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Feeling

Are Your Child's Emotions and Mood Swings Normal?

Feelings issues in childhood are difficulties with your child’s emotions, self-esteem, or overall sense of well-being. Emotional challenges in childhood indicate a child is struggling with their mental health, wellness, or coping skills. These struggles can occur throughout different phases of life and may or may not cause long-term distress.

Your child’s feelings are important, from the first time they can express them to you through adulthood.

All children experience some level of sadness and anxiety in life. When these symptoms take over and impact day-to-day functioning, it is important to intervene. In the articles that follow, you will learn about emotional wellness and how to foster it. These articles include topics like meltdowns, mood swings, cognitive distortions, and self-esteem. Visit this page for general emotional information.

Little girl washing her hands.
Compulsions

Is Your Child Insisting It Has To Be Just So?

Torso of a child in red shirt holding their stomach.
Mother seated on a couch leans toward young daughter who is sulking in a chair.
Two children are bickering while their dad looks discouraged in the background.
A seated teen girl leaning against a wall with her hand on her head.
Teen girl with right hand on her forehead.
Child's legs that have several bandaids on them.
Girl sitting alone on a bench at a soccer game.
Young girl and mother snuggled while looking at a tablet.
Woman on computer shushing interrupting child.
Teen curled up on a couch facing away from the camera.
Sad little boy holding his head in his hands.
Little girl looking out the window.
Young boy in a yellow shirt looking upset at the camera.
Little girl looking sad with her head down.
Two kids teasing and laughing at another kid.
Scared, young girl.
Anxious boy preteen.
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