What is your biggest wellbeing concern for the children in your care?
- 8% said Childhood obesity
- 6% said Bullying
- 3% said Poverty
- 39% said Mental health
- 44% said Parent–child relationships
Comments
said on 16 November 2016
It is very difficult to watch every day that the parents does not have enough time/wish to be or share time with their children. More and more we are noticing the increasing of the media time, computer, tablet, phone etc. taking the time should be for real interactions, and the parents far to be aware of this, they contribute with their lack of interest in their children matters.
said on 16 September 2016
Many parents seem to treat young children as small adults and best friends. This results in the child having few boundaries that allow them to feel grounded and safe. The child doesn't understand the blurring of roles and is often party to comments and discussions which are beyond their experience and inappropriate for their age. The child often feels that the parent expects some kind of support from them when the child is not equipped with the emotional maturity needed to provide this. This puts the child under unnecessary stress arising from worries that should be managed by adults, NOT children.
said on 9 September 2016
I am a mother of 4, currently doing full time work and a part time post graduate student. My biggest challenge that I am facing right now is to build a good relationship with my eldest child, a 7 years old boy. At this pace, I am struggling with his fierce attitude, could be because of lack of attention. For me, I believed that I need to build up his attitude before its getting worst as he have 3 younger sisters.
said on 3 September 2016
Mental health in that we are noticing our children are not happy and carefree! Maybe it is just a nostalgia thing on my part but the children come into school with more anxieties and worries: last year I had 4 children in a class of 30 that displayed high levels of anxiety over quite commonplace things (not just separation anxiety although that was part of it for 3 of 4) but about going out for a walk, going to assembly, lunch, even watching a video clip could have one twisting a tissue tightly. Very little could be spontaneous in our room as we had to carefully prepare these children for any slight change in routine.
said on 26 August 2016
If your relationship is strong, open and trusting you are more likely to be able to discuss the other issues.
Anonymous said on 17 November 2016
I see children being misunderstood by staff, been shouted at and made to sit for long periods of time!! These children are aged 2-3 years old. They are told to stop crying and being silly and staff talk badly about the children infront of them. I can see future mental health difficulties arising in these children.