A Parent's Guide to Helping Children and Teens through Mental Health Challenges: A Parent's Guide to Helping Children and Teens through Mental Health Challenges

Author: Pier BrydenM.D. M.D.Publisher: Simon & SchusterPaperback:ISBN 10: 1508257922ISBN 13: 978-1508257929Hardcover:ISBN 10: 1982144580ISBN 13: 978-1982144586From two of the top child and adolescent psychiatrists at The Hospital for Sick Children comes an accessible guide to common mental health struggles, such as anxiety and depression, for any parent wondering how to help their child.Is my child okay? Is she eating and sleeping enough? Is he hanging out with the right people? Should I be worried that she spends all her time in her room? Is this just a phase? Or a sign of something serious? As parents, we worry about our children—about their physical health, performance at school, the types of friends they have, and, of course, their mental health. Every day seems to bring new and expanding issues and disorders and troubling statistics about the rise of mental illness in children and teens. It’s usually obvious what to do for physical injuries like broken bones, but when it come