I Don T Know What S Wrong with This Child?

THE DILEMA:

I don’t know what’s wrong with this child?

…Maybe he is being bullied?

I wonder if something is going on at home?

…Maybe there isn’t anything wrong and it’s just his personality?

…He’s just an enigma – I can’t figure him out

I don’t know what to do with this child anymore – he is totally out of control

…his behaviour is dysfunctional…it’s affecting him socially, academically, emotionally!!

…Maybe he needs medication…

…He is wetting his bed again – out of nowhere!

…A 5year old on Prozac???

RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT 20% OF CHILDREN HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMIN ANY GIVEN YEAR!!!

THE BIG QUESTION:

What is normal?

Is it bad behaviour of is it Oppositional Defiance Disorder?

A perfectionist personality or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?

Is it an over indulged child or Borderline Personality Disorder?

Anxiety or a phobia?

Do all children lie? Till what age is it appropriate?

Is it normal for children to steal? Or cheat?

Can children really have psycho – sematic symptoms? Are they real? How do we know?

How do you identify a defence mechanism?

What do I do?

What is the correct approach? Thing to say?

What is the correct way respond? To engage?

THE ANSWER:

We have the answers…

EXPLORING EMOTIONS is the ANSWER to what everyone is ASKING FOR, WAITING FOR ... and more!

So many unanswered questions…unexplained scenarios…distressed children!

Desperate parents

Exhausted and burned out teachers

Therapists who are inundated with dilemmas and questions…expected to have all the answers!!

Professional Minds is proud to present:

EXPLORING EMOTIONS

Understanding, supporting and correctly managing challenging children…

Date: Sunday, 2nd August 2015

Time: 08h00 – 17h00

Venue: The Cape Town International Convention Centre

Convention Square

1 Lower Long Street

Cape Town

Join PROFESSIONAL MINDS, and learn all about what difficult challenging behaviour really means, how to manage that behaviour, how to help these children, what resources are available to enhance your treatment, how medication can help...

FEATURING:

An UNBELIEVABLE panel of PRESENTERS, including;

INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER & AUTHOR:

JUSTIN COHEN

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER AND PSYCHOLOGIST:

NICKY ABDINOR(VIDEO)

RENOWNED PSYCOLOGIST & AUTHOR:

SHERYL COHEN

And more…