This entails tracking developmental and behavioral milestones during early childhood based on MCHAT (Screening for Autism) and milestone checklist published by CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
At this age concerns can be understood and addressed relatively quicker through behavioral therapy and parenting guidance. Based on individual need further referrals are made for specialized intervention like occupational therapy, speech therapy, special education and remediation.
Understanding the child and the environment is important at this age group and the therapist specialized in this age group works with other experts, preschool, parents and child collectively to achieve comprehensive outcomes.
The child therapist understands the current issues with respect to parents point of view as well as child's self narrations. Generally the challenge could be driven from genetic make-up, family or social environment of the child. The therapist spends time in assessing the same and accordingly work with the child and the family.
Generally it is combined with child behavioral therapy to bring effective outcome in a holistic manner. Parental influence and family environment still plays critical role depending upon what is the age of the child. This is mix an match as per requirements. The psychologist understands the other factors and designs a therapy program to ensure that a work is being done in tandem with both the child (through Child Behavioral Therapy) and the parent (through Parent Behavioral Therapy).
Adolescence is the time for developing autonomy and control. Body image concern, peer pressure, depression, anxiety and behavioral disorders are among the leading issues here. The teenage therapist works with teenagers to address the concerns. The therapist also connects with parents to ensure there is more cohesiveness and connect within the family to help the child to be more empowered to handle the concerns.
The environment around the child often can be a confounding influence on the child's behaviour. The psychologist understands the case in depth in terms of concerns, triggers, frequency, history, past interventions, nurture, parenting styles and compatibility within the family. This becomes foundation to plan individualized and family therapy sessions ahead.
The safety of a child is touched upon through situations like loss of a parent or loved one, marital discord/family conflicts, separation of the parents, health or financial scare or a social/emotional trauma. Timely support can help the family and the child to better handle self in the short-term and long-term. Unprocessed early childhood experiences can manifest through various social, emotional, academic and relationship challenges during adolescent and adulthood.
Often a child when finds themself in a unique family setup, consciously or subconsciously questions the differences and could attach shame, guilt or fear to the experience, or could become a subject to social bullying. It is important to support the child through perception building so that child can develop a comfort with the unique identity and thereby a confident social image.
Counselor works closely with the day care or Nanny to help the child transition well. Training and tips is given to the care givers to better understand the age appropriate needs of the child. Child is helped through challenges like separation anxiety, stranger anxiety and tantrums through routine.
Helping the parents and schools to build inclusiveness by working closely with the shadow teachers. Support is given in assessing the needs of the child, goal setting and training the shadow teacher to help the child in an age-appropriate manner and tracking the progress.
Working with parents and schools/ preschools to better support through maladapted defenses/coping styles, social conflict situations, anger management, learning style or school refusal. Helping the schools to be inclusive with neuro diversity in an age-appropriate manner and tracking the progress.

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Kiran Tevtiya specializes in age appropriate development of children in areas like social, emotional, intra-personal, interpersonal, conflict management, addictions, fears, anxieties, aggression, oppositional, attention/focus and parent child connect.
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