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[quote=Anonymous]I would go to neither.  I would take her to a developmental pediatrician.  First of all, she should see a medical doctor.  I wouldn't assume this is purely psychological, especially in a child this young.  There could be an underlying medical or developmental issue, even if it is "only at home."  Our DD who has ADHD and mood issues used to keep it together very well at school, but melt down completely when she got home.

I am a huge believer in talk therapy but I think the folks recommending it didn't read that this child is 5 years-old.  There is no way that a child that young benefits in the way an older child or adult does from talk therapy.  She is way to young to be able to form the insights that is the point of talk therapy.

Much more meaningful to identify the issue first  (the developmental pediatrician, or maybe a psychiatrist).  If there isn't an underlying medical issue a behaviorist is a better bet than talk therapy.

And for the person who questioned why only with mom -- this is probably the person she feels most comfortable with, and most comfortable releasing the stress she has (for whatever reason she has that stress).[/quote]

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