Child behavior in the face of family conflicts
Children may exhibit different childish behavior when faced with family conflicts … They do not know how to channel their negative emotions well.
Nobody wants to grow up in a tense or conflict-ridden home . The emotional toxicity that arises from family conflicts directly affects children of all ages … although it may go unnoticed when children are infants or young. In reality, children’s behavior changes and is impaired when there are family conflicts.
A home broken, unstructured or conflict can disrupt and confuse the world of a child. This is true from infancy through adolescence. No one wants to lose the sense of security that a family provides. Children experience a wide range of emotions that they need to understand. Parents should provide as much stability as possible and involve other responsible role models to provide support for their children. It is important for the child to know that he is still safe, loved and appreciated.
Next, we are going to tell you how child behavior tends to be when they are having a hard time emotionally because of living in a broken, unstructured or conflictive home. It is important to be aware of these types of signs to help children as soon as possible to find the emotional balance they need to develop.
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EXHIBIT PHYSICAL CHALLENGES
A baby or young child may feel conflict within the family if the parents’ mood changes. Babies respond physically to changes . Eating or sleeping patterns may be altered. The baby may appear anxious and demonstrate this nervousness by vomiting or experiencing intestinal complications. A young child may regress if they have previously been potty trained and resort to infant behaviors, such as needing to be spoon-fed.
SHOW FRUSTRATION
Frustration with a broken family unit can manifest itself through overt aggression by hitting, tantrums, and other outward expressions of physical and emotional pain. The youngest child cannot express emotions verbally and does not understand the negative feelings he is experiencing, so his only way of showing frustration with the situations he has experienced is through aggression towards himself or others.
It is important for the parent to help the child to vocalize these emotions and to be aware that they are valid feelings. Redirect this frustration and aggression by giving your child the words to communicate his pain and in this way begin to be able to identify his emotions. When children learn to put words to what they feel, they will begin to better understand what they feel and how they do it. Emotions have a purpose, which is to help us know how we are at a certain moment and if we have to do something or not to be better.
FEEL GUILTY
An elementary school child or even a teenager may feel guilty for causing the bad environment at home, even if they are not to blame for anything. You may feel that your behavior alienated the other parent, and you may work to improve your behavior in the hope that the parent will return.
Assure your child that he is not the cause and that both parents will love him forever. Know that just because his parents’ relationship has changed, it doesn’t alter the way either parent feels about him. Comfort your child of any age to dispel these feelings of guilt, so that they are not internalized and cause further damage.
BACKING OUT
Your child may feel ashamed that his family is not intact and is withdrawing from his normal activities. He might stand up bravely , pretending that everything is fine even when it hurts emotionally. Maintain established routines in your home so that everything feels as normal as possible. Encourage your child to have close contact with family and friends to motivate him at this time, so that he knows that he is not alone.
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