Aspects that influence children's behavior

A child can behave in one way or another depending on various factors that may have influenced him throughout his short life. There are children who may throw a fit or have a tantrum when they have failed to get something, but there are also others who accept negatives towards something well. There are some factors that can influence the behavior of children and it is necessary to take them into account in order to understand why they behave in one way rather than another.

Genetic inheritance

Genetic inheritance plays a fundamental role in children's behavior. You may notice that your child's temperament is similar to yours or your partner's… and this is totally normal.  If you are a stubborn person, you should not be surprised when your child has tantrums. when things don't go the way he or she wants them to be. If you are an active or nervous person, you should also bear in mind that possibly your child is too ... do not get obsessed with this, just understand his behavior by looking at yourself or your partner, you will understand many things!

Parental behavior

The behavior of the parents is also very important since it is a great influence on the behavior of the children and their attitude towards life. In this sense, you need to think before doing things and that you remember that those little eyes are watching you in silence ... and learning from everything you are doing or saying.

Whether you help an older person cross the street, yell into a traffic jam, or even yell at your partner or your own child, he will be watching everything you do or say. Your children will learn from you how to act in different situations so it is necessary (or rather essential) that you think carefully about your actions and your words.

Children's confidence and self-esteem will also be directly influenced by the actions of their parents. If you are a person who constantly complains about everything, don't doubt that your child will too. If you are always on a diet or saying that you are fat instead of accepting yourself as you are, you will have to be very careful because your children may be influencing themselves with what you are saying and worse, that the consequences fall directly on them (and suffer from some type of disorder). It is necessary that your children see in you an example of good self-esteem and positive coping with life.

The media

Even the youngest children are constantly exposed to a large amount of communication media, a lot of advertising and subliminal messages that in many cases can be harmful to their development. Children as young as 15 months are able to replicate the behaviors they see on television... so it is necessary that you select the content that you are seeing on the screen very carefully. Although the pictures may seem innocent, if your child sees that two characters are fighting, he is likely to learn these behaviors, and the same goes for obscene words.

When children are older, it is necessary for them to understand what is published in the media and what is the real objective of each thing. Many girls suffer eating disorders from seeing the famous beautiful and radiant all the time, seeing super slim models ... television makes them believe that if they are not pretty they will not be able to succeed. Boys may mistakenly understand that if they don't have money, a well-worked body, a good car, or material things, women won't be successful either.

You have to be very careful with what children absorb from advertising and the media, it is necessary to be able to choose well the television programs so that they themselves can see that the values ​​transmitted at home are consistent with a balanced society. In this sense, it is necessary to explain to them that advertising is made to sell and that beauty canons are far from reality (even for models that are retouched on television or seen in magazines).

The environment and friends

Another of the biggest influences that exist for children and that also greatly influence their behavior and even their way of thinking, is the environment and friends (or classmates). Direct interaction with others will make your child behave in one way or another, human beings have the need to feel accepted within a group and perhaps in an attempt to get children to accept them they may adopt inappropriate behaviors to please their peers or friends.

For this not to happen, it is necessary for children to feel part of a group: their family. That they have good values ​​and that since childhood they have been educated taking into account critical thinking and above all, that they have learned to make their own decisions. A) Yes have enough self-esteem and inner strength to accept criticism from others and to say no when something does not interest him, even if it means moving away from the peer group.

But just as colleagues and friends can be a negative influence, they can also be a good influence, so not everything has to be negative. In this sense, it is necessary to educate the children so that they can have criteria when choosing their friends, that they do not accept what does not make them feel good and that they know that it does not matter if they do not have many friends, since it What matters is that they are sincere friendships.

Do you think your child behaves in a specific way and is influenced by something in particular? What do you think may be influencing their behavior?