The delay in the child's mental development is a slowdown in the development of the psychological system, which is mainly manifested in primary school, when the child very slowly learns the teaching material, he lacks basic general knowledge for the school year.
Most often, these children have a tendency to constant activity in the movement, there is a greater interest in games than in learning.
In order to understand what the problem of inhibition of child development, you need to undergo a comprehensive examination that will show the depth of the disease. With such a survey, they also use notebooks, albums and other things belonging to the child.
In practice, almost always it turns out that a child with a mental retardation can finish high school with sufficient progress. At the same time, a very important circumstance is the teacher's and parents' attention to the child's personality.
Parents should adequately assess its capabilities. The fact that the child does not always have time to learn the curriculum, especially in the first stages, is not his whim or laziness, but the physical and psychological factors that influence thinking and acting.
Of course, raising children with developmental delay is a very long and voluminous process that requires constant attention, fate and patience on the part of each parent.
The education of such children is usually a very difficult and long test for parents, so many experts advise parents to hire qualified psychologists who are engaged in similar diseases.
The most important thing that parents should do when raising a child with mental retardation is:
- give him a lot of attention;
- try to show that he is no different from his peers;
- in order to develop a child's interest in learning, one must constantly push him, get interested;
- do special exercises, etc.;
- to gradually develop the memory and speech of the child, you need to constantly talk with him, take an interest in what tomorrow's lessons will be, what you need to put in your portfolio, etc.
In no event must the child be presented with too high requirements, which will not only be beyond his understanding, but also his physical capabilities of .
With this approach, it is likely that the child will close in itself, and will not pay attention and show interest in the external environment. Therefore, you need to think through all the tasks that you give to your child.
