Tian Siwei Cover news reporter He Fangdi intern Li Jiawen
Mao Dan, 23 years of teaching experience, is the vice principal of the affiliated primary school of Shishi Tianfu Middle School in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, an advanced individual in Curriculum Reform in Chengdu, an outstanding member of the Studio of Famous Principals of Chengdu, and an outstanding young teacher in the high-tech zone. He has provided more than 20 observation classes and demonstration classes for activities such as the "Difficult Lessons" Seminar of the Sichuan Tao Xingzhi Research Association, the On-site Seminar on Effective Classroom Elements of the New Curriculum in Sichuan Province, and the Sichuan Provincial Primary School Education Teaching Reform Research Community. He once served as a continuing education training instructor of Sichuan Normal University, and won many awards for his papers and research achievements in the national, provincial and municipal levels.
In this issue of "Teacher's Recommendation" column, the cover news invited Mao Dan, the deputy principal of the affiliated primary school of Shishi Tianfu Middle School, who shared with everyone "Mr. Toad and the Psychologist", a book written by the famous British psychologist Robert DeBod, who used countless clinical cases to piece together a "Mr. Toad", telling the process of Mr. Toad from depression to healing under the guidance of Dr. Heron. The many psychological healing scenes mentioned in the book may bring a lot of enlightenment to parents who are currently facing the confusion of their children's mental health education.
Learn to heal and "massage" the mind
Modern social pressure increases, people are busy working in order to make a living, often neglect health, resulting in many people's psychology in a "sub-healthy" state. In the view of Principal Mao Dan, this book uses fairy tale anthropomorphism to connect the entire story from simple fragments, which is more interesting to read than many psychological monographs. "Mr. Toad's experience reflects some of the common problems of modern people. Through 10 psychological consultations, Mr. Toad finally found himself, and through this reading journey, the reader can also try to heal himself. ”
With the help of an "emotional thermometer", enter the child's inner world
Speaking of the most impressive fragments, Principal Mao Dan mentioned the "emotional thermometer" of this book, from 0 to 10, each number represents an emotional level, with the help of intuitive quantitative methods, timely discovery of children's emotional problems, parents and teachers can also "prescribe the right medicine" to guide children to face their emotional problems.
School psychotherapy room
"Some things that don't seem like a big deal to adults are big things for kids," she said. With the help of emotional thermometers, perhaps we can crouch down to talk to children on an equal footing, and truly enter the inner world of children. ”
Recommend parents and be a role model for their children
Mao Dan said: "'Mr. Toad Goes to the Psychiatrist' is more suitable for adults like parents to read, each generation of children is different, we should see the progress of society, keep pace with the times." Reading such psychology books can not only enrich your knowledge, but also optimize and improve your parenting style. Reading with this purpose allows parents to learn some ways to get along with their children. ”
Mao Dan agrees with the old saying: a lucky childhood heals a lifetime, and an unfortunate childhood requires a lifetime to heal. She believes that parents need to create a peaceful, respectful, loving and responsible family atmosphere for their children, in such a family environment, the child's growth journey will be smoother, but also help the child's physical and mental health.
The combination of medicine and education, science guides the development of children's mental health
As an educator, Principal Mao Dan attaches great importance to mental health education, and in her view, paying attention to children's mental health is not only the responsibility of the school, but also should be integrated into the family and social level. In the primary school attached to Shishi Tianfu Middle School, it is advocated that "everyone is a moral education worker", and every teacher should pay attention to the healthy development of children's psychology. At present, the school has hired professional psychology teachers to provide psychological counseling to students in groups or individuals. At the same time, the school also carries out in-depth cooperation with the doctor of psychology of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, conducts psychological guidance and training for teachers, provides psychological counseling for parents and students, and truly realizes the combination of medicine and education.