I hope this is true, because I have a child who really needs your help. This is a letter that came to me out of a parent's deep concern for her child. She had run out of methods of dealing with him, and in desperation was looking for someone or some thing that could provide a solution to his problems. Encouragement from teachers had not worked, and counselors had been unable to affect change.
Childhood is a time of great discovery and of learning.
But that discovery and learning can also be very stressful for children. Adults can sometimes forget this. While adults are taking care of major events, they can lose sight of the impact of those events upon their children, until a problem arises. Children grapple with change, loss, self-esteem, and their own bodies as they move through rapid growth periods over short periods of time. Sometimes the comparison to others can make feelings of inferiority or even depression rise to the surface.