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Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D.  
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Specialties: Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Crisis Intervention

Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
781-849-2275
150 Grossman Drive
Braintree - MA
potty training and understanding my son
9 hours ago in the Child Behavior Expert Forum
Unfortunately, it is not possible to give you the certainty that you seek. Only by understanding his experience is such an explanation possible. Generally when children achieve toilet training at a young age, as your son did, it is not unusual to see some regression in the face of any changes in their environment or in the face of new developmental tasks. Wha...
7yr old bedtime issues
Nov 29, 2009 06:29PM in the Child Behavior Expert Forum
You didn't mention anything about discipline. If you set a limit and then do not enforce it, you are inviting exactly what is happening. Your son's statements indicate that he needs you to be more firm with him.
behavioral problems
Nov 29, 2009 06:27PM in the Child Behavior Expert Forum
It goes without saying that firm limits have to be set. Beyond that, since he appears unable right now to be nice to the pets, it does not make sense to have animals in the household. If the pets were intended for him, it was a mistake to have them. Young children should not have pets - they are unable to take care of them. Regardless, though, it is really no...
12 year old in everyone's business
Nov 29, 2009 06:24PM in the Child Behavior Expert Forum
To a certain extent you needn't be bothered about this. However, if he is being rude or inconsiderate in the process, then some limit setting is in order. So, as an example, if adults are engaged in a discussion of which he is not a part, and he helps himself into the discussion, he should be invited to leave the discussion. With peers, including his sibling,...
I need help with my 5 year old
Nov 29, 2009 07:25AM in the Child Behavior Expert Forum
He may have an oppositional temperament or he may be displaying signs of an emotional disturbance (vs a normal-spectrum child behavior problem). It would be wise to arrange an evaluation with a pediatric mental health professional. In addition, you have to change your habit of repeating directions over and over. You can see that it is not effective, and it on...
sexual contact among siblings
Nov 29, 2009 07:20AM in the Child Behavior Expert Forum
You did the right thing by setting a strong limit and educating them about the need to be vigilant and not permit anyone to touch their genital area. If you have not already done so, it would make sense to talk with your older son about how he came to ask the boys to lick his penis. This is not a behavior that spontaneously occurs to children, though he may n...