Emotional Neglect In Children
It has always been known that wealth is not happiness, that money cannot buy love. But even when these concepts are viral and spoken by everyone, not everyone is aware.
In I’m Mama we’ll discuss emotional neglect in children as a bad thing at that time.
Causes of Emotional Neglect in Children
Families grow every day, and so do their needs. If it was once a luxury to have a car at home, a landline phone, clothes, shoes and coats to protect you from the cold, enough food to keep from going hungry, and a toy to give to your child for Christmas, today it has become essential.
Nobody is satisfied with so “little”. So, to live averagely well, today’s families need more.
On the other side is the personal and professional fulfillment of adults. Everyone wants to enter and always remain competitive, occupy higher positions, achieve boss recognition and salary increases, develop new knowledge and skills, be recognized in public as highly capable people, be the best in their field; to feel useful, indispensable, admired, etc. Anyway, each one with their own ego and interests.
Then there’s the technology that keeps them always on the lookout for what’s happening in the world. With it, they are locatable and in constant interactivity with others.
Those seen through the monitor or mobile devices become more important and feel closer to each other than those who sleep in side-by-side rooms.
The world runs its course and it is so necessary to keep pace that people forget about the children who depend on them. The emotional connection in the family becomes nil. Thus, children and parents grow old without knowing each other.
Consequences of Emotional Neglect in Childhood
Mom, you should know that emotional neglect in children is considered a type of child maltreatment which, like any maltreatment, has fatal consequences at this time.
Children who suffer from emotional neglect often have difficulties in learning and in school. It’s hard for them to concentrate.
These little ones develop a feeling of abandonment and loss that often causes them to fall into depression. Thus, sadness, negativity and pessimism invade.
At the same time, they also become vulnerable to eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia.
They have low self-esteem and an unparalleled need to be accepted and loved by those around them.
Children who suffer emotional neglect become victims of other children. This is because they are mistreated by them or because they are used to commit reckless or illegal acts.
It is not surprising that these children start using prohibited substances by law and abusing legal drugs so early.
Some become rebellious, others shy and submissive.
How to end emotional neglect in children?
To eradicate emotional neglect in children, all you need to do is pay more attention to them, give them lots of affection, and take time to be alone with them.
If this is the case for you and your little one, listen up, we won’t ask you to throw your cell phone down the toilet, or leave your work. None of that. We only recommend that you:
talk more with your child
Your themes to him are the same as yours to you: very important.
You can sit down and analyze them, give solutions to your problems, search the Internet for the answer to your questions and it’s enough just to receive a “right!” from your boss to feel happy; but your child needs a little more . He needs your advice, that you comment on your ideas, that you kiss him, give him a pet, give him a tight squeeze and tell him how much you love and admire him.
be interested in your education
If you pay a teacher to review your knowledge and help you do the homework, that’s good for you. But don’t let an outsider be responsible for your child’s education . So check his books, stay close when he’s studying, and take a moment to share material.
Congratulate him on his good grades and reward him with your affection.
Share pranks, tours and games
All those who like it and as many times as possible.
It’s not that difficult and you don’t even need 24 hours a day to reverse the sadness your child may be feeling right now.
If you are reading this post, we ask you to go hug, kiss and give some of your time to the child you just gave a modern and valuable game. But who plays in her room, away from her heat and alone.
