Self-centeredness in children does not have the same meaning as in adults. Self-centeredness is part of children's development and they must go through this stage.
That is why you should not give it more importance than what it has and Try to cope with it in the best possible way and without losing your nerves.
When they suffer from self-centeredness
Childhood egocentricity occurs around two or three years of age. Despite not being able empathize, the little one feels the center of everything and therefore cannot put himself in the perspective of another. Feeling like the most important person on the planet and getting everything you want causes the dreaded tantrums to appear. The little one is frustrated when he realizes that he does not get what he wants. In this situation, it is normal for the child to fall to the ground, become excessively obfuscated, and shout many more than normal. Faced with such a situation, parents must remain calm at all times so as not to fall into their game. There are many parents who lose their roles and do not know how to act in the face of so many tantrums and tantrums from their child.
How to deal with tantrums
It is normal that at two or three years, your child begins to experience the problem of self-centeredness with all that this entails. As a parent and an adult, you should maintain a positive and calm attitude and follow these series of guidelines:
- Even though your child has a tantrum, you should avoid giving in and giving him what he asks for. Calm down with patience and without shouting or losing your temper, make him understand that it cannot be what he says and propose an alternative with which he can calm down. There is no use losing your nerves and yelling at him because this way you will only make things worse.
- Once your child begins to speak smoothly, he will begin to socialize and interact with others. From then on he will put himself in the point of view of the other and will leave egocentricity. When I turn four or five, the child begins to mature much more and understands the different opinions of others much better.