5 Signs Your Child Is Struggling Emotionally

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5 Signs Your Child Is Struggling Emotionally

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What are 5 ways to tell your child is struggling
emotionally?

• After 2 years of a global pandemic, it feels
  like a long time for parents and children. But
  what represents 1 or less of our parent
  lifetimes, has been 20 of a ten-year-old childs
  lifetime. If your child is 6 years old or
  younger, they may not even remember the before
  times of Covid-19, lockdowns, and school
  closures.

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1. Changes in academic and behavioral performance
at school including

• A decline in grades
• Reports of bullying other students or being
  bullied themselves
• Difficulty sitting still or waiting their turn in
  line
• Chronic late or missing work
• Failure to listen to the teacher

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2. Changes in their activities of daily living
including

• Sleep changes (going to bed too late,
  over-sleeping, under-sleeping)
• Significant increase or decrease in appetite
• Weight loss or gain
• Neglecting personal hygiene (showering, brushing
  teeth, wearing clean clothes)
• Isolating

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3. Changes in mood, affect, and emotional
expression including

• Intense or frequent mood swings
• Intense emotions such as anger and fear
• Extreme reactions or overreactions to minor
  occurrences
• Low motivation and decreased energy

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4. Changes in behavior including

• Attempts to hurt themselves
• Talk about hurting themselves or taking their
  life
• Reckless, dangerous, and impulsive behavior
• Substance use
• Obsessive over their weight

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5. Changes in relationships including

• Withdrawing from friends and family
• Avoiding social activities and engagements
• Irritability and hostility towards loved ones

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