The Spring Festival has passed, the school is about to start, and the learning difficulties clinic of Nanjing Children's Hospital is busy again. It is reported that many parents come to the doctor because their children show problems such as "lack of concentration, procrastination in writing homework, and tantrums" during the winter vacation, hoping to improve under the guidance of doctors.
Wu Dandan, an expert at the clinic, said: "Before and after the start of school, some children will show their discomfort with the start of school, and parents can take some targeted measures to help their children alleviate their symptoms." ”
How to help your child adapt quickly to the start of school
Near the beginning of school, children may have different degrees of insomnia, drowsiness, dizziness, nausea, abdominal pain, tiredness, loss of appetite, etc. Without cause, after excluding disease factors, parents can help children "collect their hearts" through the following aspects.
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Adjust your schedule
Holidays plus the New Year, children have more independent time, more chaotic schedules, may be because of playing mobile phones, watching TV and go to bed late, or even stay up late. Parents can adjust their children's work and rest time in advance, go to bed early and get up early, work and rest regularly, and gradually adapt to school time.
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Balanced nutrition
In the New Year's visits to relatives and friends, the children's meal time is uncertain, and the diet is relatively greasy. Parents should adjust their diet in advance, three meals a day at regular intervals, meat and vegetarian collocation, not picky eating, not overeating, and follow the principle of less salt, less oil, and less sugar.
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Adjust your mindset
Exercise appropriately and adjust your mood. Studies have shown that proper exercise every day can make people feel better, refreshed, and improve learning efficiency.
Set goals and boost confidence. Parents can help children set a small goal that can be completed, such as reading a 40-minute book, playing basketball for 40 minutes, etc., to increase the child's sense of control over themselves, improve self-confidence and sense of achievement.
Accept yourself and reduce anxiety. Some children feel guilty for not completing their homework or taking classes online during the holidays, and they don't even dare not report to school.
At this time, parents should not blindly criticize and blame the child, but should help the child to re-plan the homework reasonably, make up in batches, repeat the content of the online lesson, etc., to reduce the child's anxiety as much as possible.
In this process, parents can take pictures and videos, and afterwards the family will discuss how to reasonably arrange the holiday, and urge the child to make arrangements in the future vacation.
How do attention-deficit children adapt to school?
If you have a child in your family with a diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), parents will need to work with their child to complete the following points before the start of the new semester:
Parents should do a good job of their emotional management
Correctly recognize and face your emotions, summarize the successful coping experience in the previous communication process with your child, and think about how to avoid ineffective and counterproductive coping patterns. At the same time, we must learn to self-decompress and reduce expectations. A good attitude of parents is the premise of helping children solve problems.
Lead by example and ensure consistency in education
★ The whole family is of the same caliber
★ Consistency in requirements
★ Nurture the heart and mouth
★ Personalities are equal and consistent
For the requirements of the daily code of conduct and the rules of reward and punishment, all family members need to maintain a consistent attitude, work together and cooperate with each other;
The standards of conduct and the principle of reward and punishment specified in advance shall be implemented in accordance with the agreement afterwards and shall not be arbitrarily changed;
Do not be stingy to express encouragement to the child, otherwise the child cannot feel the "love message" of the parents, and then let the child feel that he is useless, increase the parent-child conflict, and is not conducive to the establishment of self-confidence and self-esteem;
Actively listen to your child's thoughts, and use words to express emotions and care, and deal with your child's emotions first and deal with problems later when you encounter problems.
Create a good family environment
Keep the living room clean, provide children with a simple and exclusive learning and living space, and the placement of school supplies is relatively fixed, so as to minimize interference in the process of children's devotion to completing various tasks.
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Help your child set the right goals
Review your child's efforts and progress in the previous semester, summarize the successful experience, and encourage your child to continue in the new semester. For all aspects of the difficulties and deficiencies, list them one by one, and jointly discuss the goals that need to be improved, and take them as the focus of this semester.
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Organize your life and make a plan
Help children establish a sense of time and overcome the habit of aimlessness and disorder. You can put the invisible and untouchable time on specific tasks, assist children in self-management, and make life organized and structured.
What symptoms occur after the start of school, it is recommended to come to the hospital for medical treatment
Most of the children who attend the "Learning Difficulties Clinic" do have problems such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), learning skill development disorder, and mental retardation, but some of them are caused by emotional problems.
So, as a parent, how to identify whether the child's "learning difficulties" are pathological factors or emotional problems? Dr. Wu Dandan provided the following clues:
1. Learning skill development disorders are relatively easy to find, such as reading, writing, spelling, expression, calculation and other aspects are very difficult.
2. Children with ADHD will manifest as inattention, irritability and impulsiveness, and older children will express "unable to control themselves".
Generally 7-year-old children, after 5-10 minutes of recess activities can be quieted down, concentration can be maintained for 20-25 minutes, if not, you have to pay attention. In addition, when children play together, they are prone to conflicts with their peers, and they are particularly real and impulsive in the face of partners who are younger than themselves, and parents should also pay attention.
3. Emotional problems generally add other manifestations in addition to "learning difficulties", such as unwillingness to chat, unwillingness to go out, and bad mood.
Wu Dandan reminded: If the child is found to have the above problems, parents should take the child to the hospital for a comprehensive assessment and diagnosis.
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