Dr. Phil,
How do you know if your child is "cranky" or if there is a real underlying problem? At what point do you seek professional help, and beyond that, at what point do you receive psychiatric help (i.e. drugs)? Funny, if a child has a health issue you take them to a physician and medicate them as prescribed. When your child may have a mental health issue, we struggle with taking them to a Psychologist of Child Psychiatrist who may prescribe a drug and then again struggle with the concept of giving the drug. How do you know what to do in the best interest of your child? Is there any other reference material you can recommend? Thank you!
