Can We Talk?

About Mental Health in Children and Young People

Sarah Vohra

• Publisher: Sheldon Press
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN:
  9781529329148
• eBook ISBN:
  9781529305081
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Developmental Psychology
• Index: Psychology

'Parental anxiety is natural, but if you think something's wrong - trust your instincts. Talk to your child and seek professional help sooner, rather than later'. - Dr Sarah VohraHow do you know what to worry about - and what not to worry about?
How do you keep the lines of communication open?
When - and how - should you seek professional help?In Can We Talk? consultant child psychiatrist Dr Sarah Vohra shares an easy-to-use traffic light system that will help you to navigate tricky early conversations. Whether your child is 6 or 16, the expert advice and practical tools in this book cover such key concerns as sleep, low mood, anxiety and self-harm. This updated edition also includes a new chapter on the impact of social media on your child's wellbeing, with strategies to help you support them in a world where Instagram and Snapchat multiply the pressure to be perfect at all levels and all times.Whether your child is a preschooler or a teenager, this is an invaluable resource for anyone worried about a young person's mental health.

Table of contents

• Cover 
• Title
• Dedication
• Contents 
• Note to the reader
• Introduction
• 1 ‘Let’s talk’: getting the conversation started
• 2 ‘I’m worried my child is depressed’
• 3 ‘I’m worried my child self-harms and is suicidal’
• 4 ‘I’m worried my child is anxious’
• 5 ‘I’m worried my child has OCD’
• 6 ‘I’m worried my child might have bipolar’
• 7 ‘I’m worried my child might be seeing things’
• 8 ‘I’m worried my child might have an eating disorder’
• 9 ‘I’m worried my child might have ADHD’
• 10 ‘I’m worried my child might have autism’
• 11 ‘I’m worried my child has PTSD’
• 12 ‘I’m worried my child is taking drugs’
• 13 ‘I’m worried my child is grieving’
• 14 ‘I’m worried about my child’s sleep’
• 15 ‘I’m worried my child may be being abused’
• 16 ‘I’m worried my child is being bullied’
• 17 ‘I’m worried my child is shutting me out’
• 18 ‘I’m worried my child has body image issues’
• 19 ‘I’m worried my child has gender difficulties’
• 20 ‘I’m worried my child’s mental health is being adversely affected by social media’
• 21 What to expect: the first appointment with a GP or psychiatrist
• A final note
• Copyright