When a child reaches the age of about 14, many parents find that the originally obedient and sensible child becomes more and more rebellious, impulsive, reluctant to persuade, and always "acts against the parents". Some extreme cases happen to happen around the age of 14. Is 14 really the most dangerous age? Chen Yu, director of the Depression Ward of the Department of Psychological Disorders of Nanjing Brain Hospital, explained that from an epidemiological survey, the age group of 15-24 is a period of high incidence of depression. Image source of
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15-year-old boy Xiaoye (surname Hua) has always had good grades. He has a calm personality and is regarded as a "child of another family" by his parents. Recently, her parents have found that Xiaoye often suffers from poor energy during the day, procrastinates on homework, and her grades plummet. After careful observation and inquiries, his parents learned that Xiaoye became strenuous in his studies after attending high school. He was introverted and couldn't make close friends, so he was depressed and fell in love with the game. He was still playing games in high school, but his father jumped up when he knew it. Faced with the scolding from his parents, Xiaoye reacted unexpectedly. He did not argue nor was sad to accept it silently. The place to play games was transferred from home to the Internet cafe, which shocked the parents. This is a case that Director Chen Yu encountered in the clinic recently. After evaluation and evaluation, Xiaoye's depression has continued for quite some time. According to the director of
Chen Yu, the "14-year-old phenomenon" is a broad concept and does not specifically refer to the "14-year-old". An epidemiological survey found that depression among adolescents aged 15-24 is high. Adolescents at this age are still developing their brains, their minds are immature, their ability to control emotions is weak, they are easily impulsive, and their coping styles are not mature. It is easy to face unexpected events and even lead to irreparable tragedies. However, freezing three feet is not a day's cold, and the child's aggressive behavior in extreme cases must be related to the long-term mood disorder . "Some children do not necessarily suffer from depression, but are wrapped in depression for a long time. After encountering a flashpoint, they are easily impulsive. They even exhibit extreme behaviors." Director
Chen Yu reminded that parents should pay attention to their children's abnormal behavior in time . For example, children who have always been eager to learn and motivate, have recently become lazy and lose interest in learning. Some children's hygiene habits suddenly become very poor. They usually brush their teeth and take a bath under the supervision of their parents. Now the supervision has no effect. In other cases, children are obsessed with games. Director Chen Yu believes that disconnection and power outages are extreme solutions and cannot solve the problem. Parents should find out the reasons why their children are obsessed with games, and need professional help to get their children out of dependence on games. In short, when a child has abnormal behavior, parents must pay more attention and care to help them solve problems and get out of depression.
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