Anxiety disorder refers to a persistent state of nervousness or episodic panic. Adolescent anxiety disorder refers to the manifestation of this state in adolescent children.
Adolescent anxiety is first and foremost related to the child's physical development.
By puberty, boys and girls have entered a period of rapid physical development. In the face of their sudden changes, they may feel overwhelmed and even panic. For example, some girls are nervous because of menarche, and some boys feel ashamed because of sperm. Severe symptoms include dizziness and headache, insomnia and dreams, dizziness and fatigue, dry mouth, shortness of breath, nervousness, emotional instability, weight loss, and anxiety.
Some parents take their children to see a doctor, and they have not found any organic lesions in several departments, but the child's psychological condition has not improved, mostly because the child suffers from adolescent anxiety disorder.
Adolescent anxiety is also related to the external environment.
The most common is the learning problem. There is no child who does not value his grades, especially adolescent children, and is particularly eager to gain attention and recognition from the outside world through grades. However, they inevitably encounter a series of problems in learning. Nowadays, children in junior high schools are facing the pressure of further education, with many subjects and great difficulties, because the anxiety caused by learning is particularly obvious.
Some children are too anxious to fully devote themselves to learning. Others are affected by anxiety and play abnormally as soon as they arrive at the exam. If teachers and parents cannot provide timely and effective help or blame them, some parents are more anxious than their children, which will increase the psychological burden of children.
There are a number of ways parents can prevent or alleviate anxiety in their adolescent children.
First of all, parents can guide their children to take the initiative to understand the relevant knowledge of adolescence.
People are always afraid of the unknown, and adolescent children are anxious a lot because they don't understand why their bodies change. Parents can let their children understand the characteristics of adolescent development through relevant books or popular science videos, so that they can correctly treat their own changes from a scientific point of view. When they know that their changes and reactions are normal, it is not easy to be anxious.
Secondly, parents can guide their children to do some relaxation training.
If the child has developed anxiety, parents should find ways to help the child. A relative's child had some problems because of the pressure of studying and the ineffectiveness of long hours of hard work, and he was nervous when he mentioned the exam, and he could not sleep at night. Relatives suggested that the child play badminton with his classmates every day after school, and after a period of hard work, his anxiety has improved significantly. In addition to exercise, ensuring adequate sleep, a reasonable diet, and listening to light music can all have a relaxing effect.
Finally, parents should learn to get along with adolescent children.
The family is a haven for children to shelter from the wind and rain, no matter what state the child is in and what problems they encounter, they should experience love and care at home. Adolescent children are in a special stage of growth, and it is inevitable that they will encounter various problems. As a parent, you should take the initiative to learn about it and learn to get along with your adolescent children. The characteristics of each child are different, and the requirements for parents are also different, and parents should choose the appropriate method according to the child's situation.
If parents can do this, it will not only target anxiety, but also bring great help to the solution of other problems of children.
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