder. Separation anxiety disorder (SAD) is when someone feels very scared and worried about being away from their family or loved ones. It’s more intense than regular separation … Read more
A neglected child is a child who does not receive the care, supervision, and support they need for their physical, emotional, and psychological well-being. It usually leaves no visible scars that’s why it is more likely to go undetected. Because neglect happens repeatedly, neglected children may grow up believing this is a normal way of … Read more
Neglect in caregiving means the caregiver fails to give necessary care to someone who can’t care for themselves. This might happen because the caregiver is careless, indifferent, or unwilling. It means the person doesn’t get things they need, like supervision, food, medical help, or other important things they can’t do on their own. Neglect can … Read more
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is a behavioral disorder characterized by a pattern of angry/irritable mood, argumentative/defiant behavior, or vindictiveness lasting at least six months. These behaviors often disrupt daily life and may occur in various settings, such as home, school, or work. ODD typically begins in childhood or adolescence and can vary in severity. It’s … Read more
Is my child at risk of becoming overweight? There is a lot of news lately suggesting that obesity is or is quickly becoming an epidemic in the U.S. Our children are not far behind – as adult obesity increases, so does childhood obesity. Most overweight children simply eat too much, especially unhealthy foods, and aren’t … Read more
Is this child a victim of physical abuse? Any nonaccidental physical injury caused by a child’s caretaker is, by definition, physical abuse (even if the injury was not intentional). Physical abuse may result from extreme discipline or from overly harsh punishment by a parent or other caretaker who lacks self-control during stress or while using … Read more
Is this child a victim of sexual abuse? Unlike physical abuse, there are often no obvious outward signs of child sexual abuse. However, the long-term emotional and psychological damage of sexual abuse can be devastating to the child. A sexually abused child can develop a number of disturbing feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. Some sexually abused … Read more
Do I have a simple cold or the flu? Do you have a simple cold or the flu? Why does it matter when you still feel so rotten? There are treatments for the flu that may help you get better faster. Also, if you have the flu, you have probably exposed other people and they … Read more
A person with diabetes has too much glucose (sugar) in the blood and not enough in the body’s cells. The symptoms of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are similar. With Type 1 diabetes, the body stops producing insulin, creating high glucose levels, because the insulin-producing cells have been destroyed. In Type 2 diabetes, the … Read more
Am I allergic to certain foods? About 1.5% of adults and up to 6% of children under age 3 in the U.S. (or about 4 million people) have a true food allergy. It usually isn’t a ‘new’ food that causes an allergic reaction. People often develop an allergy to a food he/she has eaten many … Read more