The Nervous Child: Causes and Behavior for Parents
The rhythm of modern life, frequent stress and interpersonal conflicts, negatively affect not only adults. Often, all this affects children, which is why there are so many nervous and easily excitable babies now. Nevertheless, the child's behavior must be monitored: if severe excitability becomes the norm, and even more so turns into aggression, the help of a specialist may be required.
Why is the child nervous
Excitability in children can manifest itself at different points in life. This largely depends on the character of the child. There are babies who, almost from birth, become capricious and naughty, in others it manifests itself over time. This may be the result of some unpleasant event, stressful situation. 
It is important to find out in time the reason for such changes in behavior, otherwise they can negatively affect the entire future life of the baby. The most common reasons for these changes are:
- Lack of attention. The kid always wants to feel needed, significant, loved. If, for some reason, his parents began to devote less time to him, he tries to return the attention of dad and mom as best he can. It will not work to compensate for the lack of communication with expensive toys: sometimes kids start to be capricious even more.
- Self-esteem of the child. Self-confidence is important not only for adults, a small person is very receptive to the opinions of others. Therefore, psychologists advise to praise children more often, otherwise they simply will not feel the significance of good deeds.
- Whims out of revenge. Often times, babies get nervous and naughty when they think they've been wronged. Mom can immediately forget unfair words, but the child is very vulnerable and will worry about it for a long time. When signs of aggression and disobedience appear, you need to try to understand if the child is offended. If this is true, you should definitely apologize to him.
Particular attention should be paid to children over ten years old. At this age, they begin to react sharply to non-standard situations that arise in life, so it is important to be close to the child and gently adjust his behavior.
Nervous child - what to do
If the child is nervous, do not run this situation. The baby needs attention and, possibly, treatment. Also, with strong excitability, it is useful to take B vitamins, which help to strengthen the nervous system.
Of course, vitamins alone cannot solve the problem. First of all, you need to find the reason for this state of the child. It is necessary to talk to the baby, to let him know that he is not alone, that he is loved and will always be supported.
At the same time, you should not indulge in whims. Parents who over-indulge their children make a mistake. The kid must understand that all the attention cannot be received by him, and learn to take it calmly. 
Refusal of something must also be reasoned. You should not press with authority, you need to calmly explain to the child why it is necessary to do this and not otherwise.
Finally, children need to be set by example. If the parents are nervous and nervous, the baby will inevitably copy their behavior. All the stresses and tantrums that the child witnesses, traumatize his already fragile psyche. If the atmosphere in the house is calm, then you will not have to worry about the child either.
How to treat a nervous tic in a child
Research shows that about twenty-five percent of children have a tic disorder, most of them boys. Usually it does not cause much harm to health and passes with age, but the child experiences such manifestations hard, so the nervous tic needs to be treated.
To cope with it will help sedatives, for example, Novopassit, antipsychotic drugs and drugs that improve the blood supply to the brain. Only a doctor can prescribe them. However, you can try to prevent a nervous tic. To do this, you need to follow simple recommendations:
- the child should be provided with adequate sleep;
- you need a healthy diet;
- you need to exclude nervous and physical overstrain;
- a special eyelid massage is very useful for nervous tics.
There are also some folk remedies that can help cope with a nervous tic. For example, you can try making a compress with fresh geranium leaves by applying them to the affected area for about an hour. After removing the compress, the sore spot must be rinsed. This should be done about an hour or two before going to bed during the week.
There is a child who became nervous and agitated, you should not scold and punish him, this will only aggravate the situation. Often this may not be a simple whim, but a symptom of a disease such as neurosis. The kid will not be able to cope with the situation on his own, he will need the help of a specialist and, of course, parents. But the main thing that dad and mom must do is to provide a favorable and comfortable environment in the family, then the disease will have no chance.
