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Name: Sandeep Oberoi

Does my child need counselling?

Counselling could benefit your child’s moods, behaviour, and relationships when:
1. There has been a change in your child’s environment such as:
• separation or divorce
• a change in custody arrangement
• a death or loss
• a new addition to the family
• change in school
• move to a new home, city or country
• financial changes
• witness or experience a traumatic event


2. Your child is showing a lack of functioning such as:
• Eating (Eating more or less, sneaking food, binging or purging)
• Physical (Higher or lower energy level, change in sleeping)
• Academic (Change in grades)
• Social (Avoiding usual friends, change of friends, wanting to be alone)
• Family (Withdrawal from close family members, aggressive towards family)
• Communication (Not talking to close family or friends, isolation)
• Affect (The child’s overall temperament, behaviour, attitude has changed)


3. As a parent you don’t know what else to do:
When you as the parent have tried everything you know to help your child but it hasn’t changed your child’s mood or behaviour, it is time to call a counsellor.
A counsellor can provide you with support and guidance as well as therapy for your child.


4. When counselling has been suggested:

If adults who know your child well (Family members, school parents, teachers, school counsellors, Doctors) have mentioned to you that your child seems different than usual and they are concerned, consider speaking to a counsellor.

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