{"id":20175,"date":"2025-07-21T15:01:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T15:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdkidsfirst.com\/?page_id=20175"},"modified":"2025-08-21T19:47:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T19:47:11","slug":"just-ask-dr-pontillo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sdkidsfirst.com\/just-ask-dr-pontillo\/","title":{"rendered":"JUST ASK DR. PONTILLO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling just-ask-content\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0;--awb-border-sizes-left:0;--awb-border-sizes-right:0;--awb-border-color:#ffffff;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#000000;--awb-border-top:;--awb-border-right:0;--awb-border-bottom:0;--awb-border-left:0;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:50px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:30px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#000000;--awb-text-font-family:-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &#039;Segoe UI&#039;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &#039;Helvetica Neue&#039; ,sans-serif;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><h1><b style=\"color: black; font-family: Garamond, serif, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;\">Just Ask Dr. Pontillo<\/b><\/h1>\n<p>Do you have a question about your child\u2019s development, behavior, or emotional well-being? You\u2019re not alone\u2014and we\u2019re here to help.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a pediatric psychologist, founder of San Diego Kids First and San Diego Behavior Solutions, Voluntary Assistant Clinical Professor in the Dept. of Psychiatry at UCSD, and as a parent of two teens (!),&nbsp; I\u2019ve spent over 20 years helping families navigate challenges big and small! This page is a place where you can submit general questions\u2014and I\u2019ll post thoughtful and professional responses ANONYMOUSLY on our blog, so that others with similar challenges may benefit as well.&nbsp; (Please visit our &#8216;blog&#8217; page periodically to check for my response to your question!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you\u2019re wondering about toddler tantrums, social delays, anxiety in teens, or anything in between, feel free to ask. I hope this is a helpful resource for anyone looking for answers about their child, teen, and\/or family!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Deborah Pontillo, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-margin-top:80px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" 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