Mental Health for Kids

What are the Mental Health Needs of Infants? Mental health needs of infants refers to the healthy social-emotional developmental needs of children and their relationships with primary attachment- figures (caregivers) from birth until the age of five. The early attachment and temperament are the building blocks for later personality development. …

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Mood changes can present as sadness, fear, anger or behavioral problems

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Temper tantrums are the expression of a child’s frustration or stress which he can’t cope with. It is usually an expression of the child’s anger and at times may be mixed with another emotion

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School refusal is a serious emotional disorder in children.It occurs in 1-5% of children and prevalent equally in boys and girls. It is usually seen in the beginning of the school term especially when the child first starts school

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Introduction Learning requires complex skills. Input through vision, hearing, touch, emotion, physical movement and balance will be processed together. To learn, an individual needs to be able to concentrate, remember, analyze and apply i.e. must have cognitive ability. Any problems with the processing the system or getting input will affect …

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Introduction ADHD is one of  the common behavioural problems in children. It is a neurodevelopmental disorder which involves 3 areas of difficulty : Innability to sustain focus or inattention Hyperactivity Impulsivity A study of Malaysian children between the ages of 5 – 15 years showed that 4.3% had symptoms of …

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Dyslexia is a common "specific learning disability".

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Introduction Autism is a life-long disorder of development which affects the way a child thinks and processes information. It affects 1-2 children out of 1000 and is 4 times more frequent in boys. Symptoms are usually present before the age of 3 years but may not be recognized. The main …

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When do children have fear and anxiety? Anxiety, worry or fear can be normal and often it does not last long in children Stranger anxiety and separation anxiety are two common fears that young children will experience. It is part of normal development. Stranger Anxiety Refers to the fear reactions …

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