Session 1: Understanding the Foundation

An Introdtion to Your Child’s Mental Health

• Core Focus: Establishing baseline knowledge, de-stigmatizing mental health, and learning how emotional and psychological distress manifest across development stages.
• Key Learning Objectives:
  
  • Distinguish typical developmental stress and emotional outbursts from indicators of anxiety, depression, autsim,  or other emotional dysregulation.
  • Understand the mind-body connection in children (somatic complaints like frequent stomachaches, headaches, sleep issues).
  • Frame mental health through a strengths-based, non-judgmental lens.
• Core Discussion Topics:
  
  • What does "mental health" mean in childhood and adolescence?
  • Identifying red flags vs. growing pains: duration, intensity, and functional impact