“…It is important to understand that there seems to be a strong correlation between children's mental health and their use of language (Burke, Crenshaw, Green, Schlosser, & Strocchia-Rivera, 1989; Cantwell & Baker, 1987; Davis, Singer, & Morris-Friehe, 1991; Evans, 1987; Hindshaw, 1992; Piel, 1990; Stevenson, Rickman & Graham, 1985). The function of language in health versus pathology seems related to the child's ability to use language as a bridge from action to symbol to thought, as well as its integral role in emotional experience and regulation.…”