A Christian charitable foundation in Shanghai hosted a lecture to help parents create a more comfortable family environment.
According to the Shanghai Agape Foundation, the "Science Popularization Events Focusing on Children's Neurodevelopmental Disorders," hosted by the foundation and the Shanghai Cao Peng Charity Foundation, occurred on January 31 with over 40 participants, including community residents and parents of autistic children.
Mr. Wang Sheng, an education specialist and founder of Shanghai Better Education, was invited to deliver a lecture titled “Be Wise Parents! How to Reduce Anxiety in Family Education?”
During his speech, Mr. Wang summarized several common anxiety symptoms in children, including nervousness, dizziness, and headaches, as well as a loss of interest in life and studying.
Wang identified four common factors contributing to children's stress. Parents' emotions are the primary source of children's stress, while overloaded tasks create an exceptional sense of urgency and a failure to obey since the duties exceed their time limit. The third factor is the unhealthy comparison, where children are constantly and unjustly rejected, resulting in low self-esteem due to incompetence and disapproval.
To reduce children’s anxiety, the lecturer provided parents with a few suggestions: Be sincere; don't laud or mock; simply communicate.
In addition, Wang advised parents to observe and validate the child's rhythm to ensure proper guidance. "Don't praise them emotionally or excessively; instead, guide the children sincerely and establish particular requirements."
- Translated by Poppy Chan
