Think shrink

             The name of the article I read was called Think Shrink On how to tell whether your child needs professional help. Ana who was 38, noticed differences in her three boys after her husband left about five years ago. Her three sons began to have strange behaviors in which she didn't know why or just was in denial to think that her kids were going to need some type of help. Antonio is six years old and began to have anger outburst frequently. The next boy that followed him was Diego, he was four years old and he showed many signs of low self esteem and their younger brother Pablo which was 2 years old would cry constantly and would never let his mom out of his sight for a second. Although the boys had rare behaviors at home they did very well in school. Ana was just in denial and decided to skip family events as well as public outing. Of course that wasn't the way to live so just last year she decided for her and her boys to go into therapy. They never really spoke about what happen. She believes that many people live in denial and only think that it's a phase and that it will fade away. "The child can go from being a pain or a brat to flunking school to getting into gangs and drugs," says Fernanda Armenta Schmitt, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist in Los Angeles. Meaning to look for signs because that usually means the child wants help. Looking for sings is very important for a parent because they can prevent anything from happening to their child. Like Maria Gutierrez a mother that seek for resources with her husband about their daughter Luisa. They began to have problems with their daughter ever since they move out of Mexico and move to L.A. she only would wan to drink water and made excuses about eating any type of food. Immediately she was taken to her pediatrician and was dismissed as a phase. Her behavior change even more as much as brushing her teeth 30 times a day became super emotional and even sometimes she...

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