Psycho-corrective work with children with behavioral disorders

Not always the process of becoming a child's personality runs smoothly. Problems can arise at any age due to unfavorable climate in the family, improper education or circumstances beyond the control of the parents: traumatic events, stresses, influence of peers and other adults, etc. In such cases, psycho-corrective work with children with a violation behavior. As a rule, it is carried out by professional psychologists, but mothers and fathers should also know the basic principles of such interaction with the baby.

What is implied by behavioral disorders?

The most typical violations of children's behavior include:

• impossibility to establish full contact with teachers, parents, other adults, lack of adequate response to their actions;
• constant conflicts with peers;
• withdrawal into oneself, closedness as a consequence of a feeling of deep inner loneliness;
• unmotivated aggression or resentment;
• difficulties in training (for children of primary school age, correction of such behavior disorders is simply vital, otherwise it will be possible to forget about the certificate with good grades);
• low self-esteem, dependence on others;
• the search for freedom through the rejection of generally accepted moral norms;
• disorganization.

How is the behavior of the child corrected?

Often a child with his own words and deeds himself subconsciously asks for help from adults. Psychological therapy for children with behavioral disorders includes:

1. Creating a positive attitude in communication. The kid needs love and understanding, so the task of the psychologist is to see his positive aspects, what he is strong at, and learn to listen and hear him.
2. Conducting tests and trusting interviews is necessary to determine exactly what help to children with behavioral disorders will prove effective in this particular case.
3. Perform special exercises so that the young patient learns to recognize and correct his thoughts and feelings. For example, this: the participants sit in a circle and each of them says: "If I turned into a book, I would be ... (dictionary, magazine, etc.)", "If I turned into food, I would be ...", etc. Good results are given by the exercise "Magic Shop" , in which the participants of the training, as it were, exchange their own aggressive qualities such as anger, irritability, quick temper to positive ones like empathy, patience, kindness, etc.
4. It is very good to organize the treatment of behavioral disorders in preschool children with the help of fairy-tale therapy, where the child gets the opportunity to identify himself with someone from the characters, or art therapy, when the kid paints his emotions.