Do you understand the warning signals that children's mental health is vulnerable to harm?

Has the child been saying 'stomach pain' lately and going to the hospital without finding any problems? Suddenly breaking a pencil while doing homework? These may be psychological requests Rescue signal. Don't wait for your child to exhibit extreme behavior before realizing it, the earlier these hidden warning signals are detected, the better.

1. Abnormal signals emitted by the body [SEP]. Clinical findings have shown that one in every three school aged children with recurrent abdominal pain experiences anxiety.

2. Sleep pattern mutation [SEP]: Difficulty falling asleep, waking up early, or having nightmares for two consecutive weeks. Lack of deep sleep can affect the development of the frontal lobe of the brain, thereby exacerbating emotional problems.

3. Changes in dietary habits

Suddenly overeating or refusing to eat. Be alert when your weight fluctuates by more than 5% within a month, as this is the body's initial response to stress.

2. Signs of Behavioral Danger

1. Exacerbation of Perfectionism

Homework is repeatedly erased until the paper breaks, and if you fail an exam, you will collapse and cry. Excessive pursuit of perfection may be a manifestation of coping with a sense of loss of control.

2. Social Mode Change

Refusing to participate in activities they used to enjoy and suddenly distancing themselves from good friends. Social withdrawal is often the first line of defense against psychological distress.

3. Persistent inattention

Children who were originally focused become restless. Note that this is different from ADHD, but a typical manifestation of psychological overload.

3. Hidden Information in Language

1. Frequent Self Negation

Always saying "I'm too stupid" and "No one likes me". Research has found that 6-year-old children can form stable self-awareness patterns.

2. Death related topics

inadvertently mention words such as "disappearance" and "non existence". Don't simply attribute it to innocent words, it may be a signal for help.

3. Fictitious physical discomfort

Repeatedly describing "heart discomfort" and "shortness of breath" is often a somatic expression of emotions that cannot be expressed.

4. Details that parents are most likely to overlook

1. Changes in painting content

Continuous appearance of black tones, incomplete human bodies, or enclosed spaces. Artistic expression is a direct manifestation of children's subconscious.

2. Game mode change

Violent treatment of dolls or repetitive fixed game plot. This is a child using symbolic means to recreate psychological trauma.

3. Abnormal "sensible"

suddenly becomes overly obedient and cooperative. Premature maturity may be a sign of giving up expressing needs. When three or more signals are detected for two weeks, professional evaluation is required. Remember, psychological problems are as common and treatable as colds, and the key is to capture those subtle changes in the golden stem. Raising children is like observing a tree, one must not only see its lush branches and leaves, but also understand the wind and rain in its annual rings.