
These days, only parents of elementary school students are unaware of this.
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This book presents a guide to today's adolescence for parents to prevent their children from facing the turmoil of adolescence without developing good habits, such as manners, proper language, and self-directed homework. Since adolescence is a time to learn how to control one's desires in a healthy way rather than acting on one's desires, it is full of realistic advice and methods for coping with today's adolescence that the parental generation did not experience, such as managing adolescent stress, how to break free from self-centered thinking and form healthy relationships with peers, what parents need to say about negative language habits, how to approach children's delicate emotions, and how to develop self-control from a harmful environment. |
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Prologue - Puberty is different these days.
Chapter 1.
Accelerated puberty, changing school life
01 Falling into a black hole of frustration
The black hole of frustration that threatens adolescence these days · The main cause of frustration is the gap between ideals and reality · Let's find a way to express frustration · Let's help them face their own emotions
02 Swamp of Anxiety
Children Who Believe Fake News · The Physical and Mental Illnesses Caused by Anxiety · Why Are Kids So Vulnerable to Fake News? · How to Escape the Swamp of Anxiety
03 Relationship addiction? Break-up addiction?
What is a Peer Group for Adolescents? · Why Do Kids These Days Have a Hard Time Forming Relationships? · A Deeper Understanding of Teen Peer Groups
04 Early Sex Education in Adolescence
Boys leaving school early · Early puberty and problems with the opposite sex · Adolescent sex education starting in first grade
05 School violence becomes more sophisticated
Why? It was just a joke. · School violence has become as fast as puberty. · If you are a parent of a victimized student. · If you are a parent of a perpetrator. · If you are a parent of a child going through puberty these days.
((A glass of cider from Seonho))
Adolescents are exposed to these problems. Here's what help they need.
Chapter 2.
Preparing for Puberty as a Wise Parent
01 Building a rapport with your adolescent child
A bridge of connection between the mind and the child, the beginning of rapport building, and the opportunity for the child to make his or her own choices.
02 Parents as Counselor
The Confusing Empathy Parenting · Where Are Our Conversations Heading? · Parents' Inner Child Rescue Operation · Silence Is Not Disconnection
03 Learning for Adolescents
Study, study, study! · One step back to advance ten steps · What parents say to make their children want to study on their own
04 Parents who fight well with their adolescent children
How to Win Over Your Mom · How to Fight Wisely with Your Teenager · How to Become an Authoritative Mom
((A glass of cider from Seonho))
This is what wise parents do
Chapter 3.
Modifying Problem Behavior in Adolescents
*Three Skills That Will Make Your Teenager Develop Big*
01 Develop habits, not willpower.
Puberty: When Critical Thinking Begins · The Marshmallow Trap · Habits Don't Effort
02 Empathy to overcome egocentric thinking
Is this really a joke? · Today's adolescents are stuck in self-centered thinking · Develop empathy for others
03 Language Habits that Boost Self-Esteem
Language Habits That Destroy Your Brain · Negative Language Habits More Dangerous Than Swearing · Words Change Thoughts, and Thoughts Change Actions
*Adolescent habits that can easily turn into addictions*
01 Children who are serious about idol fandom
I just like it because it's good · Like, dislike vs. right, wrong · Self-control for healthy immersion · If the object of immersion is someone around you
02 Children exposed to provocative content
Elementary school children who watch pornography · Children with strong curiosity and imitation · How to escape pornography addiction
03 Adolescent Eating Disorders That Cannot Be Ignored
I Wish I Were Just the Bones · The Unfulfilled Psychological Hunger and Its Dangers · Why We Must Eat Together
*How to protect your body and mind during puberty*
01 Stress Management: Focus on Reactions Rather Than Causes
Maybe it's adolescent burnout syndrome. How children can relieve stress on their own. How to manage stress with parents.
02 A quiet depression that has taken over the school
The number of depressed children is increasing. · How to help adolescents maintain emotional stability. · Are parents emotionally stable?
03 My child is currently dating!
What's Wrong with Teenage Dating? · What if Your Child Starts Dating? · How to Break Up Gracefully with a Friend of the Opposite Sex
04 When a child injures himself/herself
Children who self-harm · Because this is all they can do · If you know that your child is self-harming
05 Mental illnesses that should not be mistaken for puberty
Oppositional defiant disorder is the most common childhood mental illness, while ADHD is the second most common childhood mental illness.
((A glass of cider from Seonho))
Develop these skills in your adolescent child · Beware of these habits in your adolescent child · Protect your adolescent child's body and mind like this
Chapter 4.
Education for today's adolescents
01 Breaking the algorithm
What's in Generation Alpha's Smartphone? · Algorithmic Bias That's Destroying Children's Brains · Correcting Bias
02 Living as an imperfect me
Adolescence: The Approval Addiction · The True Heart of a Model Child · Rescuing a Child Trapped in the Need for Approval
03 Humanities Questions to Meet Your True Self
Essential Thinking Tools for Adolescence · Encountering the Humanities in Language · A Humanities Question a Day · The Power of the Humanities to Cultivate Critical Thinking
04 Philosophy that changes me and the world
Children learn even if you don't teach them. Isn't doubt a bad thing? Don't teach them, let them experience it.
((A glass of cider from Seonho))
How to Educate Your Teenager
Epilogue - Puberty, a Time to Prepare for Separation
Chapter 1.
Accelerated puberty, changing school life
01 Falling into a black hole of frustration
The black hole of frustration that threatens adolescence these days · The main cause of frustration is the gap between ideals and reality · Let's find a way to express frustration · Let's help them face their own emotions
02 Swamp of Anxiety
Children Who Believe Fake News · The Physical and Mental Illnesses Caused by Anxiety · Why Are Kids So Vulnerable to Fake News? · How to Escape the Swamp of Anxiety
03 Relationship addiction? Break-up addiction?
What is a Peer Group for Adolescents? · Why Do Kids These Days Have a Hard Time Forming Relationships? · A Deeper Understanding of Teen Peer Groups
04 Early Sex Education in Adolescence
Boys leaving school early · Early puberty and problems with the opposite sex · Adolescent sex education starting in first grade
05 School violence becomes more sophisticated
Why? It was just a joke. · School violence has become as fast as puberty. · If you are a parent of a victimized student. · If you are a parent of a perpetrator. · If you are a parent of a child going through puberty these days.
((A glass of cider from Seonho))
Adolescents are exposed to these problems. Here's what help they need.
Chapter 2.
Preparing for Puberty as a Wise Parent
01 Building a rapport with your adolescent child
A bridge of connection between the mind and the child, the beginning of rapport building, and the opportunity for the child to make his or her own choices.
02 Parents as Counselor
The Confusing Empathy Parenting · Where Are Our Conversations Heading? · Parents' Inner Child Rescue Operation · Silence Is Not Disconnection
03 Learning for Adolescents
Study, study, study! · One step back to advance ten steps · What parents say to make their children want to study on their own
04 Parents who fight well with their adolescent children
How to Win Over Your Mom · How to Fight Wisely with Your Teenager · How to Become an Authoritative Mom
((A glass of cider from Seonho))
This is what wise parents do
Chapter 3.
Modifying Problem Behavior in Adolescents
*Three Skills That Will Make Your Teenager Develop Big*
01 Develop habits, not willpower.
Puberty: When Critical Thinking Begins · The Marshmallow Trap · Habits Don't Effort
02 Empathy to overcome egocentric thinking
Is this really a joke? · Today's adolescents are stuck in self-centered thinking · Develop empathy for others
03 Language Habits that Boost Self-Esteem
Language Habits That Destroy Your Brain · Negative Language Habits More Dangerous Than Swearing · Words Change Thoughts, and Thoughts Change Actions
*Adolescent habits that can easily turn into addictions*
01 Children who are serious about idol fandom
I just like it because it's good · Like, dislike vs. right, wrong · Self-control for healthy immersion · If the object of immersion is someone around you
02 Children exposed to provocative content
Elementary school children who watch pornography · Children with strong curiosity and imitation · How to escape pornography addiction
03 Adolescent Eating Disorders That Cannot Be Ignored
I Wish I Were Just the Bones · The Unfulfilled Psychological Hunger and Its Dangers · Why We Must Eat Together
*How to protect your body and mind during puberty*
01 Stress Management: Focus on Reactions Rather Than Causes
Maybe it's adolescent burnout syndrome. How children can relieve stress on their own. How to manage stress with parents.
02 A quiet depression that has taken over the school
The number of depressed children is increasing. · How to help adolescents maintain emotional stability. · Are parents emotionally stable?
03 My child is currently dating!
What's Wrong with Teenage Dating? · What if Your Child Starts Dating? · How to Break Up Gracefully with a Friend of the Opposite Sex
04 When a child injures himself/herself
Children who self-harm · Because this is all they can do · If you know that your child is self-harming
05 Mental illnesses that should not be mistaken for puberty
Oppositional defiant disorder is the most common childhood mental illness, while ADHD is the second most common childhood mental illness.
((A glass of cider from Seonho))
Develop these skills in your adolescent child · Beware of these habits in your adolescent child · Protect your adolescent child's body and mind like this
Chapter 4.
Education for today's adolescents
01 Breaking the algorithm
What's in Generation Alpha's Smartphone? · Algorithmic Bias That's Destroying Children's Brains · Correcting Bias
02 Living as an imperfect me
Adolescence: The Approval Addiction · The True Heart of a Model Child · Rescuing a Child Trapped in the Need for Approval
03 Humanities Questions to Meet Your True Self
Essential Thinking Tools for Adolescence · Encountering the Humanities in Language · A Humanities Question a Day · The Power of the Humanities to Cultivate Critical Thinking
04 Philosophy that changes me and the world
Children learn even if you don't teach them. Isn't doubt a bad thing? Don't teach them, let them experience it.
((A glass of cider from Seonho))
How to Educate Your Teenager
Epilogue - Puberty, a Time to Prepare for Separation
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Younger children who are going through early puberty often have immature expressive skills and vocabulary.
I don't know how to put into words the frustration I feel right now.
Sometimes, people express their anger and frustration through tears.
In situations where you have to say something difficult, you may get angry or irritated.
In these cases, instead of raising their voices, parents should ask questions to help their children find the language that corresponds to their feelings.
And we must wait for the child to find the appropriate language to express his or her worries, pain, and frustrations.
---From "Falling into a Black Hole of Frustration"
As smartphone use increases and reading time decreases, adolescents are not only more vulnerable to fake news, but are also a major factor in relationship difficulties.
Reading is an important activity that allows children to indirectly experience various relationships in advance.
The book features many characters, including parents and children, teachers and students, and friends, and the various events that unfold between them unfold into an interesting story.
By seeing conflicts between characters resolved and problems solved, children can think about how they would handle similar situations in real life.
You can also learn what socially desirable behaviors are by looking to role models.
Before entering puberty, children who need to acquire the ability to view relationships through sufficient reading should be busy with school academies and smartphones, but if they rarely find time to read, they will eventually enter the world of school with weakened relationship immunity.
---From "Relationship Addiction? Breaking Up Addiction?"
One way to help build rapport is to allow your child to choose at different times.
As children progress through preschool, elementary, and teenage years, we need to move toward expanding their autonomy by listening to their voices, respecting their choices, and encouraging them to do so.
However, it is not good to give young children too many choices.
Especially during the preschool years, it is necessary to clearly explain and confirm what is permissible and what is not permissible, such as manners, rules, and social norms that must be observed.
As your child progresses to higher grades, empathize with their emotions, which become increasingly sensitive, and ask them what choices they want to make and why they made those choices.
Even when a child doesn't know what to choose, it's better to give the child a chance to decide for themselves by presenting several appropriate options rather than making the choice for them.
---From "Building Rapport with Your Adolescent Child"
Firm parents are not bad parents.
You have to endure the moment when your child's eyes turn cold.
Only then can we guide our children to grow into good adults.
When Mom takes a step back, peace comes in that moment.
The child's cold eyes will turn into smiles and the child will have a happy expression on his/her face.
But only for a moment.
If the child's needs are not met, he will again yell, throw tantrums, and become violent towards his mother.
This pattern should not be repeated.
Remember that if you give in to your child at a time when you shouldn't compromise, your authority as a mother will be undermined.
Puberty is not a time to act on one's own desires.
It's time to learn how to regulate your desires in a healthy way.
If your child exhibits immature behaviors to satisfy his or her own desires, be sure to firmly explain what needs to be controlled and by what standards he or she should live.
---From "Parents who fight well with their adolescent children"
At least, there is a certain level of safety in children becoming immersed in celebrities.
If you have self-control, you can maintain a realistic life while maintaining an appropriate distance.
However, if you fall for a middle school, high school, or college student who is not a celebrity, it is often difficult to guarantee safety.
More elementary school children than you might think meet each other through social media and share photos of their body parts with each other.
This means that it doesn't just happen through threats.
When someone says something like, "If you don't do this for me, then you don't like me," children don't think that their behavior is problematic, but rather that they need to do that to prove that their feelings are genuine.
To prevent online grooming sexual crimes, children should be warned not to disclose personal information (age, address, school, ID, phone number, etc.) to strangers, and suspicious messages should be left unanswered or deleted or blocked from the start.
---From "Kids Who Are Serious About Idol Fandom"
Increasing a child's stress resistance before puberty also helps with emotional stability.
Stress resilience develops when you are exposed to slightly uncomfortable situations.
When a child wants something, if you don't give it to them immediately but wait a little while, the child's stress resistance will increase during the waiting time.
In fact, the more you try to solve problems right away, the more easily you become irritated and anxious even in small stressful situations.
Habits that boost your stress resilience can be a great way to avoid emotional instability.
Another way is to provide a space where the child can feel secure.
Children find psychological security in warehouse-like spaces.
If you make a small Indian tent-like thing in the room, they will like it and crawl into it.
---From "The Quiet Depression That Swallowed School"
When we first become aware of our emotions, make proactive choices, and then take responsibility for those choices, we become mentally stable and healthy.
On the other hand, a child who is addicted to recognition perceives other people's emotions first and reacts accordingly.
That's why, no matter how many positive reviews I receive from others, I never feel satisfied deep down in my heart.
As time goes by, we reach a point where we are completely unaware of our own feelings and we consider the other person's feelings as our own needs.
Before our children enter early puberty, they must first learn to naturally recognize their emotions.
That way, no matter what you choose and what responsibilities you take on, you will have no regrets or resentment.
And crucially, it's not empty.
I don't know how to put into words the frustration I feel right now.
Sometimes, people express their anger and frustration through tears.
In situations where you have to say something difficult, you may get angry or irritated.
In these cases, instead of raising their voices, parents should ask questions to help their children find the language that corresponds to their feelings.
And we must wait for the child to find the appropriate language to express his or her worries, pain, and frustrations.
---From "Falling into a Black Hole of Frustration"
As smartphone use increases and reading time decreases, adolescents are not only more vulnerable to fake news, but are also a major factor in relationship difficulties.
Reading is an important activity that allows children to indirectly experience various relationships in advance.
The book features many characters, including parents and children, teachers and students, and friends, and the various events that unfold between them unfold into an interesting story.
By seeing conflicts between characters resolved and problems solved, children can think about how they would handle similar situations in real life.
You can also learn what socially desirable behaviors are by looking to role models.
Before entering puberty, children who need to acquire the ability to view relationships through sufficient reading should be busy with school academies and smartphones, but if they rarely find time to read, they will eventually enter the world of school with weakened relationship immunity.
---From "Relationship Addiction? Breaking Up Addiction?"
One way to help build rapport is to allow your child to choose at different times.
As children progress through preschool, elementary, and teenage years, we need to move toward expanding their autonomy by listening to their voices, respecting their choices, and encouraging them to do so.
However, it is not good to give young children too many choices.
Especially during the preschool years, it is necessary to clearly explain and confirm what is permissible and what is not permissible, such as manners, rules, and social norms that must be observed.
As your child progresses to higher grades, empathize with their emotions, which become increasingly sensitive, and ask them what choices they want to make and why they made those choices.
Even when a child doesn't know what to choose, it's better to give the child a chance to decide for themselves by presenting several appropriate options rather than making the choice for them.
---From "Building Rapport with Your Adolescent Child"
Firm parents are not bad parents.
You have to endure the moment when your child's eyes turn cold.
Only then can we guide our children to grow into good adults.
When Mom takes a step back, peace comes in that moment.
The child's cold eyes will turn into smiles and the child will have a happy expression on his/her face.
But only for a moment.
If the child's needs are not met, he will again yell, throw tantrums, and become violent towards his mother.
This pattern should not be repeated.
Remember that if you give in to your child at a time when you shouldn't compromise, your authority as a mother will be undermined.
Puberty is not a time to act on one's own desires.
It's time to learn how to regulate your desires in a healthy way.
If your child exhibits immature behaviors to satisfy his or her own desires, be sure to firmly explain what needs to be controlled and by what standards he or she should live.
---From "Parents who fight well with their adolescent children"
At least, there is a certain level of safety in children becoming immersed in celebrities.
If you have self-control, you can maintain a realistic life while maintaining an appropriate distance.
However, if you fall for a middle school, high school, or college student who is not a celebrity, it is often difficult to guarantee safety.
More elementary school children than you might think meet each other through social media and share photos of their body parts with each other.
This means that it doesn't just happen through threats.
When someone says something like, "If you don't do this for me, then you don't like me," children don't think that their behavior is problematic, but rather that they need to do that to prove that their feelings are genuine.
To prevent online grooming sexual crimes, children should be warned not to disclose personal information (age, address, school, ID, phone number, etc.) to strangers, and suspicious messages should be left unanswered or deleted or blocked from the start.
---From "Kids Who Are Serious About Idol Fandom"
Increasing a child's stress resistance before puberty also helps with emotional stability.
Stress resilience develops when you are exposed to slightly uncomfortable situations.
When a child wants something, if you don't give it to them immediately but wait a little while, the child's stress resistance will increase during the waiting time.
In fact, the more you try to solve problems right away, the more easily you become irritated and anxious even in small stressful situations.
Habits that boost your stress resilience can be a great way to avoid emotional instability.
Another way is to provide a space where the child can feel secure.
Children find psychological security in warehouse-like spaces.
If you make a small Indian tent-like thing in the room, they will like it and crawl into it.
---From "The Quiet Depression That Swallowed School"
When we first become aware of our emotions, make proactive choices, and then take responsibility for those choices, we become mentally stable and healthy.
On the other hand, a child who is addicted to recognition perceives other people's emotions first and reacts accordingly.
That's why, no matter how many positive reviews I receive from others, I never feel satisfied deep down in my heart.
As time goes by, we reach a point where we are completely unaware of our own feelings and we consider the other person's feelings as our own needs.
Before our children enter early puberty, they must first learn to naturally recognize their emotions.
That way, no matter what you choose and what responsibilities you take on, you will have no regrets or resentment.
And crucially, it's not empty.
---From "Living as an Imperfect Me"
Publisher's Review
"Kids these days aren't unusual; they're painful."
Puberty has changed!
Puberty these days is getting faster, longer, and more severe.
“This is the first time I’ve had such a difficult first year.” The number of complaints from elementary school teachers has been increasing recently.
But the children are being treated unfairly.
In fact, it is not because it is unusual, but because it is painful.
The author, who has been working as an elementary school teacher and has been meeting children for over 16 years, says that puberty has changed these days.
Not only have the pre-pubertal symptoms that used to appear around the 3rd or 4th grade been brought forward by about 2 years, but the period has also been extended, so that puberty lasts for almost 10 years.
Children who enter puberty early and are less psychologically and emotionally prepared are more likely to have difficulty communicating and become isolated from their peers.
Moreover, in the case of lower elementary school students, the frontal lobe is not fully developed, making it difficult to control emotions such as anxiety or anger. As a result, they may become addicted to school violence or provocative content, or may even develop depression and self-harm.
At this time, the most dangerous thing is to think, 'It's puberty, so it will pass eventually.' and not take it seriously.
This is because indiscriminate use of swear words and vulgar language during childhood can damage certain parts of the brain, and oppositional defiant disorder or ADHD can be mistaken for puberty, leading to missed opportunities for treatment.
Even now, children are suffering from the pain of premature puberty with their whole bodies.
As parents, we need to understand how changing environments threaten our children's growth and how to navigate puberty wisely.
Teen depression rates increase 2.5 times, and precocious puberty in children under 10 increases fourfold!
Is this the right way to go about elementary school puberty these days?
An elementary education expert explains the school life of adolescence beyond the parents' view.
What on earth is going on with teenagers these days? There are certain characteristics of puberty that are easily overlooked at home, but clearly visible in the classroom.
The point is that they place a lot of importance on the gaze of others.
So, girls try to wear makeup, and boys are very sensitive to falling behind in trends, paying attention to their clothes and hairstyles.
If they are unable to fit in with their peers during this period, they become much more sensitive to loneliness and anxiety than other children, and their reliance on smartphones makes them susceptible to indiscriminate fake news and online grooming sexual crimes.
When exposed to physical contact in a situation where there is a large gap in the growth rates of the body and mind, it can lead to sexual harassment or school violence. According to the '2023 School Violence Survey', 4 out of 100 elementary school students responded that they had been victims of school violence.
Also, developmentally, children usually start to move away from egocentric thinking and accept others' perspectives around the third grade, but these days, children are not able to keep up with the accelerated pace of puberty in moving away from egocentric thinking, so pranks that started out as fun can sometimes lead to serious crimes.
There are various psychological and developmental causes behind a child's behavior that may seem incomprehensible.
If you want to understand your adolescent's mind before it's too late, you need to face their problematic behavior.
This is why this book candidly captures the realities of today's adolescence, including pornography addiction, self-harm, relationship problems, eating disorders, and adolescent burnout, all of which occur outside of parents' sight.
The Child Who Beats Mom vs. Being an Authoritative Mom
Can't we fight wisely with our adolescent children?
A common characteristic of the adolescent children the author met in his classroom was a high level of anxiety.
Because they feel more fear than the average child, they are sensitive to everyday noises, startle easily, and dislike sudden changes in their environment, so it takes them a long time to adapt to new things.
This may be the reason why they are stubborn about maintaining the framework they created or why they suddenly refuse to go to school, saying they have a stomachache.
The author points out that one of the reasons for the changes in today's adolescence is the personalized environment in which knowledge is acquired.
When our parents' generation was young, the whole family would sit around the living room and watch the same drama, but these days, parents and children each mindlessly accept videos that automatically play through algorithms on their smartphone channels.
Moreover, smartphone use has significantly reduced children's already limited reading time.
As a result, children today have lower literacy skills and a lack of ability to critically filter information.
How should I discipline my adolescent, who is stubborn and always tries to outdo both his mother and friends? How can I wisely fight with my adolescent child?
We need to change the mindset of ‘fighting with a child.’
Parents are the ones who guide their children to become good adults.
An adult like that should not come down to the child's eye level.
Fighting with your child means you have come down to their level of equality.
Parents should stay in the position of informing their children of what they do not know, guiding them on the right path, and teaching them not to do wrong things.
-102p
From stress management to social skills and study habits
"Today's Puberty Class": Preparing for the Anxious Generation's Adolescence Crisis
Elementary school is almost the last stage in which a child can develop good habits.
Good habits are not built by persuading or asking, but by simply doing them.
Let's remember the author's words: firm parents are not bad parents.
This book presents a guide to today's adolescence for parents to prevent their children from facing the turmoil of adolescence without developing good habits, such as manners, proper language, and self-directed homework.
Since adolescence is a time to learn how to control one's desires in a healthy way rather than acting on one's desires, it is full of realistic advice and methods for coping with today's adolescence that the parental generation did not experience, such as managing adolescent stress, how to break free from self-centered thinking and form healthy relationships with peers, what parents need to say about negative language habits, how to approach children's delicate emotions, and how to develop self-control from a harmful environment.
Puberty has changed!
Puberty these days is getting faster, longer, and more severe.
“This is the first time I’ve had such a difficult first year.” The number of complaints from elementary school teachers has been increasing recently.
But the children are being treated unfairly.
In fact, it is not because it is unusual, but because it is painful.
The author, who has been working as an elementary school teacher and has been meeting children for over 16 years, says that puberty has changed these days.
Not only have the pre-pubertal symptoms that used to appear around the 3rd or 4th grade been brought forward by about 2 years, but the period has also been extended, so that puberty lasts for almost 10 years.
Children who enter puberty early and are less psychologically and emotionally prepared are more likely to have difficulty communicating and become isolated from their peers.
Moreover, in the case of lower elementary school students, the frontal lobe is not fully developed, making it difficult to control emotions such as anxiety or anger. As a result, they may become addicted to school violence or provocative content, or may even develop depression and self-harm.
At this time, the most dangerous thing is to think, 'It's puberty, so it will pass eventually.' and not take it seriously.
This is because indiscriminate use of swear words and vulgar language during childhood can damage certain parts of the brain, and oppositional defiant disorder or ADHD can be mistaken for puberty, leading to missed opportunities for treatment.
Even now, children are suffering from the pain of premature puberty with their whole bodies.
As parents, we need to understand how changing environments threaten our children's growth and how to navigate puberty wisely.
Teen depression rates increase 2.5 times, and precocious puberty in children under 10 increases fourfold!
Is this the right way to go about elementary school puberty these days?
An elementary education expert explains the school life of adolescence beyond the parents' view.
What on earth is going on with teenagers these days? There are certain characteristics of puberty that are easily overlooked at home, but clearly visible in the classroom.
The point is that they place a lot of importance on the gaze of others.
So, girls try to wear makeup, and boys are very sensitive to falling behind in trends, paying attention to their clothes and hairstyles.
If they are unable to fit in with their peers during this period, they become much more sensitive to loneliness and anxiety than other children, and their reliance on smartphones makes them susceptible to indiscriminate fake news and online grooming sexual crimes.
When exposed to physical contact in a situation where there is a large gap in the growth rates of the body and mind, it can lead to sexual harassment or school violence. According to the '2023 School Violence Survey', 4 out of 100 elementary school students responded that they had been victims of school violence.
Also, developmentally, children usually start to move away from egocentric thinking and accept others' perspectives around the third grade, but these days, children are not able to keep up with the accelerated pace of puberty in moving away from egocentric thinking, so pranks that started out as fun can sometimes lead to serious crimes.
There are various psychological and developmental causes behind a child's behavior that may seem incomprehensible.
If you want to understand your adolescent's mind before it's too late, you need to face their problematic behavior.
This is why this book candidly captures the realities of today's adolescence, including pornography addiction, self-harm, relationship problems, eating disorders, and adolescent burnout, all of which occur outside of parents' sight.
The Child Who Beats Mom vs. Being an Authoritative Mom
Can't we fight wisely with our adolescent children?
A common characteristic of the adolescent children the author met in his classroom was a high level of anxiety.
Because they feel more fear than the average child, they are sensitive to everyday noises, startle easily, and dislike sudden changes in their environment, so it takes them a long time to adapt to new things.
This may be the reason why they are stubborn about maintaining the framework they created or why they suddenly refuse to go to school, saying they have a stomachache.
The author points out that one of the reasons for the changes in today's adolescence is the personalized environment in which knowledge is acquired.
When our parents' generation was young, the whole family would sit around the living room and watch the same drama, but these days, parents and children each mindlessly accept videos that automatically play through algorithms on their smartphone channels.
Moreover, smartphone use has significantly reduced children's already limited reading time.
As a result, children today have lower literacy skills and a lack of ability to critically filter information.
How should I discipline my adolescent, who is stubborn and always tries to outdo both his mother and friends? How can I wisely fight with my adolescent child?
We need to change the mindset of ‘fighting with a child.’
Parents are the ones who guide their children to become good adults.
An adult like that should not come down to the child's eye level.
Fighting with your child means you have come down to their level of equality.
Parents should stay in the position of informing their children of what they do not know, guiding them on the right path, and teaching them not to do wrong things.
-102p
From stress management to social skills and study habits
"Today's Puberty Class": Preparing for the Anxious Generation's Adolescence Crisis
Elementary school is almost the last stage in which a child can develop good habits.
Good habits are not built by persuading or asking, but by simply doing them.
Let's remember the author's words: firm parents are not bad parents.
This book presents a guide to today's adolescence for parents to prevent their children from facing the turmoil of adolescence without developing good habits, such as manners, proper language, and self-directed homework.
Since adolescence is a time to learn how to control one's desires in a healthy way rather than acting on one's desires, it is full of realistic advice and methods for coping with today's adolescence that the parental generation did not experience, such as managing adolescent stress, how to break free from self-centered thinking and form healthy relationships with peers, what parents need to say about negative language habits, how to approach children's delicate emotions, and how to develop self-control from a harmful environment.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: October 25, 2024
- Page count, weight, size: 240 pages | 312g | 140*205*15mm
- ISBN13: 9791140711208
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