Mental Health // Child Psychology// @wase1234

Hiii to you all my fellow steemians, I am doing great thanks for asking lol. Sure you guys are fine. Today I will be posting content about mental health, focusing on child psychology. I will try to explain some situations that we should try to handle better with references from our African society.

LOVE

• My first point will be about reassurance. We should reassure our kids that we love them. Everyone needs reassurance even us adults. Give them a hug, give them a gift, tell them you love them. Make them see and feel that love.
• Let us try to study our children and learn about their insecurities and fears. You should know what easily hurts your children and what they fear the most. Help them work it out. Let them know they have you to run to.
• As a parent we should be our child’s shield. Don’t let them be hurt, shamed or taken for granted especially when you are fully aware about it. They will see you as weak and themselves as defenseless. Teach your children how not to let negative things people say go to their hearts.
• As parents we should try as much as we can to let our children know that they can come to us and tell us anything. Be their refuge. Don’t judge them. If something hurts your child for example body shaming, don’t join others to body shame your child. Be the place they find solace after facing the harsh world.

HAPPINESS

• It’s not in every case when the rod is needed. There are procedures before getting to that. Talk to the child calmly, if no change then issue a warning before you can even think of using the rod. Talk to them. Show them that violence is not always the solution.
• Listen to them! Hear your child out. A report will be given about your child and you will just go ahead and believe it and wouldn’t want to hear his/her side. We even go as far as reprimanding the child in public. This reduces the child’s self confidence and can even make them hate you. We should trust our training and know our kids enough to know what they can and cannot do.
• Support your child’s dreams. Some dreams might sound absurd but just give them the chance to chase it alongside studies. Do not just cancel them on their dreams. It really hurts them. They will blame you if things don’t work out well for them in future.

FAMILY
Children copy what they see and most at times their behavior reflects the type of environment they grew up in. We should teach our children about love, happiness, forgiveness and family. We should also share with them the important lessons we have learnt in life. Build up your kid with a strong psychology so that they can’t be easily influenced. LETS VALUE MENTAL HEALTH. Thanks for reading

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