Dr Ian Opperman

The Angry Child

The Angry Child

The Angry Child By Dr M C (Ian) Opperman 10 signs of when your child needs help coping with anger: The child can’t control their aggressive impulses and hits people (other than siblings), past the age of five. Frequent explosive outbursts, indicating that the child is carrying a “full tank” of anger and other upsets, […]

Reasons why my child would benefit from a full psychoeducational assessment

What is a psychoeducational assessment? A trained psychologist does a series of standardised assessments with a child with the aim or measuring the child’s cognitive and academic strengths and weaknesses. The child’s ability to memories and pay attention is assessed and measured against their peer group. Generally children are referred for these assessments when they […]