Are you worried about child problems? Dr. O'Connor can help. She offers parents, and the organizations and professionals who work with children and their families, assessments and consultations to increase understanding of child problems and how to solve them. These include Psychological Assessments and Child Behavior Consultations.

Are you a busy parent who is worried about a child? Does your child experience social, behavioral or learning difficulties? Are you worried about a behavior problem in children? Or do you wonder how a child is coping with family issues like divorce, parental addiction or bereavement? Perhaps you wonder if a child's problems are serious or just a normal stage of child development?

A Psychological Assessment or a Child Behavior Consultation can help you get to the "root of the child problem" that worries you and find solutions to solve it.

Dr. O'Connor also offers Online Consultations to assist parents and helping professionals with child problems. You can also visit her Resource Store and find help for the childhood issues that concern you.

If you are worried about a child, you are not alone. In one recent study, 70% of the parents reported their biggest worry is whether they are raising their children properly.

Few parents escape worries about their children. Parenting stress is on the rise. In addition to the stress of the work family juggle, parents have the added stress of worries about their children.

Parents worry about a range of child issues and concerns, from the relatively benign to the more serious and extreme. These include behavior, emotional and social problems or problems learning at school. Parents also worry about other problems, like child sleep problems, or low self esteem. Sometimes they wonder how their children are coping with specific stressors, like the divorce of their parents or other family problems

Research confirms that effective parenting skills are a critical indicator of positive outcomes for kids. When parents have access to information about childhood issues and concerns, and practical, effective solutions to solve them, they can take steps to address them and promote positive outcomes for children. The sooner parents intervene to solve childhood issues and concerns, the greater the likelihood of preventing them from escalating and becoming more serious and harder to address. The end result is happier, more successful kids and reduced stress for parents and their children.

Why Do Parents Need Help? Parents lack knowledge about childhood issues and concerns and how to solve them. Often they don’t know where to turn to get help. Sometimes they are unsure of whether the problem is a normal developmental stage the child will outgrow, or a more serious concern. When they do seek support, the help they need is frequently difficult to access.

Rather than getting the help they need too many parents find themselves spinning their wheels, trying a little bit of this or that. Or they ignore the problem and hope it will disappear. Instead, the weeks pass; the problem continues or becomes worse and more difficult to manage and control.

Effective parenting includes understanding child issues anad concerns and how to prevent and solve them. Easy access to proven, effective solutions to address child behavior problems can help busy parents find resources to turn things around for their child. This can reduce stress in themselves and their children. Taking steps to solve the problem now can prevent it from escalating and becoming more difficult to reverse and deal with.

Dr. O'Connor offers her clients:

Psychological Assessments and Behavior Consultations to help "get to the root" of childhood issues and concerns and find solutions to solve them.
• Information about Child Problems and How to Solve Them: Dr. O’Connor's services provide you with information about child problems and recommended solutions to solve them.
• Increased Understanding of Childhood Issues and Concerns: Find out more about child problems. Gain a different perspective and a more comprehensive view about what might be contributing to your worries about a child. Open up new ways to view and address them. Develop a new understanding of a child and “what makes him/her tick.”.
• A Preventative Focus: Signs of more serious child problems are often evident early on. Intervene early and address these concerns before they escalate and become more difficult to manage and solve. Screen and/or assess for more serious problems and find appropriate support.
• Access to the Expertise and Advice of a Psychologist: Dr. O’Connor has extensive experience working as a psychologist with children and their families, as well as the organizations and professionals who work with them.
• Access to Information about Childhood Problems, Issues and Concerns and How to Solve Them: A one stop, online solution for busy parents and professionals searching for solutions to child problems.

Dr O’Connor is a licensed psychologist with over two decades of experience working with children and their families. Dr. O’Connor helps her clients solve childhood issues and concerns by applying practical, effective solutions to the child problems that worry them--on and off line.

She offers Psychological Assessments and Behavior Consultations, as well as several online services tailored to the specific needs of her clients. You can choose the service that meets your needs and learn more about child problems and how to solve them. The net result of effective parenting skills is happier, more successful kids and reduced stress for parents and their children.

It is not just parents who worry about child problems. Teachers want help with problem children and the child behaviors that interfere with learning in the classroom. They are also worried and looking for help. So, too, are helping professionals who work with children and their families.

To learn more about the clients Dr. O'Connor works with and the kinds of issues and problems they face, click on the "Who We Work With Button" on the left.

Children of Alcoholics or Drug Addicted Parents

What about other childhood concerns? Are you worried about a child whose parents are addicted to alcohol or drugs?

You can begin helping these children now.

I CAN BE ME helps children of alcoholics and substance abusers.

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I CAN BE Me-by Dianne O'Connor, Ed.D.

A Helping Book for Children of Alcoholic or Drug Addicted Parents



I CAN BE ME is a helping book for children who are experiencing family problems... with a special focus on children of drug or alcohol addicted parents.

I CAN BE ME also helps children who are experiencing other family problems.

Find out more about I CAN BE ME by clicking on the "I CAN BE ME" button on the left.

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