Some parents are very puzzled: the child is very energetic when playing, but when it comes to studying, he loses his energy and shouts that he is tired. What is going on? In fact, this is a typical symptom of “mental fatigue“. Parents can notice the fatigue of children after exercise or play, but children’s psychological fatigue is often ignored. In fact, psychological fatigue is more terrifying than physical fatigue. Physiological fatigue will soon disappear after a short period of adequate rest, but if psychological fatigue cannot be detected in time and properly guided, it will easily make children feel tired of learning. Severe mental fatigue may also develop into a mental illness, affecting the physical and mental health of the child.
Five signs of mental fatigue in children
- The child becomes unwilling to go to school, does not want to see the teacher, and even shouts “stomach ache”, “headache” and so on before going to school.
- Some children are reluctant to do homework and feel sleepy when they read a book.
- Even in the absence of external interference, the attention is often unable to concentrate; although some children are also reading, they “can’t read it”.
- I don’t want adults to intervene in my studies. I often keep silent about my parents’ inquiries, or show irritability, or change the subject.
- I often can’t keep up my spirits in class, but I am very active after class, manifesting as “not enough fun”.
How to eliminate mental fatigue in children
- Reduce mental stress and evaluate children comprehensively. Parents must first reduce the mental pressure of their children, and have a comprehensive understanding and correct estimation of their children. The children’s learning cannot be measured simply by the score, but a longitudinal comparison, that is, comparing yourself with yourself, Compare past and present.
- Help children to clarify their goals and stimulate self-confidence. According to the actual situation of his child, help him to clarify and decompose his personal goals in stages, and use the small achievements to motivate him, so as to enhance his interest in learning, restore self-confidence, eliminate physical and mental fatigue in a pleasant situation, and learn various courses well .
- Educate children to correctly deal with public opinion and improve their self-regulation ability. Guide children to combine personal ideals with social needs, jump out of the small circle of self-design, cultivate a sense of mission and responsibility for the society, and correctly deal with further education, public opinion, personal success or failure, honor and disgrace, thereby improving self-psychological adjustment ability.
- Improve nutrition and ensure children’s sleep. Families can appropriately carry out cultural and sports activities to achieve a combination of work and rest.
- Ask teachers to reduce the amount of homework, avoid the tactics of questioning, and use scientific review methods to improve learning efficiency. 6. Cultivate children’s good personality and encourage children to dare to challenge. Often admonish children to “win without pride and defeat without discouragement”, cultivate children’s strong will and perseverance, teach children some good ways to live in the world, and be good at overcoming difficulties.