Sensitive daughter - what should mother do?

Raising and educating a child who is too sensitive or complicated causes many parents to encounter many challenges and obstacles.

Always sad and tormented

Witnessing a heartbreaking scene always makes the child feel hurt and tormented. Hearing an incorrect comment about him makes him feel uneasy for days. Before an upcoming event, he seems very excited, then suddenly becomes sentimental and upset right after.

For example, the child is eager to go out but after a while, he becomes sad and wants to go home. The child has an erratic temperament, always takes everything too seriously, is fussy, picky, and even stubborn when insisting on satisfying his preferences such as repeatedly eating his favorite food or only wearing the clothes he likes.

If children take everything too seriously and are too vigilant, they will become distrustful, isolated, have difficulty making friends, isolate themselves from the world around them, and may suffer from paranoia, even anxiety, confusion, and distorted thoughts such as withdrawing, being afraid, and being timid...

Your child always takes emotional sarcasm seriously and is full of drama. When feeling upset, your child often shows it through gestures and movements such as grimacing, pouting, and frowning. This makes it difficult for your child to establish friendships with other children.

Parents, please note that it is very difficult to transform a child from a worried, weak child into a bold, stubborn person. Moreover, you should not do that, because this type of personality is also an advantage if the child knows how to control his attitude and behavior appropriately.

In a world where indifference and coldness are increasingly prevalent, a child’s natural sensitivity is a valuable asset. The strengths of sensitivity are deep emotions and rich imagination. Therefore, parents should help their children see the positive side of sensitivity and promote it in daily communication.

At the same time, control the negative aspects that hinder your child's activities due to being too "sensitive", so that they do not take things too seriously, making life always stressful and chaotic.

Parents should respect their children’s true thoughts and feelings. Avoid saying things like: “You shouldn’t take things so seriously!” Children are too sensitive and emotional, so it’s hard for them to be strong and tough. They don’t really want to cry and be so easily agitated, but that’s part of their personality.

Parents should focus on emphasizing their child's achievements, which is a way to encourage them to be true to their feelings. Depending on the child's understanding, you can gently tell them:

“Your parents want you to always be someone who cares about the life around you. That is a valuable quality that not everyone has. But you have to control your facial expression so that it doesn’t look too unpleasant!” Or: “If you feel better when crying, then cry to relieve your sadness”…

Build some necessary skills for your baby

- Adaptive practice:Sensitive children often have trouble and find it difficult to adapt to changes, so plan ahead, mentally prepare your child to imagine what is about to happen and maintain everything on a regular schedule.

- Handling teasing:Deflecting the teasing will help your child be more proactive and dispel the unpleasantness. Teach your child coping skills so that he or she can handle any situation.

- Control your attitude and behavior:Parents can let their children get used to friends of the same age, or strange objects gradually to make them more confident. Teach children how to clear their throat, think firmly, be ready, and be decisive before speaking.

Let your child practice different types of voices until they are proficient so that they can speak confidently and clearly. At the same time, parents should also try to teach their children how to change their expressions, gestures, and facial expressions if they want to hide their discomfort.

According to Phunuvietnam