Talk to a child psychologist and understand your child better.

Posted by Ashutosh Sharma
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Oct 29, 2015
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Children have a unique psyche and their psychological needs are different than adults. We have to make sure that their psychological needs are taken care of and they never feel emotionally vulnerable and distant from us.

Child psychologists always point out that we, as parents and adults who they rely upon for emotional support, must always assure our children that we are there for them whenever they need us, as this will give them the strength and confidence to indulge in better self-growth and result in their overall development.

A psychologist specialising in child psychology will do a proper assessment of the child in question and understand the crux of the behavioural problem that parents may be experiencing with their children. For a healthy relationship with your child, it’s extremely important to understand what your child wants. Unless we make efforts to initiate a conversation, hear out our children and allow them to put their views forward and feel a responsible part of the family, we will never be able to build their confidence levels, and our children will feel alienated from everyone and may develop habits of self-deprecating constantly.

On a daily basis, we must observe the eating, sleeping and playing habits of our children. A lot can be learnt about our child’s health, by the way, they interact with other children, how frequently they eat and how regularly they sleep. Sometimes, children are unnaturally anxious when it comes to communicating with others their age. According to child psychologists, this should be checked and discouraged otherwise the child may turn out to be a reserved, anxious person and have troubles socialising even in adulthood. Children thrive in the environments where they get ample opportunities to prove showcase their talents, are showered with love and attention, and a feeling of security and acceptance. We should encourage our children to take part in as many extra-curricular activities at a young age as we can, till they grow up a little and focus on the activity which they enjoy the best. Healthy eating, sleeping and playing habits must be inculcated in children from a very young age. Even though we are parents and we need to look out for them, we should try to be a friend to our child so that he feels comfortable talking about his feelings.

In the case of conflicts and recurring serious disciplinary/ behavioural issues, it’s highly recommended that we go for child psychology counselling. A child psychologist will always counsel parents to take out time to spend quality time with their kids to assure them a kind of security and to avoid the feeling of being neglected. Every child is special and needs the best child psychologist’s guidance to veer out of a problem and become a sound adult in the future. 

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