If you’re parenting a toddler, you know firsthand that transitions can be some of the hardest parts of your day and often lead to tantrums. Take a look below to see what techniques our early childhood mental health specialist, Priscilla Tebelman, LMFT, recommends trying at home! Here are 5 of Pricilla’s favorite preventative, aka [...]
This Fall & Winter we are thrilled to offer two social skills groups designed to help your children practice and master their social skills! Our social skills groups are separated by age and limited in size to ensure that each child will have their own individualized goals to work on within the group setting! Here’s what [...]
Understanding the various types of therapy available for children can be overwhelming, so we want to help clarify the unique benefits of OT and how it differs from psychotherapy. Meet our occupational therapist, Heidi Joachims, OTD! Heidi is a board-certified Doctor of Occupational Therapy. She has worked with diverse populations but really flourishes when [...]
Coming Soon… Developmental Screeners are back, this time for INFANTS AND TODDLERS! We know a child’s development in the first three years of life sets the trajectory for their future. This is why, for a limited time, in Fall 2024, we will be offering FREE developmental screening appointments with your infant or toddler. We [...]
We are very excited to announce that two new rounds of our San Diego Behavior Solutions social skills group training are starting on Monday, March 4th, and Thursday, March 7th! We are offering social skills groups for children TK-4th grade! Your group leader, Alexandra Padilla, BCBA, will help your child practice for social situations with [...]
We are partnering with local preschools to provide free developmental screens to registered students! While returning back to school has been an adjustment post-pandemic, nearly all of our normal structures and routines have been abolished or transformed into something different. New routines, processes, requirements, and expectations are in place. To assist in clarifying some of [...]
As many of you know, Dr. Pontillo has been a voluntary Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, for 13 years, where she has been providing clinical supervision to Child/Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows in their final year of training. In Dr. Pontillo’s continued commitment to education and training of quality professionals [...]
Many parents find themselves questioning why their children's negative behaviors spike as soon as they get home from school. They often hear how amazing their child is during the school day but can’t seem to get the same behaviors at home. Our specialist in educational psychology, Kaydon Schanberger was interviewed by San Diego Family Magazine to [...]
We serve children of all ages! Our services include: Social/Emotional Learning, Study/ Organizational Skills Training, Educational Therapy/Dyslexia Intervention/ Academic Support, Dyslexia Screening, Multidisciplinary Evaluations and IEP/504 Services - Social Emotional Learning is the process of developing the self-awareness, self-control, and interpersonal skills that are vital for school, work, and life success. There are 5 areas [...]
We are San Diego’s ONLY comprehensive developmental & behavioral clinic for infants, toddlers and preschoolers! Welcome to San Diego Kids First's Early Childhood Center! We serve children ages 0-5 years. We are proud to offer these services through our early childhood specialists, Dr. Jacque Gamboa, Psy.D, Dr. Jesse Olague, Psy. D, Dr. Jordan Ko, Ph.D [...]
