Early Childhood Consultation

Early Childhood Social/Emotional Development

If you have concerns about your young (ages 6 and under) child’s  behaviors, emotions and social skills, Harbor’s Early Childhood Mental Health Therapists can provide age-appropriate, developmentally-sensitive therapeutic assessments and treatment approaches to a wide variety of early childhood social and emotional challenges.  

• Counseling Services
  Harbor offers counseling services for a wide variety of concerns that young children experience.  We also offer linkage to community resources.  Just a few of the issues we can help with include:

Harbor can help by providing

• Classroom observation

• Planning for greater success - both child and in the classroom

• Modeling and coaching on behavioral interventions

• Developmental screening—Ages and Stages

Workshops (2 hours)

• Positive guidance of young children

• Classroom transitions

• Social and emotional development

• Setting limits

• Talking about feelings

Negotiating conflicts

• Stress management

• Infant and toddler mental health

• Classroom Management

FOR THE CHILD (ages 3-5)

Does your child have trouble with:

• Temper tantrums?
• Coping with feelings?
• Aggressive behavior?
• Getting along with others?
  

  
  “Dina Program” - “DINA,” a video-based program, may help your child: 

  • Make friends
  • Get along with others
  • Follow directions
  • Have positive self esteem
  • Maintain personal safety
  • Manage feelings
  The purpose of this video-based course is to teach kids the skills they need
  so they can maintain positive behavior.
   

  FOR THE PARENT

  Parent Workshops

  • Play successfully with your child
  • Use effective ways to praise and encourage
  • Use creative problem-solving skills
  • Setting effective limits
  • More peaceful and positive home
  • Using “time out” in the best ways let’s cut this
  • Preventing abuse
  • Increase self esteem
  • Reduce aggressive behavior problems

   

  As you learn these skills, your child is in a structured therapeutic environment with our trained staff. Harbor’s positive groups are designed to instill hope and get results - for you and your child.