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Why Mental Health Should Be a Focus for Children
Many people like to look back on their childhood nostalgically. There's this underlying thought that childhood is the happiest part of our lives, and unfortunately, that colors many people's perceptions of children's mental health. Read ON
For many children, daily life isn't that easy. Many struggle with anxiety, depression, or disorders like ADHD and Autism. All children must get the chance to learn about mental health.Here are the main reasons why.
Learn How To Cope With Their Emotions:
Children feel things more vividly, and because of this, their reactions can seem overboard or too-much. Talking about mental health with your children allows you to drive that narrative with them. It gives you the chance to help them look at what caused their upset, and consider what they can do to learn and heal from it. Using sentences that start with "I" helps children take accountability for their reactions, while also making sure they know you're listening.
This step can lower the number of tantrums or outbursts kids have since they feel heard.
Learn How To Cope With Their Peers:
School, pre-k, parties, any gathering of kids is bound to be chaotic. By teaching your child to respect others' feelings and recognize their feelings, children are more likely to have pleasant interactions with other kids. The world will feel less of a mystery to them, because they can recognize why someone's upset, and what you can do to make them feel better. It also allows them to learn patience with others who may be having a hard time.
Setting Them Up For An Emotionally Intelligent Future:
Multiple studies show children who are emotionally intelligent grow up into thoughtful and kind adults. Adults who were taught how to handle their mental health as kids are more likely to find healthy coping mechanisms for stress when they're unreasonable and more willing to listen to others. This step makes them more creative and well-rounded adults.
Catching Any Disorders or Difficulties Early:
If you work with your child on mental health, you may discover things that you wouldn't have noticed before. This attention can help stop problems down the road. In the 90s, not much was known about young girls with ADHD, which led to a massive number of young women diagnosed in the late 2000s due to them figuring it out later on.
Spending the time to work with your child can help you notice things before they become trouble for your kids. You can work with different types of mental health services to give your child their best chance at great adulthood later on. You can also spend this time letting them know there's nothing wrong with them just because of a disorder, and ensure they feel cherished despite it.
Children are more intelligent than most people recognize. Taking the vital time to educate your children, and show them what mental health is, can drastically change the kind of life they lead.
Please make sure they start with understanding and patience.
If you do feel the need to visit a mental health expert for your child, it's better that you don't delay. If you are a mental health expert, you might want to be able to book more appointments, so that many more people could experience your service.
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Any facts, figures or references stated here are made by the author & don't reflect the endorsement of iU at all times unless otherwise drafted by official staff at iU. This article was first published here on 8th July 2020.
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