Ms Julieta Aguilera, PhDc

Julieta was a doctoral candidate in the School/Applied Child Psychology program at McGill University. While at Blake Psychology, she helped children, teens, adults, and families with a range of issues, including anxiety, autism, ADHD, behaviour problems, depression, coping with difficult medical diagnoses, emotion dysregulation, learning difficulties, self-harm, and trauma. She no longer practises at Blake Psychology.

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My toddler needs a very long explanation before listening to anything I say. I’m tired of needing to explain myself for every little thing, what can I do?

By Ms Julieta Aguilera, PhDc • April 28, 2020

It’s ok to provide explanations for rules, actions, and limits. You will want to keep these explanations concise and tailored to your child’s age. For instance, for a three-year-old, you could say: “You have to go to bed, because your brain needs to rest, let’s get ready!” However, only plan to provide an explanation once…

My older child keeps hitting my younger child, how do I get her to stop?

By Ms Julieta Aguilera, PhDc • April 27, 2020

Catch Your Child Being Good! Praise your daughter every time she is friendly, gentle, uses a soft touch, shares, etc. with her younger sibling. Try to be specific with your praise. Instead of praising for playing nice, provide detailed praise by including specific actions: “Nice sharing!”, or include more detail for older children: “That was…

My three year old insists I stay with him until he falls asleep, which can take up to 3 hours! What can I do?