Changes in routines or behavior, problems sleeping, difficulties with learning or homework, not making friends easily, major mood swings, being inattentive, defiant or aggressive, may be signs a child is having problems. Dr Neil Coventry, director of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service at the Austin Repatriation Medical Centre, says one in five children develop a mental disorder ranging from night fears to behavioral problems. The majority of children don't get the right professional treatment,'' he says. Don't be afraid and don't be ashamed of getting help. It's better to get reassurance that nothing is wrong, than to leave it until it's too late.
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