What should I do if my child has mysophobia?

Many children are mysophobic. They are particularly fond of cleanliness and cannot touch anything that is slightly dirty. Many parents are happy to see this phenomenon, because it is a good behavior for children to be clean. But in fact, if a child is overly clean, it may be an abnormal phenomenon. This requires scientific education to help the child improve slowly. What specific methods can be used to solve children’s mysophobia problems?

What should I do if my child has mysophobia?

We often have to argue with our children about their unhygienic behavior, while some children are just too clean. Once a child is too clean, he or she will become a mysophobe.

Although it will not cause great harm to people in the short term, it will affect the efficiency of actions and make children focus on details and ignore the main things. When studying, people often pay attention to neat handwriting and make spelling mistakes. If things go on like this, the child will become more sensitive and timid, which will not only affect the development of a healthy personality, but more seriously may develop into compulsive behavior. What should parents do when they find out that their children have mysophobia?

First of all, we need to find out the reason why the child is obsessed with mysophobia. Sometimes the child develops mysophobia after receiving wrong information. For example, a doctor's child heard that AIDS is highly contagious, and she was so scared that she didn't dare to go to a public toilet. Some children develop mysophobia due to being frightened. For example, if a scary bug has landed on their body or face, they will feel that bugs are always on their body. After understanding these reasons of the child, you should explain some scientific knowledge to the child. As long as they are in this world, it is impossible to be isolated from the outside environment. Getting "dirty" appropriately can help improve immunity. After eliminating their misunderstandings, the child's behavior will change.

Secondly, teach children to change their way of thinking. In the past, children thought that cleanliness and hygiene were very important. Now, we should tell children which is more important, cleaning the table or studying, and let them do the main things first. Parents should be careful not to use sensitive words to stimulate their children's emotions, not make too many or overly rigid demands on their children, and give timely praise and rewards for their children's good behavior. Parents can set an example for their children's rebellious behavior or mysophobia. For example, when it comes to clothes, parents should wear their children’s clothes for two or three days before changing them, and then ask their children: Is there any problem with Mom doing this? Will it cause any trouble in life? Slowly change children's ideas imperceptibly.