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In a typical moment of separation anxiety — fleeting tears or worry over a parent leaving — Butler-Sweeny says an important tip for parents is to recognize their child's behavior as normal and ...
Separation anxiety disorder (SAD) is an anxiety disorder in which an individual experiences excessive anxiety regarding separation from home and/or from people to whom the individual has a strong emotional attachment (e.g., a parent, caregiver, significant other, or siblings). Separation anxiety is a natural part of the developmental process.
Students with EBD are a diverse population with a wide range of intellectual and academic abilities. Males, African-Americans, and economically disadvantaged students are over-represented in the EBD population, and students with EBD are more likely to live in single-parent homes, foster homes, or other non-traditional living situations. [13]
A single parent is a person who has a child or children but does not have a spouse or live-in partner to assist in the upbringing or support of the child. Reasons for becoming a single parent include death, divorce, break-up, abandonment, becoming widowed, domestic violence, rape, childbirth by a single person or single-person adoption.
The biggest challenges for many families of autistic youth often surround aggression, which isn’t a core feature of autism, but the symptom of other issues that need to be uncovered, child and ...
Even after a successful delivery, middle-aged moms are faced with unique challenges, including the possibility of stigma and criticism for having a baby “so late in life.” (Check out any ...
Stage three consists of children seeking out coping strategies. [3] Lastly, in stage four, children execute one or more of the coping strategies. [3] However, children with lower tolerance for stressors are more susceptible to alarm and find a broader array of events to be stressful. [3] These children often experience chronic or toxic stress. [3]
The parents of CSHCN have challenges as well. The study by HRSA, found that the parents of special needs children experience more stress, decreased health, and more questioning of their parenting skills. [3] Despite these challenges, children with SHCN fare better than non-affected children in preventative health care and preventative dental ...