Usually, no outside help is needed in these cases. That is where parents and professionals, working together, come in. Another developmental issue occurs when a disorder, in one area of a child's development, affects other areas of functioning in the child's development. It is important that the mental health professional pays attention to developmental variations and helps the parent understand how one area can affect another. Finally, child development is dynamic and purposeful.
Children have a natural curiosity and an even wider capacity for growth and change.
This is good news for parents. This capacity allows children to regenerate and heal from childhood traumas that lead to disorders. It is the ally parents and professionals count on to make effective interventions and allows the child to have a normal, healthy life. What this means, in the area of childhood mental health disorders, is that children and their disorders, can change over time. In fact, they are developmentally driven to change.