Children are sponges. What they learn at a young age can stick with them through adolescent years and even adulthood.
Children are also very resilient. They fall down and they get right back up again. Mental and emotional health is just as important during childhood as physical health is to growing big and strong. It can be concerning and overwhelming not knowing how to help your child manage their emotions and behaviors. The child therapists at Cherry Hill Counseling are here to help you and your child get through all the ups and downs.
Behaviors and Emotions
It is common for children to experience temper tantrums when they do not receive items they want like candy from the grocery store or anxiety because they have a big math test at school or defiance when it is bedtime and they say “no”. These are moments when a child is trying to communicate with an adult and they are often unsuccessful which can lead to even bigger emotions and behaviors. Cherry Hill therapists are equipped to help children with Anger, Behavioral Problems and Social Skills.
Parenting Strategies
Parents or caregivers can often feel overwhelmed when their child is experiencing heightened emotions and behaviors. Which can result in a constant cycle of corporal punishment, yelling. Therapists at Cherry Hill Counseling can provide parents and caregivers Parenting tools to help manage their child’s behaviors and support through Family Therapy.
Healthy Coping Skills
When a child is experiencing big emotions and/or behaviors, parents find themselves telling their child to “relax” or “just breathe”. However, children are often confused by this especially when they have never been taught these skills before. Cherry Hill Counseling therapists can help your child with Emotional Regulation through learning various ways to cope with their feelings and emotions.
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