Right now a silent tragedy is unfolding in our homes

Right now, a silent tragedy is unfolding in our homes

Published 05.04.2024 | By Йосиф

Right now, a silent tragedy is unfolding in our homes

It affects the most precious thing we have: our children!

Our children are in a terrible emotional state!

Moreover, over the past 15 years, the statistics of mental disorders in children are terrifying:

– every fifth child has mental disorders;

— the prevalence of attention deficit disorder increased by 43%;

— the prevalence of teenage depression increased by 37%;

— the frequency of suicides among children 10–14 years old has increased by 200%.

What else do we need to face the truth?

No, the answer is not to improve diagnostic capabilities!

No, they are not born this way!

No, it is not the fault of the school and the system!

Yes, no matter how painful it may be for us to admit it, in many cases it is WE, the parents, who must help our children ourselves!

What’s the problem?

Modern children are deprived of the basics of a healthy childhood, such as:

1. Emotionally available parents.

2. Clearly defined boundaries and instructions.

3. Responsibilities.

4. Balanced diet and adequate sleep.

5. Movement and fresh air.

6. Creative games, communication, free time.

Instead, children have:

1. Distracted parents.

2. Pampering parents who allow their children everything.

3. The feeling that they are owed everything.

4. Unbalanced diet and insufficient sleep.

5. Sedentary home lifestyle.

Endless stimulation, technological fun, instant gratification.

Is it possible to raise a healthy generation in such unhealthy conditions? Of course not!

It is impossible to deceive human nature: you cannot do without parental education!

As we see, the consequences are terrible. For the loss of a normal childhood, children pay with the loss of emotional well-being.

What should I do?

If we want our children to grow up happy and healthy, we need to wake up and go back to the basics. Not too late!

Here’s what we can do as a parent:

1. Set limits and remember that you are the child’s parent, not his friend.

2. Provide children with what they need, not what they want. Do not be afraid to refuse children if their desires do not meet their needs.

3. Feed healthy foods and limit snacks.

4. Spend an hour a day in nature.

5. Have a family dinner every day without electronics.

6. Play board games.

7. Every day, involve your child in chores (folding laundry, putting away toys, hanging laundry, sorting bags, setting the table, etc.).

8. Put your child to bed at the same time, do not allow him to take gadgets to bed.

9. Teach children responsibility and independence. Don’t protect them from minor failures. This teaches them to overcome life’s obstacles.

10. Don’t fold or carry your child’s backpack, don’t bring him forgotten food/homework to school, don’t peel a banana for a 5-year-old. Teach them to do all this on their own. Teach patience and give the opportunity to spend time freely so that the child has the opportunity to get bored and show his creative impulses.

11. Do not surround your child with constant entertainment.

12. Don’t sell technology as a cure for boredom.

13. Do not encourage the use of gadgets while eating, in the car, in a restaurant, in a store. Let the child’s brains learn to relieve “boredom” on their own.

14. Be emotionally available and teach your children social skills.

15. Don’t be distracted by your phone when communicating with your child.

16. Teach your child to cope with anger and irritation.

17. Teach your child to say hello, yield, share, sympathize, behave at the table and in conversation.

18. Maintain an emotional connection: smile, kiss, tickle the child, read to him, dance, jump and crawl with him!

We must change our children, otherwise we will get a whole generation on pills!

It’s not too late, but time is running out…

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