If you identify with the parenting dilemmas that follow, psychotherapy can help:
Infants and Toddlers
My toddler can’t deal with limits or hearing “no.” The smallest frustration results in a tantrum, and when I yell at Greg to stop yelling and crying it just makes it worse. How do you cure tantrums?
I had a rocky relationship with my mother and am worried about how this could effect my relationship with my baby.
Our five year old is very aggressive and shows no remorse when he hits people, even the family dog. We try and talk about other people’s feelings, and how it is bad to hit, but nothing works.
Our six month old is refusing to be weaned from the breast, and we’re afraid of spoiling the baby and creating too much dependence.
Weaning went ok with our one year old, but now we can’t get him out of our bed! He cries whenever we leave him alone at night and we can’t stand to hear him cry.
We can't get our ten month old to eat anything. We've tried everything!
I am continuing to breastfeed my two year old. We have a strong attachment and have no behaviour problems. Am I doing ok?
Our three year old can't play well with others. The daycare is threatening to drop us. Help!
School-Aged Children
My child won’t do what I ask them to do. Everything is a battle.
My child acts up at school and is always in trouble, but at home we have no problems. The school recommended therapy or medication, and I’m not sure what to do.
I don’t feel close to my child and I wish we shared a stronger attachment.
My child hits me and insults me and is out of control. I have tried all types of punishment including time out, taking toys away, and sending him to his room. I’m at the end of my rope.
My child is hyper, won’t listen, and is always on the go. He won’t listen to me and communication is breaking down. He probably has ADD/ADHD and his school is asking me to intervene. What do I do?
My child has been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome/Autism and I heard that play therapy could improve these conditions. Is this true?
My child is diagnosed with ADD/ADHD but my husband and I do not want to use medication. Is psychotherapy an alternative treatment for these conditions?
Does sugar/diet affect my child's moods (i.e. his ADD symptoms) and what treatment should we seek to help him?
Teens
My teenager is smoking marijuana and I am scared it is getting out of control. I did not smoke it when I was a teen and I heard it is a gateway drug. Is it addictive and how do I know if the problem is serious?
My teenager doesn’t want to spend time with me anymore. He avoids home, is evasive and secretive, and appears to have a grudge all the time. He can say that he hates me, and the next minute he is asking me for favours. We used to be close, and now are growing apart.
My thirteen year old daughter is well-adjusted and has always been a good student, but in the last six months her grades have slid and she is in danger of failing her grade. She acts like its no big deal and that she doesn’t care.
Our sixteen year old son is just passing school and doesn’t seem to have any sense of planning for the future, going to college or thinking about a career. No amount of talking to him about these issues has any effect.
Other
My husband and I have recently separated, and a relative recently suggested therapy for one of our three children. But Michael has had no reaction to the change and seems fine, so why would he need therapy?
My wife and I separated three months ago because my wife decided she is gay. What do we tell the kids?
Six months ago I lost my husband to cancer, and my children are now struggling at school and are argumentative and resentful towards me. They refuse to talk about their father and I don’t know what to do.
