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About the Family Mental Health Check-Up:
Our founder, Dr. Helen Egger, created the Check-Up to offer a science-based view of the mental health of you, your child, and your family. This leading assessment identifies and helps treat the 50% of mental health disorders that occur before the age of 14.
You can also take a look at some of the questions our team of child mental health professionals have answered below.
Previously answered questions:
One mom recently wrote in, asking “My 11-year-old son was caught Googling ways to commit self-harm. What can I do to respond?” Here’s advice from our child mental health experts.
Worried that your child is hurting themselves when they’re upset? In this post, you’ll learn what might be driving the behavior, and how to respond if you think your child is self-harming.
One parent asked us about their child’s aggressive tantrums, and how to respond. Here’s advice from our team of child mental health experts.
As a parent, it can be difficult to know what to do when your child is being bullied. In this post, you’ll learn tips about how to respond and when to worry.
If your child has ADHD and has gained weight, you may be wondering how to help them. This article aims to clarify how ADHD can impact weight, and what you can do to support your child’s health.
Tantrums can be concerning for both kids and for adults! In this post, you’ll learn about 5-year-old tantrums from our team of child mental health experts - and when to worry.
One mom recently shared that her daughter has tantrums when she returns to work. Her daughter also is expressing sibling rivalry when mom is at home. Here’s advice from our team of child mental health professionals.
An educator shared concerns about a kindergarten student who recently began acting out - leaving the classroom and destroying property - while saying he misses mommy. Here’s our advice.
One teenager shared her fears about death and dying. Our team of child mental health experts shared their tips for how to cope with these thoughts and worries.
One father wrote to us looking for guidance about whether his son was struggling to cope with parental separation and divorce. Our team provided tips for how to help his son, and understand his behavior.
Does you child’s school want them to get an ADHD evaluation? That’s exactly the situation one mom asked us about. Here’s what to expect in the ADHD evaluation, and how ADHD is diagnosed in kids.
One parent recently wrote in asking for clarity about how children process grief, and how to help a child process loss. Here’s advice from our team of child mental health experts.
One parent asked us about their child’s fear of going new places, and the ensuing tantrums. Here, our team of child mental health experts provided guidance about anxiety and temper tantrums.
One parent wrote to us, worried that their two year old’s tantrums might be a sign of a greater mental health concern. Here’s the question, and answers from our team of mental health experts.
One parent wrote in about her toddler’s aggressive behavior: hitting. Here are three tips for how to handle 3 year old hitting, from our team of child mental health experts.
One parent wrote in because their child saw a scary image on TV, and is having trouble sleeping. Here are three tips from our team of child mental health experts.