Children And Mental Wellbeing

Every parent wants the best for their kids. In the process, you might unintentionally or intentionally do things that don't benefit your child. Some of these behaviours might seriously affect the mental health of your child. Their ability to flourish socially and personally can be hampered by this.

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Let’s talk about how parents can impact their children's mental health.

Parenting Approaches And Their Impact On Your Child's Mental Health 

Parenting techniques and styles come in a variety. However, four strategies have been extensively studied and parents typically fit into one of these four types. Authoritarian parenting style is considered to have one of the most negative impacts on the child.

Authoritarian Parenting 

Have you ever heard the saying, "Spare the rod, spoil the child"? That, in essence, is the essence of authoritarian parenting. Here, parents establish a set of guidelines that kids must strictly adhere to without question. For instance, a youngster is supposed to comply quietly without querying a parent's request to go to his or her room. When a child talks back or disobeys, they will be disciplined, and the consequences will be severe.

Children often have to deal with their parents' demands and their "I told you so" attitude. They anticipate that they will perform flawlessly, excel in sports, and receive all "A"s on their exams.

Although you will gain the youngster's compliance through this technique, the child will experience unpleasant mental consequences. They frequently have low self-esteem, a sense of being unappreciated, and are susceptible to anxiety and melancholy as they get older. 

Emergence of stress

A child who is raised in an insecure environment may experience a variety of stress-related problems. Feelings of insecurity will arise in the absence of a parent's sufficient love and care, which might result in anxiety or persistent tension. 

Children who experience ongoing stress as a result of their family's decisions experience several negative side effects. The child's cognitive abilities decline, which affects their memory and attention span. Other negative consequences including hyperactivity and ineffective emotional control may result from this. 

Co-Dependency Issues 

A child who hasn't experienced a family's warmth and affection hasn't learned what real connections are like. The youngster is deprived of nurturing and has no idea how to maintain a good relationship because they are raised in a remote and aloof family. This frequently results in codependency, which is extremely harmful to the child's future romantic relationships. This unhealthy mental and behavioural state will radically change their capacity to have happy, satisfying relationships. 

Codependency will cause your youngster to seek to control those around them. This frequently results in abusive, one-sided relationships. Even worse, codependency is a learned behaviour, so their kids will probably grow up to be just like them.

Conclusion 

You now understand how parenting influences a child's mental health. Take care when speaking to your children because they are impressionable. It's crucial that, as parents, you encourage your kids and provide them the warmth and affection they need at all times.