Common psychological problems in young children

Nowadays, the pressure of life is getting greater and greater, and many people have certain psychological problems. Severe psychological problems can cause patients to have self-harm tendencies, so psychological problems also need timely treatment. Young children may also have congenital psychological problems, and the psychological problems they have are more difficult to treat. The following article will explain in detail the common psychological problems faced by young children.

Autism

Typical autistic children do not make eye contact or talk and act in a way that makes them live in their own world. They also have extremely strong tempers. They are also stubborn about listening to a certain melody or a certain toy, and even have clever movements and ideas. In daily life, he is more interested in "things" than "people", and sometimes even plays with people's limbs as if they were objects. When playing, he often makes repetitive and rhythmic movements. He is very persistent and unchanging about the things he likes.

Possible causes of autism include: genetics, brain injury, and parents' indifferent attitude towards their children. The positive aspects of the treatment method are: pay attention to your disciplinary attitude, provide love and care at the right time, and properly design a suitable learning environment. Negative aspects: Behavioral therapy should be given, such as using token learning or social reinforcement to establish interpersonal relationships, eating behaviors, etc. for autistic children.

ADHD

Children who are too active tend to be restless, run around all day, climb up and down, talk a lot, and use a lot of gestures. Parents or teachers often dislike such children very much and sometimes think that these children are deliberately making trouble.

Phobia

Children's fear of ghosts, gods and unidentified objects seems to be common, but if this fear persists, it will affect the child's normal life.

There are three main causes of phobia: first, it is caused by terrible experiences in the past, such as sudden loud noises, threats from friends or brothers, etc.; second, fear may be a substitute for anxiety; third, it comes from social learning.

In correction, threats should be avoided as much as possible; if the person is overly fearful, mild sedatives can be used to reduce the degree of fear, and then the systematic sensitivity elimination method can be used to eliminate the fear.

There are certain reasons for the occurrence of children's psychological problems. Common reasons are:

Negative influence of family environment

The family is the foundation and main place for the development of children and adolescents. The educational methods of parents and the harmony of relationships among family members are important factors affecting the mental health development of children and adolescents. In modern families, many parents hope their sons will become successful and their daughters will become outstanding. This expectation leads many parents to have the following two attitudes towards educating their children: The first attitude is to have excessively high demands on their children, to be harsh in their educational methods, and sometimes even to scold, beat and abuse their children in person regardless of the occasion, and to demand absolute obedience. This will hurt children's self-esteem and cause excessive psychological pressure, eventually leading to depression, loneliness, withdrawal and rebellious psychology. The second attitude is to spoil and indulge children, which can easily lead to children developing bad psychological states such as selfishness, willfulness, arrogance, laziness, and dependence. These two completely different educational methods are harmful to the normal psychological development of children and young children. In addition, family breakdown can also cause psychological trauma and a sense of loss to children. Research shows that children from divorced families lack love from their parents, develop negative emotions, are unwilling to study, and are hostile to their classmates. This shows that family breakdown can cause strong psychological imbalance in children.

The bad tendencies of children's own weaknesses

The human psychology is a multi-level, multi-faceted entity composed of various psychological components. Children and adolescents who are in the period of gradually strengthening their self-awareness have both independence and dependence, and both self-consciousness and childishness. On the one hand, they are discovering a new self and demanding independence; on the other hand, they behave very childishly and lack the necessary analytical and judgment abilities. They are young, have little experience and knowledge, are not good at controlling their emotions with reason, and have unstable emotions. Therefore, children at this age cannot withstand the temptation of the outside world. Under the influence of negative environmental factors, they are prone to develop narrow consciousness and a bad mentality. Therefore, the personality weaknesses of children and adolescents themselves are the main factors that cause their psychological problems.

The adverse effects of school education mistakes

For a long time, school education in my country has been influenced by the one-sided pursuit of admission rate, causing many schools to only focus on students' intellectual education, and even evaluate students' quality based on their scores, while neglecting students' psychological education. In fact, in modern society, it is more important for students to have perfect personality and character than to have wisdom and ability. Because society no longer only assesses professional skills when hiring, but increasingly needs people with good psychological qualities. It can be seen that the traditional examination-oriented education model has a negative impact on the mental health development of children and adolescents. Moreover, there is also the problem of teachers' incorrect teaching methods in schools. Some teachers ridicule and mock students, and some even beat and scold students. They do not treat students equally. They look differently on students with high test scores or students whose parents are rich and powerful, and treat students with poor academic performance or from poor families differently. This has seriously affected the formation of the normal mentality of children and adolescents. In addition, some schools only pay lip service to quality-oriented education. Although the slogans are loud, they take no practical actions to implement it.

When children have psychological problems, parents should pay attention to helping them overcome psychological barriers. Specific methods include:

Avoid over-pampering children

Don't think that children with psychological disorders can be helped to overcome their psychological disorders by over-pampering. In fact, if parents over-pamper their children, it will only make the children more timid, rude, selfish, irresponsible, and less willing to communicate with others.

Always pay attention to your child's emotions

Parents need to make a specific analysis based on the specific problems of their children. Sometimes, if a child is too naughty or quiet, parents should see if something happened that made him unhappy at the time. Help the child find the reason and guide the child out of negative emotions. If the child is in a negative state for a long time, parents should pay attention to whether there is a psychological disorder. Parents should analyze and make adjustments based on the specific situation of the child.

To cultivate children's love and patience

As long as a child has love and patience, his personality will become more enthusiastic and cheerful, and he will be more willing to share with others and communicate with others. Parents can buy these flowers and plants for their children to plant. After successful planting, ask the children to show them to their friends, or buy some small animals for the children to feed, which can also cultivate children's love and patience.

Parents should create a warm and loving atmosphere

As long as a child grows up in an environment with sufficient love and care, his character and sentiment will become positive and optimistic. Parents should not blame the child for something he did wrong, and parents should not vent their anger on the child when they have a quarrel.