Is My Child’s New Behavior a Phase or a Warning Sign?
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Unfavored SoulJuly 29, 2017
Yes, thank you Robin. As someone who has had "emotional problems" since 8 years old (simply put, but accurate), my life (I'm mid-twenties now) would have taken a different direction had it not been dismissed as a phase. I'm not making any justifications, nor am I blaming anyone. But when a tree falls on a roof, through no one's fault... calling it "selective restructuring" (i.e. a phase) would be a disservice and just leads to greater problems down the road.
JacoJuly 27, 2017
Ok so you've told us everything a phase isn't but what IS a phase in teenage development, for example?
robinJuly 27, 2017
If your child - even a child as young as 3 or 4 - displays emotional problems, don't think that they will just "outgrow" them. they may appear to outgrow them, but in fact the problems are still there and will emerge later in life. take the time, money, and other resources to deal with emotional issues, or they will surface later in far more destructive ways.
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