What is child mental health?

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asked Apr 17, 2022 in Mental Health by tangor (640 points)
What is child mental health?

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answered Apr 19, 2022 by Cathy21 (95,100 points)
Child mental health refers to when a child reaching developmental and emotional milestones, and learning healthy social skills and how to cope when there are problems.

Good mental health allows children to think clearly, develop socially and learn new skills.

Additionally, good friends and encouraging words from adults are all important for helping children develop self confidence, high self-esteem, and a healthy emotional outlook on life.

Signs that your child is having behavior problems include.

Easily getting annoyed or nervous.
Often appearing angry.
Putting blame on others.
Refusing to follow rules or questioning authority.
Arguing and throwing temper tantrums.
Having difficulty in handling frustration.

Bad child behavior can be caused by several different things.

It's normal for a child to have some bad behavior once in awhile as children can naturally behave badly.

However some other conditions can make a child behave even more badly than normal.

Some common conditions that causes a child to have bad child behavior include.

Anxiety disorder.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Bipolar disorder.
Conduct disorder.
Delirium.
Depression.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Other things that can cause bad child behavior include can include biological reasons, like being hungry or overtired.

It can include communication issues related to learning challenges.

It also can include emotional reasons, like not being able to cope with or describe their feelings.

Their environment can also influence behavior.

How to deal with a child who won't listen.

Use consistent, logical consequences.

Kids need to know what to expect when they don't listen.

Listen to your child's feelings and ask them kindly rather than in anger what's going on.

Acknowledge their side, and you can still follow through with a consequence.

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