David A Crenshaw PhD

Development of a Healthy Sense of Self in Children

Children strive to find their niche, their place in the world where they feel significant. They need to feel they belong and have something to contribute to their social world including their family. When healthy and positive paths to a sense of self are blocked, children may develop a distorted or deviant sense of self. In this case the child will make their mark and derive a sense of importance from... (posted by David A Crenshaw PhD 6 years 1 day ago.)

Helping Toddlers and Preschool Children with their Grief

Many parents are perplexed about how to help young children (toddlers and preschool children) cope with their grief when a family pet or a person within the family dies. Yet, research has shown that even young children are capable of some degree of grief work if the parents encourage, model, and facilitate the grieving process. Parents can lay some important groundwork for healthy responses to... (posted by David A Crenshaw PhD 6 years 1 day ago.)