Summary: Symptoms of clinical child depression can vary depending on their age, personality, and home situation. Symptoms are often blamed on physical problems than on depression so the diagnosis is frequently made in the pediatricians office. If one suspects depression they should look for the following symptoms: seems distracted and has trouble concentrating much of the time, is emotionally unstable easy to anger and cries easily, looks sad most of the time, has difficulty finding activities that create happiness, may refuse to eat or has a loss of appetite, may overeat, has obvious weight gain or loss, exhibits attention seeking behaviors before bedtime, awakens more frequently during the night, has hard time getting going in the morning, avoids or seems disinterested in being with friends, fights with friends over trivial matters, has school avoidance or school phobias, loses interest n home activities and conversations, and avoids or seeks parents attention. Brown, thinks that some cause are obvious such as chronic illness, an unhappy home life, difficult social situations, real or imagined fears of failure, and worries of physical or emotional harm.
But other causes are not. Note: Sleep deprivation often causes depression like symptoms, but this can be cleared up with a few daytime naps. When to seek help is often a question for parents noticing changes and symptoms in their child. A useful technique for teachers and parents for deciding whether to seek help is evaluating the severity of the situation is to divide your childs day into three components: 1) home life and interaction with family members, 2) school grades and studies and 3) social contacts with friends and peers. If the problem is only in one area, counseling should be considered Problems in two areas would suggest that coping abilities are starting to fail, and professional help is strongly recommended.
The Essay on Parents in child’s life
Parents are an integral part of any child’s life. They are his safe haven, his stepping stones and his personal cheerleaders. They are the people who create a person in the first place hence he/she owes their existence to them (Laura, 11). They give a child his name, his characteristics and his personality. They also give him both his negative and positive traits. So, in my opinion it is a ...
And when all three areas are affected, there is little place to take refuge so counseling should be considered mandatory. Reaction to article: As a teacher we should always be on the look out for behavior problem causes. Our childrens wellbeing should be the most important part of being a teacher. If the only thing teachers care about is teach, teach, teach then they will be failing at nurturing their children and teaching them not just facts be common sense about life. Every time I read an article about depression it affects me. I think because I wonder what has happened to our society to make them this way.
Thirty ago we didnt have little ones with severe depression. Meaning for all of time till the 70 s we had no depression. What is it The absence of God in America is responsible for it all. I am sick and tired of the devil, and what he is trying to do to our families and children. I am looking into therapeutic school counseling. This will be useful for me because many of these children will be sent to the office, and in turn I will need to look at the symptoms and diagnose it right.
God willing, I will be able to, and I will be able to help them.
