I’ve picked up this habit of lying. It been a survival mechanism for years and I’m afraid it’s showing up in too many areas of my life. I could post my AITA situation but I already know I’m the asshole. I’m potentially causing a lot of people harm (un-intentionally) but through my single lack of accountability of one situation that I’ve been hiding for months, I’m so afraid of telling the truth on damage that’s already been done. Why and I really mean why am I so afraid of admitting fault for spreading a potential lice situation to my friends. I do this odd gaslighting thing while I see peopl ..read more

For context, my brother has not been officially diagnosed but has all the characteristics of bp and narcissism. Without getting into too many details, father basically takes out his frustration on his son, constantly criticizing him in everything he does, only focuses on his negatives, he speaks to him like a soldier, (with his other kids, he’s so gentle, completely opposite) if he’s in a sport practice, he’s screaming his lungs off at him telling him to be faster or better or to move. He’s a kid. He’s doing the best he can. I feel like dad wishes he had a different type of kid. I can sense m ..read more

I’ve been seeing videos online where mom or dad will carry a baby/toddler through a threshold and hit the door with their hand, and then mom and dad will signal to them that they’ve accidentally smacked their head on the door/wall/doorframe. Mom and dad will either gasp, or go “ohhhhh my baby are you okayyyy?” Or something like that and it triggers crying in the baby. They will say “Yes that hurt!” If they’re old enough. I’m fascinated by child psychology and I’m curious as to why this happens when they haven’t been hurt at all. submitted by /u/Ohokcoolnicenice [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

We have had my 8 almost 9 year old evaluated a few times over the past few years. We have a confirmed ADHD diagnosis. His school thinks he is also autistic. My husband and I agree there is more happening than ADHD. We’re just out of ideas on how to help him. He doesn’t seem to be developing any more in terms of his speech, saying things like “did you knew” instead of did you know. He can’t hold a conversation, but he can tell you what he’s feeling about something or ask for something he wants. Every object and toy is a new imaginary friend for him. He has a very rich imagination, but can’t ex ..read more

submitted by /u/OneWhich3020 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

**trigger warning** please delete if this isn’t allowed. I have a step-daughter who has just turned 10 and I’m just looking for some advise on how to deal/navigate a difficult topic. Without going into too much detail, she has been going to counselling for her anxiety for almost a year and I noticed her eating habits had changed just before she started going. Then for a little while I noticed things got better and now I can see things going back to how they were pre-counselling. I/We have noticed that she hasn’t got the appetite that she normally has, she will use distractions to not eat what ..read more

I'm heading into my second year of psych and think I want to specialize in Child Psychology. I took a Child Development class last semester right before having my first baby. I want to raise my son and help other kids the best I can. Any non-psuedoscience book recommendations would be amazing ?? submitted by /u/Cordy1997 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

My wife is a great mom and person. Last year she left her FT job to be with the kids more in the house. However she has been really suffering with the children (8yo boy, 3yo girl and 2yo girl) Our middle is very aggressive and yells and screams a lot at her (she may be on the spectrum, but is verbal and high functioning) and they all have trouble listening. My poor wife broke down in front of me today asking what we can do and that her staying home is making her hate waking up in the morning. I am at a loss because she is fit, active, eats well and has activities just for her but she still ca ..read more

My son, 13, loves sports that are type 2 fun: cross-country running, cross-country skiing, mountain biking, track, etc. Recently, at a track meet during the 1600m, he bit himself on the hand during the race hard enough to draw blood to "distract me from the pain in my legs." I asked if he was doing this during any other sports, and he said yes, during the XC running season, but this is the first time he's done it hard enough to bleed. I explained that he shouldn't be dealing with his pain outside of his mental space and that the mental game is where the challenge is supposed to take place: Th ..read more

This is really horrible case and I don’t recommend reading further if the title is triggering. I’m not going to write the entire story because it would be pages long but I will answer questions to the best of my ability. In short, my son is fostered, he will then five soon. I have the rights to see him and he will likely soon get back home or start the process of him coming back home. He was fostered because I broke down psychologically into pieces when I found out about the sexual abuse and the level of it. That combined with surviving severe domestic abuse that ended when I escaped home wit ..read more