The Spring Festival holiday is over and the new semester is about to begin! Shanghai’s primary and secondary schools will reopen on February 19th. School started just after the Spring Festival. Some parents said that during the holiday, their children went to bed late and got up late. They were in a loose and relaxed state and did not look like they were going to start school at all. "It's normal for children to switch from vacation to school all of a sudden. It's normal for them to be unable to adapt immediately." Zhang Wei, a full-time psychology teacher at the Fourth Affiliated Middle School of East China Normal University, said that school will start soon after the Spring Festival, and parents will have to return to work. , both parents and children may experience discomfort, and both parents and children need to make adjustments in advance. (Shanghai News Broadcast, February 18)
Children who have spent a holiday will have problems adjusting every time a new semester starts. There is a saying about this phenomenon called "school anxiety syndrome". Its "main symptoms" are depression, panic, general fatigue, inattention, memory loss, insomnia, etc. Some also have physical symptoms such as headaches and stomachaches. Uncomfortable symptoms. Children's "school anxiety" is similar to the "post-holiday anxiety" of many office workers, except that children's self-adjustment ability is insufficient and their emotional reactions are more obvious. How to help children relieve and cope with "school-start anxiety" has become a topic of concern to parents and netizens in recent years.
Psychologists said that from a child's perspective, entering school means being separated from a comfortable family. They will generally experience a kind of psychological pressure in response to the new environment and new requirements they are about to face. "Back-to-school anxiety" is a normal psychological behavioral manifestation and a stress response produced by children in response to changes in learning, life, interpersonal relationships, etc. For some children, it can activate the energy resources they have reserved during the holidays and help them meet challenges in a positive physical and mental state; but for some children, "school anxiety" is like a hemp rope wrapped around their hearts, with various Worries are intertwined, making him restless but difficult to resolve.
Regarding "school anxiety", parents cannot just blame their children, nor can they just rely on their children to overcome it. Both parents and children need to adjust together. In this regard, psychologists have issued some "prescriptions" for parents. For example, through family meetings, the family can talk about the harvest of the holiday in a relaxed atmosphere, set a small goal with the children, and guide the children to say goodbye to the holidays; gradually adjust their work and rest, go to bed early and get up early, and start from visiting relatives and friends, having dinner, and playing during the New Year. Transition to reading, exercise, and preview; have an equal and sincere dialogue with your children, and work together to formulate rules for the use of electronic products, and agree on the time, place, content, and method of using electronic products.
To keep children away from "school anxiety", schools should also assume corresponding responsibilities, give students a "buffer period" for adaptation and transition, and do some psychological construction. For example, the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission issued a notice clarifying that primary and secondary schools are not allowed to use the completion of winter vacation homework as the basis for registration in the new semester, and reiterated that paper-and-pencil tests are not allowed to be organized within the first two weeks of school. At the same time, we should teach the "first lesson of school" well and carry out extensive cultural, sports and entertainment activities to create a pleasant learning atmosphere. Teachers should pay more attention to those students who are worried and provide them with necessary psychological counseling. These practices can help students turn "school anxiety" into motivation for growth.
Of course, children should also actively adjust their mentality, have a positive and optimistic attitude when encountering problems, handle the relationship with classmates and teachers, and bravely show their strengths. You can review some good things on campus, such as some interesting things with good friends at school, some interesting things with teachers, think about some school activities and class activities that you participated in, and relax in the process of reminiscing about the good things. You can also chat with your friends, parents, and teachers, and you can also get emotional release through talking. If you still cannot improve your condition, you may wish to seek help from a psychological counselor or psychiatrist. Fu Biao (Yangzi Evening News)