Children’s Mental Health Blog
Explore recent articles from Little Otter’s child and family mental health and wellness experts.
What To Do When Your Child Doesn’t Want to Go to School: 3 Expert Tips
Is your child avoiding school? Learn what school refusal is, potential reasons why your child doesn’t want to go to school, how to respond to school avoidance, and when to worry.
How Can I Respond to My Child’s Aggressive Tantrums?
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.
Why Do Kids Act Out?
Does your child seem to act out or misbehave on purpose? Learn the four reasons why kids act out, and how to respond when they do.
How Can I Respond To My Child’s Picky Eating?
Is your child a picky eater? If so, learn whether it’s typical for children to be picky eaters, what causes picky eating, and 9 ways to respond to picky eating.
20 Tips for How to Understand and Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child
If you’re parenting a highly sensitive child, you know it can be full of extremes. These bright, intuitive kids are full of feistiness and intensity. Here are 12 traits of highly sensitive children, and 8 tips to parent them.
What To Do When Toddlers Don’t Listen
Sometimes, toddlers just don’t listen. Learn what to do when your toddler doesn’t listen, plus expert tips for teaching toddlers discipline.
Is Your Child Overreacting? Here’s How to Respond
Dealing with a “big reactor”? Here are a few insights, mindset shifts, and parenting strategies that can help you deal with a child who overreacts.
My Daughter Has Tantrums When I Return to Work. What Can I Do?
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.
A Student Is Acting Out. As a Teacher, What Can I Do?
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.
My Child is Scared of New Places. What Can I Do?
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.