child psychology

My 2.5 year old has been in a barking “stage” for almost 6 months. He doesn’t do it all the time, but he does it every day. He does it when he’s angry, uncomfortable (like with new people sometimes), when he wants attention, to play pretend, and to mimic our dog when he’s barking. Does anyone...

My name is Isabel, I am with a group of student researchers from MIT and NYU. We are looking at the impact of mental health throughout the United States, with focus in the Northeast, and are looking to hear the stories of those currently navigating their own mental health to understand deeper...

Many of my friends and I fall victim to child abuse, so we’re planning to take action in our school district by showing our school the evidence of the amount of child abuse cases collected through this survey. Even though you are not a victim, it is okay to fill this out. We want as accurate...

Hi, just reminiscing and wondering what was up with me as a kid. At the time, what I did seemed logical but it was unusual lol. Maybe not long after I started kindergarten, I went on vacation. When I came back, I believed I couldn't remember anything that happened in kindergarten before the...

Hi, everyone. I am currently an undergrad student in a psych program. I plan to become a child & adolescent therapist. No university in my state has anything specifically geared toward children or adolescent except for 1 class each in the program I’m in. I can get a specialty in this area once I...

Sorry for this being soooo long. For a little back story, I (28F) have a friend (32M)from high school who has a 4 year old daughter that was abandoned by her mother before she was 2yo. I left our state to move 800 miles away for 6 years, so I was not around for that situation. However I recently...

We are a patchwork family. One of our kids is a sweet 4.5 year old girl. Her father, where she stays almost half the time lets her put on nail polish, which is made especially for kids (doesn’t stay on so long and is less toxic I guess. Hope…), both on her finger nails and toe nails. Is that...

I met this woman 5 years ago, we were in a serious relationship. She had an almost 3 year old daughter when we met, things got serious and I agreed that if her daughter wanted to call me Dad I would step up to that role and that no matter what happens I would be her Father forever. I have been...

I’ve signed my 6 year old son up for several things - t-ball, soccer, karate, and Boy Scouts. He hasn’t liked any of them. He’s unsuccessful in all of them, but recently admitted he purposefully will do things incorrectly while in those activities because he doesn’t like them. He acts similarly...

Hi! I’m 15 atm and I’ve always had a thumb sucking habit. I’ve been curious about it for awhile now and I’ve never seemed to get an answer from anyone. I’ve had a baby blanket since I was young and I’ve always loved scratching it and rubbing it against my lips and face. This is extremely...

I have a younger sibling (I’m going to keep this anonymous if I can) who needed to see a doctor for their behavior LONG ago but it never happened. I remember multiple times being in kindergarten and returning home to find they have entered my room and just thrown everything everywhere. From the...

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So i recently received a BA Degree in psychology, and have the plan of going to UAB for medical/clinical psychology PhD in 2025 with a concentration on child development. I want to be a child psychologist, at least that’s what i think and J wanted an idea on what it is like. how much money do...

You must have all seen videos like , etc. Why do kids get some words wrong? Is it down to something wrong with their speech itself (which they will get it correct eventually), or are the kids playing along seeing our laughter? Also is there a technical or English term for these kind of mix-up...

So my son is 7 years old now. He has always been very bright. He learned his ABCs before he was 2, new all the planets, flags of the world, big stars in the universe (space), he knew all the continents and countries by age 3-4. He is great at memorizing repetitive things. He wasn't always a...

Hi friends. My son is currently living with my parents. It’s a long story but I visit every weekend or he comes to my place every weekend. I call him every night and talk to him. I try to be as involved as possible with the current situation. I love 2 hrs away. I understand that he has a lot of...

Added context: I am a 28f who learned in Jan I have PTSD from my childhood, severe Anxiety and BPD. I suspect I have autism and other things but my psychologist won't give me any other diagnosis until my PTSD is treated first and foremost. I was in therapy but things with therapy went sideways...

There is a student who demonstrates what seems to be severe oppositional behavior, impulse control and attention. The parents refuse a proper psychological work up or an appropriate classroom setting. The student is clearly demonstrating behavior that interferes with their learning and...

My Daughter who is 6 years old prefers to watch aayu piyu show, ryan's videos, the ninja fam..etc essentially where people are doing tasks or interacting with each other giving challenge ( if i am able to bucket this correctly) . I tried to show her videos with story line like Duck tales, chota...

Earlier this week my wife received a phone call from our child's new Pre-K teacher(of 2 weeks). The teacher asked how our child was doing at home because he was fidgety and saying "no" in class. We said home life was good and mutually agreed that it would be worked on and was probably growing...