There are many situations that affect school or course success. The biggest factor in course success is the child's intelligence capacity. This causes the child to easily comprehend what he reads, what is explained and the information conveyed. If the child has a certain intelligence capacity, he can remember what is taught more easily. Congenital characteristics determine a certain level of intelligence. We are all born with a certain intelligence capacity, it is not possible to change or tamper with it. Environmental factors after birth are also effective in ensuring that the existing intelligence works at its highest performance. Existing intelligence capacity can only be as effective as it is with education.
We must take into consideration the intelligence capacity of our child who has failed the course, because perhaps our child's capacity is only this much and we need to accept it.
Our child. If children have normal intelligence but still experience academic failure, the most important reason for this is the situation that manifests itself when children feel that they have a certain responsibility and do not organize the necessary study hours after school.
The sense of responsibility is one of the most basic skills that should be taught to the child. is one of them. Responsibility begins in early childhood by assigning tasks appropriate to the child's age, gender and developmental level. Starting from the age of two and a half, giving the child the opportunity to drink his soup on his own, even if he is a mess, waiting for him to collect his toys, preparing an environment for him to sleep in his own room in his own bed, regarding responsibility; Provides an encouraging and supportive environment for the child. Such an environment will increase the child's self-confidence as it will give him the opportunity to be self-sufficient and self-managed. The awareness of responsibility instilled in the child in every field from an early age will also be reflected in his/her taking responsibility for the lesson. It is the student's responsibility to be successful at school and in their classes. First of all, this must be known and acted accordingly. It is very nice for the student to know that his parents are with him while he is studying and that they will help him where necessary. But this should not mean that the parents should do the child's homework and take on the child's responsibilities. Because of the weak people on the report card The fact that the parents are in a mood of mourning can also prevent the child from experiencing and evaluating bad consequences. Let's give our children the opportunity to experience sadness and mourning rather than us because of bad grades.
If your child has sufficient intelligence capacity, appropriate sense of responsibility, but still fails in classes, environmental factors should also be taken into consideration. The general condition of the school your child attends, the characteristics of the teacher, the characteristics of the classroom, the quality of the education provided, and the opportunities provided in addition to education directly affect the success of the children. Although there are no obvious problems at all these points, other factors that may be important in the child's course failure are issues related to child mental health.
There is definitely a reason for course failure, so it is important to look for a solution and get help from experts. It is important that underachieving children are guided for academic success without being compared to their peers and without damaging their self-confidence. While children have such problems, the parents' excessive indifference and overcontrol situations cause the children to continue these situations.
If the child is experiencing academic failure, the accusations made against the child should be stopped immediately and why the child is experiencing this problem should be investigated. The reasons for course failure should be investigated through a detailed psychiatric examination. The problem must be intervened without delay. Problems arising from the family, school or the child should be tried to be solved.
If the child has Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, course failure may be an important symptom. In addition to Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, psychiatric disorders such as Specific Learning Disorder, Adjustment Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, and Bipolar Mood Disorder may cause academic failure. Psychiatric disorders manifest themselves with additional symptoms in addition to course failure. With the treatment of psychiatric disorder, there is a significant improvement in course failure.
The important thing is that parents spend time with their children, be aware of their situation, and take necessary precautions before such problems become completely consolidated in the child's life. is.
Expert. Dr. Figen KARACEYLAN ÇAKMAKCI
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
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