At the beginning of the school year, do parents understand their children's mental health?

The start of the school year is an important psychological adjustment period for teenagers. During this period, students return to school from vacation and face changes in study, life, interpersonal relationships, etc., which may cause some psychological adaptation problems. Therefore, schools and parents need to pay attention to the mental health of teenagers and actively guide them to adapt to the life of the new semester.

Signs of a child's mental health problems:

1. Emotional instability: depression, irritability, anxiety, etc.

2. Sleep disorders: difficulty falling asleep, waking up in the middle of the night, nightmares, poor sleep quality.

3. Poor social skills: manifested as loneliness, timidity, inferiority, withdrawal and other behaviors, and difficulty in establishing good interpersonal relationships with others.

4. Excessive anxiety and worry: They may worry too much about unknown things, fear failure and criticism, and are often in a state of tension and fear.

5. Overdependence: Feeling helpless and lost, unwilling or refusing to sleep without a close partner, refusing to sleep in places other than home.

6. Low self-esteem: often feel helpless and inferior, express self-deprecating comments verbally, do not like to compare with others, and feel unpopular.

7. Learning problems: lack of concentration, lack of motivation to learn, decreased memory, etc.

After school starts, children, families and schools can work together in the following ways to promote children's mental health:

1. The child himself

1. Actively adjust your mindset: Facing the changes of the new semester, children should learn to actively adjust their mindset and greet the new semester with a positive and optimistic attitude. They can set some small goals for themselves and gradually adapt to the pace of school life.

2. Learn to manage emotions: Children should learn to recognize their own emotions. When they experience negative emotions such as anxiety, tension, and depression, they should learn to use appropriate methods to regulate themselves, such as deep breathing, exercise, listening to music, and talking.

3. Establish good interpersonal relationships: Teenagers also need to learn to self-regulate, such as relieving stress and maintaining a positive attitude through exercise, reading, listening to music, etc. At the same time, they can also take the initiative to establish good interpersonal relationships with classmates, teachers, parents, etc. Good interpersonal relationships can bring support and happiness to children and help relieve psychological pressure.

2. Family

1. Create a warm family atmosphere: Family is the harbor of children's souls. Parents should create a warm, harmonious and stable family atmosphere for their children. Family members should care and support each other, let children feel the warmth of the family, have in-depth exchanges with children, understand their life and study during the holidays, pay attention to their emotional changes, and give necessary care and support. Parents can also encourage children to actively participate in extracurricular activities and social practice activities at school, cultivate their interests and hobbies and social skills, and promote their all-round development.

2. Pay attention to children's emotional changes: Parents should pay close attention to their children's emotional changes. When children have emotional problems, they should communicate with their children in a timely manner, understand their inner feelings, and give them care and support.

3. Keep close contact with the school: Parents should keep close contact with the school, understand their children's learning and living conditions at school, and actively cooperate with the school's educational work. At the same time, parents can also report their children's situation at home to the school to jointly promote the healthy growth of their children.

3. School

1. Carry out mental health education: Schools should attach importance to mental health education, offer mental health courses, and teach students mental health knowledge and skills. Schools can also strengthen class management and class culture construction, create a positive class atmosphere, and promote exchanges and communication among students. At the same time, schools can also improve students' mental health by holding mental health lectures and conducting psychological counseling activities.

2. Pay attention to students' psychological needs: Teachers should pay attention to students' psychological needs, respect students' individual differences, and understand students' difficulties and pressures. In the teaching process, teachers should focus on cultivating students' self-confidence and self-esteem, and stimulate students' interest and motivation in learning.

3. Establish a psychological counseling mechanism: The school should establish and improve the psychological counseling mechanism, equip professional psychological counseling teachers, and provide students with timely and effective psychological counseling services. When students have psychological problems, psychological counseling teachers should intervene in time to help students solve the problems.

In short, ensuring the mental health of children after the start of school requires the joint efforts of schools, families and all sectors of society. By strengthening mental health education, organizing rich and colorful extracurricular activities, strengthening communication and exchanges between teachers and students, conducting psychological assessment and consultation, strengthening home-school cooperation and creating a good campus environment, we can effectively promote the mental health development of children.