How to Parent a Child With Depression

How to Talk To Your Child About Self Harm

In this episode we discuss how to approach and engage in a conversation with your child about self harming behavior.. The key is to be able to engage in the conversation in a productive way and engage our curiosity. I hope you find this episode helpful!

How to Talk to Your Child About Suicide?

In this episode we talk specifically about how to start the conversation with your child about suicide. More episodes about this will follow!

How to Parent a Child With Depression

In this episode we discuss your role in helping your child with depression. We first want to get a confirmed diagnosis from a clinician or physician. We also want to get a full blood panel to help discern if their is a physical cause. Our primary role needs to be one of support an encouragement and I talk in this episode about what that looks like. I hope you find this helpful!

How Do You Parent A Child With Anxiety?

In this episode we focus on how to parent a child that has anxiety. These are good skills to develop since even if your child does not develop a disorder, they will have anxiety in general at some point or another. Remember, if you have specific request for strategies for a specific mental health issue your child is facing, then please email me at Craig@lifecarecounselingstl.com. This will help me know which mental health issues to focus on!

How Do You Parent A Child That Is Struggling With Their Mental Health?

In this episode we start to go through a general process of how to help a child that is struggling with their mental health. In this series we will get more specific when we go through various mental health related issues but this episode will set the framework! Framework: 1. Deal with the emotion first by validating and using repetition 2. Comfort child in a way that is effective for them 3. allow them to make a decision about the situation now or at a later time. If you have a specific situation you wish to hear me speak on, please email me at craig@lifecarecounselingstl.com