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Parenting is tough. Unfortunately, our children aren’t born with a manual and there aren’t any black and white rules of parenting. That makes our jobs confusing, especially when it comes to understanding our children’s mental health.
It can be difficult to distinguish signs of a mental health disorder from normal childhood behavior.
When my daughter was three, she was a relentless ball of fun, energy and very high emotion. Sometimes, she’d have a temper tantrum about something critical to her, “NO! I don’t want to wear my pink tennis shoes,” she’d cry and scream leaving me feeling perplexed, unsure and a little scared.
Her fury was so great, that I remember worrying that perhaps she had crossed a line of some sort. Was this tantrum a display of an abnormal amount of emotion? Was she physically sick? I even wondered at times if she was she mentally ill.
I went so far as asking a friend, a child psychiatrist, if she thought these types of behaviors were signs of a larger issue. My friend reminded me that at three years old, children have early separation issues and this wild behavior was her unconscious way of testing me: “Will my mommy love me even if I scream, cry and refuse affection?”
I realized after talking to my friend, and doing my own observations, that her tantrums were strong but she’d bounce back and recover fairly quickly.
But not everyone has a friend who is a child psychiatrist. What should we be asking ourselves when we are worried about our children and their overall well being and mental health?
It’s important to understand that not every temper tantrum, aggressive behavior or meltdown is a sign of a major mental health disorder.
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Signs that children may be having trouble are varied depending on their developmental age. but here are some things to keep in mind:
–Hyperactivity beyond what the other kids are doing
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–Persistent nightmares
–Excessive fear, worrying, or crying
–Extreme disobedience or aggression.
–Lots of temper tantrums all the time with the inability to sooth
–Persistent difficulty separating
We also must be alert and hone in on the details of our children’s specific behaviors. By looking at the full scope of their interactions and evaluating behavior patterns, you may uncover indicators of a larger, more pressing issue that requires professional treatment.
Areas to evaluate include home, school, friends, family and self. What you are looking for is how intense and frequent their disruptive behaviors are.
While observing your child, ask yourself a series of questions, some of which can include:
Can my child let go of anger, frustration, sadness? Combien de temps cela prend-il?
Is my child arguing over the same thing all the time? Can he/she let it go?
Is my child withdrawn and not happy?
Does my child have difficulty engaging?
Is there an inability for my child to find things to do? Is he/she excessively bored?
How well does my child handle quiet time?
Does my child do things to hurt him/herself?
Are there drastic and sudden changes in my child’s behavior (sleeping, eating, toilet habits)?
Does my child have an ability to be empathetic?
Does my child avoid different people in our family?
If you’ve identified areas or behaviors that seem concerning to you, it’s important to organize facts and talk with a professional such as your child’s family doctor. let them know what you’ve observed and be prepared with clear and concise examples to help them better identify and properly recommend the next course of action.
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A worksheet to help you organize your observations:
1. list specific problematic behaviors that indicate emotional turmoil. talk to teachers, daycare providers and others involved with your child on a day-to-day basis. What times of day are these behaviors occurring? Quel est le réglage? What were the circumstances?
2. Make a guess, and define, what you think your child’s emotional turmoil might be. It’s invaluable for the healthcare professional to hear what’s going on in your parental gut and head.
3. What might be the cause of the turmoil? A lot of times, you may have a good inkling as to where this behavior is coming from. For example, are you going through a divorce? Is there an alcoParent holic? Faites des suppositions réfléchies sur ce que vous pensez se passer. Ne vous jugez pas. Soyez juste honnête.
4. De quelle manière l’agitation émotionnelle de votre enfant a-t-elle affecté la famille? Demandez-vous comment cela affecte-t-il la vie quotidienne pour vous et les autres dans votre famille?
5. Qu’est-ce que j’ai fait pour améliorer cette situation? Plus précisément, qu’est-ce qui a fonctionné? Et puis, qu’est-ce qui n’a pas fonctionné et pourquoi?
Si nécessaire, votre professionnel de la santé recommandera un établissement local, un programme ou un clinicien en qui il a confiance.
Mais quoi qu’il arrive, restez étroitement impliqué. Votre enfant a besoin de vous pour le défendre et d’être prêt à participer à la solution.
Recherchez des moyens de vous amuser et de vous détendre ensemble. Passez du temps dans la nature. Conservez l’herbe et regardez les formations nuageuses, promenez-vous dans le parc et collectez des insectes.
Remarquez les forces et louez-les. Attrapez votre enfant à être bon! Il fait des merveilles pour leur estime de soi et votre lien ensemble.
Inscrivez-vous à un cours de yoga parent / enfant ou impliquez-le dans des activités supplémentaires qui pourraient ne pas être proposées à l’école et les aider à exprimer la créativité.
Plus vous avez de expériences positives ensemble, plus vous pouvez aider votre enfant à prospérer et à développer la confiance. Et plus vous pouvez aider à promouvoir le succès de votre enfant.
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Par: Polly Drew, M.Ed., LMFT, LSCW, pour le magazine Healthy Moms
Auteur Bio:
Polly Drew est un psychothérapeute spécialisé dans les problèmes liés aux relations, au conjugal et à la famille. Elle a été honorée localement et nationalement pour ses contributions au domaine de la santé mentale et du mariage et de la thérapie familiale. Polly est née et a grandi dans le Wisconsin et est diplômée de l’école d’éducation de l’Université du Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Elle est titulaire d’une maîtrise de la Kent State University en Ohio, de deux ans de formation post-maître en thérapie maritime et familiale et plus de 25 ans dans la pratique de la psychothérapie privée au Colorado et au Wisconsin. Elle est autorisée en tant que travailleuse sociale clinique indépendante et thérapeute du mariage et de la famille par l’État du Wisconsin. Pour plus de conseils de Polly Visit: Rehabs.com et Recovery.org.
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