Children with abnormal behavior always have “red flags,” the expert notes. Teachers always notice the children’s unusual behavior and try to work with them. Sometimes parents do not establish contact because they do not want “that kind of attention” for their children and attribute the teenager’s withdrawal to puberty and relationship difficulties.
“It is important for parents and teachers to monitor their children’s behaviour, as participation in closed clubs forces them to withdraw into themselves and not tell anyone about the organisation,” says Veronika Kazantseva. – If open and friendly behaviour has given way to strong isolation, aggression and distrust on the part of the child, it is already possible to conclude that something is wrong with him and start sounding the alarm. The first thing to do is to contact a school psychologist, get clarification and qualified help.
Veronika Kazantseva also believes that it is necessary to carry out comprehensive work with teenagers. Parents and school staff may overlook and not notice changes in the child due to their busyness, but, as a rule, peers and people around them get to know each other better. Therefore, you should talk to your children often.
– Psychiatric traits and cruelty do not begin like this, but from childhood. Children who lack unity, understanding, friends and support end up in closed clubs. Usually, when children enter these organizations, they are in demand and are treated kindly,” said the RG interlocutor.
Schools have a method of testing, sociometry, which shows who has become an outcast or who ignores class and does not want to communicate. Based on this, we can draw conclusions and pay attention to that child. But school psychologists have their hands tied and there are many restrictions on interaction with children, added Veronika Kazantseva.
Recall that on Monday morning a student of a Chelyabinsk school attacked his classmates and a teacher with a hammer. Five people were injured. According to RG, the boy was a member of a closed club where teenagers were given strange tasks.
