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Warning signs, based on psychoanalyst Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development. Early childhood (ages 3-6 years) During early childhood, children exhibiting stress, confusion, or anger ...
Other signs of motor skills disorders may be children that are clumsy or have excessive accidents, such as knocking things over. Children who have trouble with complex physical activities such as dancing, swimming, catching or throwing a ball, or drawing may avoid these activities completely. [7]
Chronic illness can affect a child's development at any stage. During infancy and childhood chronic illness can be detrimental to the development of secure attachment, interpersonal trust, self-regulation, and/or peer relation skills. During middle adolescence, chronic illness can prevent a child from being in school on a regular basis.
Pediatric patients have unique characteristics and different clinical parameters for each age group; adult parameters and concepts cannot be applied to the pediatric patient. Children have greater compensatory mechanisms than adults and can maintain a normal blood pressure despite considerable loss of fluid.
Some children with communication disorders have difficulty understanding simple directions or cannot name objects. [4] Most children with communication disorders can speak by the time they enter school, however, they continue to have problems with communication. [4] School-aged children often have problems understanding and formulating words. [4]
Not every child who has experienced early trauma will display psychological resilience, as each brain is wired differently; where some children may find future scenarios easier to navigate as a result, others may fall back on maladaptive coping mechanisms that make future stressors significantly more difficult.
The way in which children cope with the injury after it occurs may have more of an impact than factors that existed prior to the injury. [33] Children's mechanisms for dealing with their injuries may have an effect on the duration of symptoms, and parents who do not deal effectively with anxiety about children's post-injury functioning may be ...
Possible signs of pica, according to BEAT include, craving to consume substances that aren’t supposed to be eaten, eating substances that aren’t supposed to be eaten, physical illness as a ...