Early Relational Health

Video Chapters

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• Assessment
  • Why is relational health important for pediatric care? (0:13–1:31)
  • What influences the early relationship between parents and young children? (1:32–3:17)
    
  • How can I distinguish between normal child behavior and early signs of parent-child relationship challenges? (3:18–5:44)
    
  • What other issues might come up alongside parent-child relationship difficulties? (5:45–6:31)
    
  • How do early relationship problems affect a child’s emotions and behavior, and what should I look for? (6:32–8:38)
    
  • How can early relationship problems be mistaken for other mental health disorders, and how can I tell the difference? (8:39–9:46)
    
  • What signs of relationship challenges should I watch for in children with conditions like autism? ADHD? Other forms of trauma? (9:47–11:45)
    
• Management
  • What can I do in my practice to promote healthy child-parent relationships and positive childhood experiences when families are under stress? (11:46–14:46)
  • How can therapy help promote healthy parent-child relationships? (14:47–15:55)
    
  • What types of therapy are most effective for improving these relationships? (15:56–17:56)
    
  • What can families, schools, or communities do to support positive interactions within these settings? (17:57–18:48)
    
  • Outside of families, what other community and care team members can be important in addressing relational health? (18:49–19:56)
    
  • Are there ways to prevent challenges and promote healthy parent-child relationships? (19:57–20:53)
    
  • When should I suggest interventions and how can I support families aside from using medications? (20:54–21:48)
  • When might medications be considered to augment other non-pharmacologic interventions? (21:49–22:14)
• Key Takeaways (22:15–23:25)