Parent behavior and children's souls: how outbursts of anger shape the psyche!

In Germany, up to 20 percent of children and adolescents fight with mental disorders, which is due to the significant influence of family experiences and parental behavior. Psychologist Svenja Taubner explains that parents reflect the mental state of their children, which means that false behavior on the part of the parents can lead to children learning not to understand their own emotions. For example, a reaction of the parents can lead to outbursts of anger, which is accompanied by love deprivation or punishments, to ensure that the child does not express negative emotions. This suppressed anger can later be expressed in depression if it is directed against the child itself.

Taubner describes that many parents do not deliberately make mistakes; It often happens without malicious intent. However, a secure bond between parents and children is crucial for children's mental health. Parents should create the mental space in which children learn that their feelings are in order. A good understanding of the thoughts and emotions of the children is essential. Parental stress levels and social norms also influence how the behavior of the children is perceived. It is recommended to take anger outbursts of the children seriously and to validate their needs, since a frequent misuse is to add a "but" after validation, which wateres down.

Influence of parental education on mental health

poor education and lack of parental abilities increase the risk of depression and anxiety in children, as a study by scientists from Columbia University in the journal Archives of General Psychiatry . In this study, 600 parents and their children were asked about mental disorders and bad parent behavior. The negative behaviors included verbal insults, arguments between parents in front of the children, lack of supervision and inconsistent standard compliance.

The results show that 60 percent of children who were exposed to high parenting misconduct suffered from scary, depressed and torn personalities. The connection is clear: the worse the parental education, the higher the risk of mental disorders among children. In order to counteract these risks, parents can consider various prevention options, how much time to spend with their children, show sufficient affection, to observe childish behavior closely and to avoid verbal insults and hard punishments.

For further information on the effects on the effects of parental behavior on the psychological health of children, the reports of Merkur and Science.