When it comes to mental health: Label the symptoms, not your child.

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When it comes to mental health: Label the symptoms, not your child.
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No parent wants to make things worse for their child, but when it comes to mental health issues, explaining what's causing a child’s inner havoc or outer symptoms can be a relief.

Parents hesitate to label their child's mental health problem, but no-fault names can protect self esteem.Source: © iStock, Zinkevych used with permission

for what was going on with her, that it wasn’t her fault, and that there was a highly effective treatment for it—she was immediately relieved. She had felt hopeless like she was just a terrible person and there was nothing she could do about it. Instead of feeling diminished by the diagnosis as her caring parents had most feared, the daughter felt like she was given her life back. She started treatment and is well on her way to freeing herself from OCD.

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