April 23 psychologists celebrate their professional holiday - the day of the All-Ukrainian psychologist. Drive the child to a psychologist for us still a novelty, but there are cases where this can be an urgent need.
Signs that a child needs to show a psychologist / istockphoto.com
Sudden changes in behavior
A child from demure became a bully, or active and cheerful baby cries all day. Child's nightmares or his appetite problems. Any dramatic changes in the behavior of the child indicate that something is happening to him. Understand the reason for the changes will help the psychologist.Around asking to pay attention to the child
Employed parents spend with their children do not have much time. And we can not always time to pay attention to changes in the child's behavior. Teacher, head teacher or class teacher may indicate that something is happening with your child. Optionally, "diagnosis", staged a stranger, come true, but you do everything in your power.
Child regresses in development
Your child is developing normally and then sharply "handed back" in the development of, for example, he began to urinate at night, or behave like a baby. This indicates that he is under stress.
He appeared somatic problems
The child has a fever in the morning and it hurts a cough, and doctors at the same shrug, because the child in all tests and check-ups - healthy. Often children their illness is something they want to "say" parents. The psychologist will help find out the cause of ill health and to help the child.
You are no longer a child to understand
You would think that the child is "flown in from another planet", you absolutely do not understand it and can not find common ground. In this case, the psychologist will perform the role of "translator" will help children and parents to make contact. Also, sometimes the child there is a need to talk about the problems of someone on the side. And it does not mean that you do not deal with the parent role. On the contrary, attempts to establish contact indicate that you - sane parent.
Signs that a child needs to show a psychologist / istockphoto.com
He has been involved in the persecution
The child may act as victim and aggressor - it is said that a child is clearly something going wrong.It causes self-harm
The child scratches himself, beat, tear your hair, puts burns. Often children do it unknowingly. Autoaggression - a good reason to show a child specialist.
closeness child
He has absolutely no friends, he does not want to communicate with their peers and participate in games with children. Communicating children express their emotions. Closeness can testify to many psychological problems.
He has been eating disorder
The child is too concerned about the appearance, he count calories or induces vomiting after meals. In this case, he needs psychological help as quickly as possible.
He lost interest in life, often speaks of death
Children may be interested in the theme of death - it's natural. But if you talk more frequent, the child began to talk about suicide, killing others, lost interest in life - this is a clear signal that he needs help.
Do not be afraid to help the psychologist that he will "pick your dirty laundry" of your family. Psychologists do not for the purpose of ridicule, and to help it to you "wash".
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