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                                     Academic &


                                     Social Skills

                                     Insights #31





                                                           By Rifka Schonfeld, Director of S.O.S.
                                                              (Strategies For Optimum Success)

        Q: Our two and a half year old, the      ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌŽďůĞŵ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚ͕ ĂŶĚ
        youngest of eight children, started      if it is a new problem or it is an old one
        three months ago behaving awkward-       with a new name? (Two of our eight
        ly, mostly in the day care center (play-  children are P.D.D.)
        group): closing his eyes or blinking too
        much, refusing to parƟcipate in most      ͗ tŚĞŶ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ďĞŐŝŶ ĂĐƟŶŐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ-
        of the daily acƟviƟes, and keeping       ly than they used to – it is always a good
        himself separate from the rest of the    ŝĚĞĂ ƚŽ ĂƩĞŵƉƚ ĂƐŬ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ
                                                 change. Therefore, I commend you for
        group. He stopped playing with the
        other children and only wants every      ĂƐŬŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚ ũƵƐƚ ĂƐƐƵŵ-
        thing his way.                           ing that this issue will resolve itself.


        At home he is always nervous and gets    dŚĂƚ ďĞŝŶŐ ƐĂŝĚ͕ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ LJŽƵƌ
        upset about very small things. Some-     son, I am not sure if I will be able to an-
                                                 swer completely accurately. I will do my
        ƟŵĞƐ ŚĞ ŐĞƚƐ ǀŝŽůĞŶƚ ŚĂƌŵŝŶŐ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ŝŶ-
        cluding himself and me, his mother. He   ďĞƐƚ ƚŽ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ LJŽƵ
        also wants to rule and be in charge all   provided – though I encourage you to
                                                 ŵĞĞƚ  ǁŝƚŚ  ĂŶ  ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů  ƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐƚ  Žƌ
        ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ͘
                                                 a behavioral specialist pediatrician who
        We consulted an expert who told us       ĐĂŶ ďĞƩĞƌ ĂƐƐĞƐƐ LJŽƵƌ ƐŽŶ ŝŶ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ͘
        ƚŚŝƐ  ĐŚŝůĚ  ŝƐ  ƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐ  ĨƌŽŵ  ͞ĞŵŽƟŽŶĂů
        problems” and we should go to a psy-     DĂŶLJ  ŽĨ  ƚŚĞ  ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ  LJŽƵ  ĚĞ-
        chologist to get help on how to relate   ƐĐƌŝďĞ͗  ƌĞƉĞƟƟǀĞ  ƉŚLJƐŝĐĂů  ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌƐ
                                                 ;ďůŝŶŬŝŶŐ Žƌ ĐůŽƐŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ĞLJĞƐͿ͕ ƐŽĐŝĂů ŝƐŽ-
        ǁŝƚŚ Śŝŵ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƐĞƫŶŐ ůŝŵŝƚƐ͘ tĞ͛ůů ůŝŬĞ




                                                  Mrs. Rifka Schonfeld has developed a special 6-Week
                                                  program to teach your child strategies on how to manage
                                                  anger with parents, siblings and friends.
                                                      A CALMER CHILD.
                                                      A CALMER HOME.
                                                      IN JUST 6 WEEKS!
                                                     CALL NOW FOR MORE DETAILS.
                                                      LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE.
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