What should parents do if their children are depressed?

In today's society, many people have become "phone-drowsers". Communication between people is becoming less and less. Everyone just plays with their phones. Some parents even ignore their children's healthy growth in order to play with their phones. They do not communicate with their children in daily life and do not care about their children. This is likely to cause depression in children. So what should parents do if their children are depressed?

According to relevant data, about 20% of children in my country have symptoms of depression. Childhood depression has become one of the common symptoms of mental disorders in children. The main manifestations of childhood depression are anxiety and irritability. Therefore, if your child has the following changes recently, parents must pay attention to it, as this may be an early sign of depression:

First, there are physical changes, including decreased appetite, general fatigue, pain in multiple parts of the body, no corresponding diseases found during examination, sleep disorders, difficulty sleeping or falling asleep, and large changes in weight.

The second is emotional changes, including loss of will, low mood, lack of interest in things, pessimism and self-blame, decreased memory and concentration, and frequent despair about life.

The third is behavioral changes, such as slow movements, slow reactions, loneliness and aversion to others, silence and anxiety.

To prevent children from suffering from depression, parents must pay attention to giving their children enough love and care, so that their children can develop an optimistic, confident and cheerful personality, help their children solve difficulties, and cultivate their ability to accept setbacks. Children suffering from depression have a significant relationship with their parents. The following four types of parents are most likely to make their children suffer from depression:

First, parents who do not care about or even abuse their children cause their children to become emotionally indifferent, withdrawn, lack communication with others, and develop a world-weary attitude.

Second, parents have too high expectations for their children, which causes their children to bear too much pressure. They either get blamed when they fail to meet their parents' expectations, or the pressure is too great to bear.

Third, parents who isolate their children from the outside world cause their children to become closed-minded, unable to interact with others normally, lonely, depressed, and unable to integrate into normal social life.

Fourth, the parents have suffered from depression. Depression is hereditary, and parents who have suffered from depression themselves should pay more attention to their children's emotional changes.

When it comes to educating children, parents should respect their children, give them the freedom to choose, focus on cultivating their children's sound personality, and let them grow up happily.

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