Behavioral Pediatrics Treatment Service

The goal of the CDRC Behavioral Pediatrics Treatment Program is to provide solution-focused help for specific problems. Our mission is to improve the lives of children, adolescents, and families by addressing concerns that may be frustrating and cause difficulties in day-to-day life.
We focus on youth of all ages (young adults may be appropriate on a case-by-case basis). We help youth with and without medical or developmental conditions, as long as the help is for issues that we treat.

What we Help With

Toileting Problems

  • Toilet training
  • Bedwetting
  • Daytime wetting
  • Soiling
  • Toileting refusal and/or anxiety

Tics and Habit Problems

  • Vocal tics, such as coughing, snorting, “clicking”
  • Motor tics, such as arm or shoulder twitches, head jerks, facial grimaces
  • Tourette’s Disorder
  • Repetitive behaviors and habit disorders, such as:
    • Hair pulling/trichotillomania
    • Ongoing thumb sucking
    • Nail biting
    • Skin picking

Bedtime and Sleep Problems

  • Refusing to go to bed or stay in bed
  • Hard time sleeping without a parent
  • Waking up in the middle of the night
  • Sleeping a lot during the day
  • Not wanting to wear BiPAP/CPAP

Other Issues We Can Address Include (but may not be limited to)

  • Picky eating
  • Not following medical plans/regimens
  • Fear of needles or hard time with other medical procedures
    (e.g., blood pressure)

How we Help

We offer focused, behaviorally-based assessment and treatment plans for specific presenting issues. We also work with other health care providers, such as pediatricians, as needed to make sure all aspects of presenting problems are addressed.

For more information please visit our Evaluation & Treatment page.

Program Director