Being a child is not all fun and games. Childhood has its setbacks too. The challenge for parents is knowing whether such setbacks are a normal passing phase, or an indication of a pediatric concern. At Canoe Therapy, we take the stance that parents should trust their instincts. If your child is struggling to reach their full potential and executing daily activities, you should seek a consultation with a qualified pediatric expert. Canoe Therapy is one of the few clinics in Canada to offer therapeutic expertise encompassing all major pediatric concerns, including:
ADHD
Understanding ADHD: A Guide for Parents If you’re reading this, chances are something has been nagging at you. Maybe it’s the daily homework battles, the lost jackets and permission slips, the teacher emails, or the sense that your child is trying so hard yet is still struggling to keep up. You’re not imagining it, and you’re not alone. Many parents
Anxiety
Anxiety is considered a mood disorder, which can be characterized by worry, fear and anxiousness that is persistent, irrational and overwhelming. Children might be experience anxiety due to another underlying cause, such as bullying.
ASD
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) impacts every person differently as there are a range of variations in the way it can present. The first step to identifying if your child has Autism is noticing the signs of this disorder in their behavior.
Depression
A depressive mood disorder in children involves a pervasive mood change that negatively affects the way they feel, think and function. Identifying depression in children can be tough as they’re still learning how to express feelings and emotions.
Emotional-Regulation
Understanding Emotional Regulation: A Guide for Parents Every parent knows the moment: a small disappointment turns into a full meltdown, a minor mix-up spirals into a shouting match, or your teen shuts the door and shuts you out entirely. It can leave you wondering whether this is just a phase, a personality trait, or something more. Often, when a child
Learning Challenges
Understanding Learning Challenges: A Guide for Parents Learning challenges are common and vary greatly from child to child. Often an undiagnosed learning challenge is mislabeled as a bad attitude, laziness or procrastination. Parents often feel their child is capable and therefore become frustrated when grades come home lower than expected. The answer often comes down to neurodiversity: the simple, important
Mental Health
Understanding Mental Health: A Guide for Parents Mental health is simply the overall wellness of how we think, how we manage our feelings, and how we behave. It is the cornerstone to how we experience life, for the better or worse. Like physical health, it can be strong some seasons and shaky in others, but can always be improved with
Motor Skills
We know there’s more to playtime than meets the eye. Play is child’s work. Through play, a child learns the key skills of life – to think abstractly, interact with others, solve challenges, move their body, navigate their environment, and regulate their emotions and sensory systems.
Parent Guidance
Our therapists can help parents with everyday issues such as homework, screen time, and curfews and teen issues. As well, we can coach parents on how to help support their children’s mental health struggles. If parents feel prepared and confident, they can offer nourishing support that will really make a difference in their kids’ lives.
School Refusal
Understanding School Refusal: A Guide for Parents Children and teens refusing to attend school has increased greatly over the past 10 years. It often starts with subtle resistance to getting out of bed or getting dressed but can progress to full refusal to leave the house or get on the bus. Mornings are already stressful for families trying to rush
Sensory Processing
Sensory Processing challenges significantly affect a child’s everyday activities. Sensory processing refers to the way the nervous system takes in information from the senses and turns them into appropriate motor and behavioural responses.
Speech Delay
Speech is an integral part of life and is developed in the earliest years of childhood. Many factors can interfere with a child’s ability to communicate, including physical difficulties, hearing problems, language delays and cognitive challenges.
Transition to Post- Secondary
There is increasing pressure on teens to have it all figured out. “So, what are your plans next year?” is the constant question teens face all throughout their grade 12 year. Narrowing down options and then navigating the application process for post-secondary education is stressful for both the teens and the parents. At Canoe, we have therapists who are experienced
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At Canoe Therapy, our team of professionals are dedicated to one common goal: helping your child to thrive, be confident, happy and successful in life. Get in touch with one of our passionate professionals.
