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Steph Eckert & Laura McDougall
Ep. 11 Children's Mental Health, What's Normal & How Parents Can Walk Through It: Part 1 of Our Conversation with Becky Mathieu
33 minutes Posted Oct 12, 2021 at 9:00 am.
Becky Mathieu’s introduction
-Common mental health issues among children
Every behaviour has a function
-Range of normal; symptoms don’t always mean a diagnosis, consult with your doctor
Developmental delay versus developmental disability
Fear of getting a diagnosis and the peace of the gospel
God created Holland; moving forward in the face of fear
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In today’s episode, we kick off Season Two of the Brighter Podcast with special guest Becky Mathieu. She is a Child and Youth Worker, Registered Psychotherapist, and after-hours on call chaplain. In part one of our conversation with Becky, we go over some of the most common issues that children face in mental health, as well as what’s “normal”, and the worries and fears parents go through.
Includes: common children’s mental health issues and what behaviours to look out for
"Kids do well if they CAN, not if they want to" - Dr. Ross Greene https://drrossgreene.com/index.htm
Welcome to Holland by Emily Perl Kingsley https://www.dsasc.ca/uploads/8/5/3/9/8539131/welcome_to_holland.pdf
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