The feeling of frustration in children

When the child is in the stage of more than a year and less than 5 during this period, great changes are seen in all areas of development since the child is changing and creating his inner world to be able to subsequently evolve effectively in his environment. As the months go by, the child will wan

When the child is in the stage of more than a year and less than 5 during this period, great changes are seen in all areas of development since the child is changing and creating his inner world to be able to subsequently evolve effectively in his environment.

As the months go by, the child will want to be more independent so that although the parents are the main point of reference and support for the child, little by little he will realize that he is an independent being and will want to mark his identity.

When the child wants to mark their autonomy

Little by little the child will want to mark his own autonomy by marking his personality and what he previously did not have trouble accepting now can become a challenge to his strong negatives. This is not bad at all, but you have to teach how to guide it when something starts to fail, such as when the child has low tolerance for frustration. But what are the reasons that can make children feel frustrated?

Motives that generate frustration in children

- The decisions adults can make for him can make him feel very frustrated.

- They may also have the feeling of frustration when they feel disappointed or when they do not meet some of their non-basic needs.

- Another reason why he may also feel frustration is because of other children, when for example he is playing and things do not go the way he wants.

- When the child is just two years old and is smaller, he can also feel frustration when playing with his toys and for example he has pieces and they do not fit well with each other.

This is a difficult feeling to control when you are so small so it can be triggered in tantrums being this a normal and even healthy reaction that should be part of the development of all children in these ages, since there are many Sometimes this negative feeling makes the child want to continue investigating and learning to cope better in their environment.

When this happens, parents should be prepared to act in the best way and guide the child's behavior and in this way teaching becomes positive. Otherwise the child will learn that temper tantrums is an appropriate behavior and this can be dangerous for its proper development.