Anxiety is a matter of concern now a days even the children are suffering from it. In that occasion, parents can act as a catalyst.
Childhood used to be a period of life in which everything was exciting and new. Kids didn’t have a care in the world. Mostly they are more free than the elders.
Why are our children so anxious? The causes are varied, ranging from depression and feelings of isolation, to the stress caused by social media, to pressure from family to succeed academically. In this post covid era, our kids today are growing up with smartphones in their hands. They’re exposed from a young age to television, sexualized content, violent video games, and the competition of looking effortlessly happy on social media. They’re not prepared for it and are emotionally overwhelmed, surrounded by constant stimulus from which they cannot escape. It’s like they’re always on stage and cannot get off. They don’t know how.
There are many things a parent can do in this matter.
- Set Boundaries
It is natural to expect the parents from the children to succeed in their life. Some are forcing to get succeed either in their academic and personal life. We make it seem as though the value of our children is tied up in their success. The message they take from it is that, if they meet our expectations, then we will love them. Parents need to set healthy boundaries and not pressure children beyond what’s reasonable. We can also emphasize that comparative evaluations of self-worth — say between themselves and their classmates — are outside the boundaries of healthy self-esteem. As part of this effort, limiting social media is helpful.
2. Character is Important
People ought to be valued by the quality of their character. Everyone be proud if we’re able to live upright, modest, good lives surrounded by people we love. For many, though, it seems as though achievement is far more important than character, whether that be in academics, popularity in school, lots of extra-curriculars, and being good at sports. As parents we can show our children that those successes are irrelevant if the outside doesn’t match the inside. A successful person is a man or woman of character.
3. No more High Expectations
Children need to be told, clearly and simply, that they don’t have to be the best at everything. Form them with the thought that they can not be the jack of all trades. Make them to understand, they only need to be themselves.
4. Spiritual Foundation
Children need to know how to live and why to live – which is to be happy. Or, if you’re Catholic, you might phrase it as the goal in life is to become a saint. Parents assist their children immensely simply by taking them to church and praying with them. Anxiety sets in when hope decreases. A person who has a relationship with God always has hope.