Sometimes children as young as three years old cheerful, but it happens that some little thing brings them out of themselves and they become irritable and sad, and for a long time. Such situations bother many parents.
According to scientists, it is very rare pre-school children are exposed to depression
Depression - a little more than a bad mood
If they do not survive the trauma. Kids just tend to change moods, and some are hard to cope with the crisis. Strangely enough, but such behavior is perfectly normal and is observed in many children.
Make sure that children receive the care he needs
Some children need increased parental attention, but in our time a crazy rhythm and frantic working routines they get lost. Ask yourself: "How many minutes a day I spend with the child alone? And how - with her husband? "So, if at least one parent pays less than twenty minutes to one child per day (ideally, the time should be much more), the problems of children can not be avoided.
Vary your child's life positive emotions
Depending on the age of the child find a way to fill his life with joy and moments of emotional experiences, such as to remember only the good side. Restless and active children, subject to frequent changes of mood, should receive positive emotions for complacency in the difficult moments of life for them. Let your child try to absorb good experience like a sponge, or collects them in his "treasure box." Try to spend a few minutes with the children every night before going to bed
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Remembering joyful and colorful events that make them feel good and enjoy the memories.
Protect the child from stress
Stress has a habit of "clinging" to some children, though, fortunately, these little children. Do your best to avoid hired nannies, overloaded the agenda, too short breaks and unfulfilled expectations. Try to control myself and not lose patience and calm as angry parents (mom or dad) is the most dangerous factor stress
How to beat stress? Create an oasis
for children.
Seek the advice of educators, teachers, friends or advisers
Looking from the outside can help you see what influences the behavior of your child (family problems, annoying older brother, too many troubled situations in the home, a lot of yelling, bullies in school), and help you cope.
Provide your child good food
It is important to remember that the protein must be included in the daily menu, especially the breakfast menu (no sugary cereals, sandwiches with jam and cakes), just a little bit of sugar (particularly in beverages), fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains. If your child goes to kindergarten, ask what time they serve food and how long your child does not eat between meals.
Beware of food allergies
It's amazing how many children susceptible to allergic reactions to foods, especially gluten grains (wheat, oats, rye, barley), milk and eggs, even if the obvious symptoms are not observed (chronic runny nose, or dark circles under the eyes).
Try to completely eliminate from the diet of such foods for ten days and see if the behavior changes and the state of health of the child. If there is no change, try to exclude from the diet of other groups of products. To make sure of the diagnosis, after the lifting of restrictions to feed the baby a lot of previously inaccessible to him food. If symptoms reappear - doubts will disappear. Another way is to test the reaction of the child on a certain kind of food. For this it is necessary to consult a specialist in this field.
If a food allergy is confirmed, it will be easier to choose the alternative food, no less tasty and useful than those that your child has an allergy.
Include child's diet quality nutritional supplements
Ideally, children should receive the substances necessary for life, through food (provided that they are healthy at birth). But in reality, only a few get all the vitamins and minerals. That is why you need to pick up high-quality nutritional supplements in the form that would be best for your child.
Pay attention to the special additives
There are natural substances (necessary for survival), with no side effects and is completely safe for humans: essential fatty acids, presumably, "molecularly distilled" fish oils (linseed oil, as an alternative for vegetarians, but it is not as effective as fish oil ). Let young children for half teaspoon a day in pure form (may be mixed with food, but without heating) or in soluble capsules.
A vitamin B group, which lack the body leads to a deterioration of mood and reduction of vitality are the following nutrients: Vitamin B-6, B-12 and folic acid
Folic acid - the value is hard to overestimate
. Give your child supplements of vitamin B group, preferably in the morning, and do not worry if his urine yellow. It is also possible to give the child the vitamin B-12 that dissolves under the tongue.
Try 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP)
You've probably heard of serotonin - a neurotransmitter that plays a major role in the regulation of mood. So, it is produced in the body from amino acids - tryptophan, the penultimate stage of development which is serotonin. You can purchase this supplement in any drugstore. This drug is useful and adults, for the prevention of depression. Of course, interference in the child's brain develops a concern, but if you have tried everything, but to no avail, the assistance of a qualified doctor to your six year old child does not hurt. This drug taking 50 milligrams per day, in the morning.
Take care of yourself and your marriage
It is well known that the best way to support your child - is to take care of their own health, about yourself and preservation of good relations with her husband. Depressed children go with their problems to their parents - this is one good reason to take care of themselves.
