Children's common psychological problems, I believe every parent wants their children to grow up healthily, but children may encounter some psychological problems in the process of growing up, which has a great impact on their health. Let's share the common psychological problems of children.
Children's common psychological problems 1 1, like biting their nails. Some children like biting their nails very much. Both boys and girls may have such behavior. They often put their fingers in their mouths when they are in class, playing and walking. I know that it is not good to do this often, but it is difficult for children to control themselves. Different degrees of nail biting may lead to nail tearing, finger deformation and even local bleeding.
Reminder: the behavior of children biting their nails is generally caused by psychological reasons. For example, children's emotional problems are likely to be nervousness, inferiority and hostility. It may also be related to family factors. Bad relationship between husband and wife affects children, and parents don't care enough about their children and feel insecure. If the behavior of biting nails increases frequently, it is best to take your child to receive professional psychological counseling.
2, separation anxiety, the average child starts to go to kindergarten at the age of 3. Although most children will have crying, temporary inapplicability and separation anxiety, some children will be extremely intense and last for a long time, such as crying so hard that they won't let their mother leave, eating, playing games, sleeping and drinking water. I can't live without going home to see my mother. Even when I sleep, I will shout "Mom, Mom", which shows that my mother shows great anxiety when she is apart.
Reminder: If the child has such a performance, it is related to his own characteristics and excessive attachment to his mother, which will make the child highly dependent and overprotective and unable to adapt to the external environment. Parents need to change their education methods, expand the scope of children's interpersonal communication, teach their children to do some small things within their power, and spend an adaptation period with their children. If the improvement is not obvious, you can also choose professional psychological counseling for help.
3. Children love to hit people, and there are many aggressive behaviors, which may happen frequently in kindergartens. For example, they like to grab children's toys, and sometimes they hit people and kick people. They can only win but not lose when playing games, or they will cry and get along badly with children.
Reminder: Most children will begin to show aggressive characteristics when they are 2-3 years old, such as pushing, squeezing, biting children and throwing things around. If left unchecked, it will solidify the attack behavior. Because children can't restrain their behavior when they are young, parents should first understand the inner thoughts that lead to their children's aggressive behavior, and then educate their children to avoid violence with violence, which will only strengthen their aggressive behavior.
4. When children go to school, they say they have a stomachache. Some children don't like going to school, even to the point of fear. When they arrive at school, they will say that they have stomachache, dizziness, sweating and so on. It's really hard to see children. I went to the hospital for examination. I can't find the reason.
Reminder: When children are under great psychological pressure and anxiety, they will show some physical symptoms, such as stomachache, but it is not that children deliberately pretend to be sick. Parents take their children to the hospital to eliminate organic diseases. If there is such a situation, it means that the child is likely to have psychological problems and should be adjusted in time. You can also choose professional psychological counseling for help.
Common psychological problems of children 2 What psychological problems may children encounter during their growth?
depress
Depression is like an invisible killer. It's hard to detect, but it does great harm to children.
In reality, many children are deeply troubled by depression, but they can't get the understanding of their parents. They are regarded as "rebellious" in adolescence and "melodramatic" in children, thus missing the opportunity of treatment and eventually leading to tragedy.
Statistics show that suicide caused by depression is the second leading cause of death among people aged 15 to 29, second only to car accidents.
Typical performance:
1, significant and persistent depression, depression and pessimism;
2. Slow thinking, slow response and reduced speech;
3, lack of interest, energy or pleasure, do not want to do anything;
4, low self-evaluation, self-blame, or guilt;
5. Memory loss, inattention and poor learning ability;
6. Repeated thoughts of wanting to die or committing suicide or self-mutilation;
7. Sleep disorders, such as insomnia, early awakening or excessive sleep;
8. Loss of appetite or significant weight loss.
Anxiety disorders
Anxiety is not only for adults, but also for children.
Anxiety disorder is the most common emotional disorder, characterized by excessive and persistent anxiety and fear, and may be accompanied by physical manifestations such as increased heart rate, accelerated breathing, sweating, trembling, weakness, fatigue, difficulty sleeping and intestinal problems.
Anxiety can be subdivided into many kinds. For children, the most common is separation anxiety, excessive anxiety and social anxiety.
Typical performance:
1, dissociative anxiety
It is manifested as deep anxiety when separated from relatives, fear of misfortune after relatives leave, refusal to go to bed when relatives are away, refusal to go to kindergarten or school, reluctance to cry when sent, and physical manifestations such as headache, diarrhea and vomiting may occur.
2. Excessive anxiety reaction
It is manifested as excessive worry, anxiety and unrealistic troubles about the future. For example, I am worried about poor academic performance, afraid of darkness and loneliness, and I am often upset and anxious about trivial things. Patients often lack self-confidence and are sensitive to things, accompanied by autonomic nervous system dysfunction such as insomnia, memory loss, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
3. Social anxiety
It is characterized by continuous and excessive tension and fear in contact with people or in the new environment, and attempts to avoid it, fearing to go to kindergarten or school, and having obvious social and adaptation difficulties.
learning disorder
The children are tired of playing truant and can't keep up with the exam results. It may not be an attitude problem, but also a learning disability.
Learning disability refers to that under the condition of receiving formal education, children with normal intelligence show obvious difficulties in one or more aspects of learning ability such as listening, speaking, reading, writing, calculating and thinking, and it is difficult to adapt to normal learning progress and requirements.
Learning disability includes reading disability, writing disability, mathematics disability, etc. At present, the causes of these obstacles are not clear, and it is generally believed that they are the result of the comprehensive action of many factors, including personal physiological and psychological factors and environmental factors such as family and society.
Typical performance:
1, the IQ of children is not bad, but some academic achievements are far from those of children of the same age;
2. Children want to study hard, but their academic performance is still not ideal;
3. The child has learning difficulties for a period of time (one semester or more);
4. Children need special learning methods to learn (such as drawing words into images to understand).
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Children love to make small moves in class, and their homework is not serious. It's not necessarily a character problem, it's probably ADHD.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), also known as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by attention deficit, hyperactivity and emotional impulse, which started in childhood.
The intelligence of ADHD patients is normal or basically normal, but there are defects in learning, behavior and emotion, and their academic performance is generally poor. It is difficult to get along with people at home and school, which often makes teachers and parents feel headache.
Typical performance:
1, attention deficit: inattention, short time to stay focused, frequent distraction and forgetfulness;
2, too many activities: it is difficult to keep quiet, a lot of small moves, regardless of the occasion to play;
3, emotional behavior impulse: doing things all by interest, no patience; Requirements must be met immediately, or you will cry and lose your temper; Emotional instability, easy to get too excited and make aggressive behavior;
4. Learning difficulties: it is difficult to adapt to the normal learning progress and requirements because of the inability to concentrate.
Conduct disorder
Conduct disorder refers to a behavior disorder that occurs among children and adolescents before 18 years old and repeatedly violates social norms and moral standards suitable for their age and infringes on the interests of others or the public.
These abnormal behaviors, also known as antisocial behaviors, are mainly manifested in moral problems such as lying, truancy, fighting, sabotage, attacking others, stealing and cheating in childhood. If not treated in time, it is likely to develop into a personality disorder in adulthood, leading children to a different path.
Typical performance:
1. Anti-social behavior: refers to some behaviors that do not conform to moral and social norms, such as theft, robbery, arson, destruction of other people's property, etc.
2. Aggressive behavior: attacking others or animals, hurting, beating, threatening, intimidating others, etc.
3. Objection and disobedience: often playing truant, staying out for the night regardless of parents' opposition, etc.
Game addiction
More and more children are addicted to online games, and countless parents are worried about it, but they feel powerless.
According to the definition of the World Health Organization, game addiction refers to a behavior pattern of continuous or repeated use of electronic or video games, which shows that the game behavior is out of control, the game becomes a priority behavior in life, and the game behavior lasts for a long time regardless of the adverse consequences.
Typical performance:
1, completely focused on the game;
2. When the game stops, symptoms such as discomfort, anxiety and irritability appear;
3. The time spent playing games is gradually increasing;
4, unable to reduce the game time, unable to quit the game;
5. Give up other activities and lose interest in other hobbies before;
6. Even if you understand the impact of the game on yourself, you still focus on the game;
7. Hide your game time from your family or others;
8. Relieve negative emotions such as guilt and despair by playing games;
9. Losing or possibly losing academic and social relations because of games.
Help you judge your child's mental health.
These psychological problems mentioned above cover all aspects, but parents can still identify them early with the help of stereoscopic observation to prevent problems before they happen.
1, observe children's habits
Mainly from the daily habits, including diet, sleep, study and so on.
2. Observe children's behavior
See if the child's behavior is normal. If it is different from before, it is obviously different from other peers, such as suddenly becoming withdrawn, not talking, and even crying for no reason. These all need attention.
3. Observe children's emotions
If the emotions are anxiety, depression and temper tantrums, these may be the manifestations of adolescent rebellion or the precursors of some psychological problems. Parents need to pay attention to identification and reasonable guidance.
How to prevent children's psychological problems
1, learn to listen
Parents' neglect and incomprehension are often the root cause of tragedy. As a parent, do you really know your children? Do you know what children really want? What's he thinking recently?
Please spend some time with your children every day, listen more and talk less, so that you can walk into their hearts, let them feel love and understanding, and establish a more harmonious parent-child relationship.
2. Psychological education
Many parents attach importance to their children's academic performance, but ignore the development of mental health.
Parents should help children actively understand and learn mental health knowledge, master scientific decompression methods, and guide children to actively seek professional psychological help when self-regulation cannot be alleviated.
3. Parenting methods
The influence of parental rearing patterns on children's mental health is subtle. Children who grow up under neglected, indulgent and authoritarian upbringing are prone to various psychological problems, and it is often difficult to form a sound personality.
On the other hand, authoritative parents know how to educate their children in a democratic way. They will give more love and attention to their children's growth. They not only have requirements for children, but also know how to understand and respect children and pay attention to their inner feelings.
Children who grow up in this way of education have a sound personality, are more confident and independent, are friendly to people and love life.
Step 4 keep exercising
Exercise can not only relieve stress, but also promote parent-child relationship.
Parents can make practical exercise plans according to their children's age, physical condition and hobbies. Try to spare time for jogging, ball games and other aerobic exercises with your children on weekends and evenings.
Exercise should be done step by step to avoid discouraging children's enthusiasm, and warm up before exercise to reduce the risk of injury during exercise.