I am Fourteen…Leave me Alone!

If you have a kid (or kids) and you have never heard something like that it probably means your children have yet to reach the age of 14.  Look back on your own life.  Did you think that once you were a teenager that you were suddenly smarter than your parents?  It is really hard to get teenagers to accept the help of a therapist.

Here are some ways to navigate these “choppy waters” –

1.  Start by going to counseling yourself.

2.  Make it a family issue.

3.  Give your teen ownership of the process.

4.  Negotiate with your teenager for a mutually beneficial experience.

Encouraging your teenager to attend therapy can be really challenging!  Let me help you with that challenge.  I am New York/New Jersey child psychologist Dr. Steven Sussman.  Your teenager is NOT too old for kid’s counseling.  I think you will like my techniques that I have honed over decades.  Call me, Dr. Steven Sussman at (908) 217-8106.

Don’t Worry, He’ll Outgrow It?

Are you sure that your son who is three times more likely to have ADHD than your daughter will outgrow its symptoms?  It was once thought that children would simply outgrow ADHD as they developed, matured, and aged.  We now know that although ADHD begins in childhood, troubling symptoms can continue into adolescence and beyond.

Though ADHD is chronic by nature, symptoms may certainly present themselves in differing ways as a person moves through life’s stages.  These symptoms may even diminish as that person grows older.  One thing seems certain…teens and adults whose ADHD has been addressed over the years will have a range of resources and strategies to turn to as they mature.

Let’s get together NOW while symptoms of ADHD are just surfacing in your offspring.  Child psychologists such as yours truly, Dr. Steven Sussman constantly learn and evolve when it comes to the care and treatment of ADHD.  Let me teach you mechanisms which your kid can carry through life.  Call me for a visit at my Mountainside NJ office.  That’s (908) 217-8106.