The above information was stated by M.D. Pham Van Giao - Director of the Institute of Applied Psychological Sciences - Education at the training program to improve the capacity of psychological consultation activities in schools in Ho Chi Minh City on August 3.
Participating in the training program are officials, teachers, employees and students who are studying and working at vocational education institutions and education and training institutions that need professional training in Ho Chi Minh City .
MSc. Pham Van Giao said that today, society is developing at a constant pace, exposure to the Internet and modern technology has left family members with little time to care for each other. .
Many parents do not have time to confide, listen and understand their children because of family finances. Children also follow the changes and developments of society.
Life pressure, family pressure, study pressure... gradually push children away from their parents. Since then, the negative perceptions of today's youth are not detected and adjusted in time, leading to more and more conditions for negative actions to develop and manifest, causing unfortunate consequences. .
"Three decades ago, the biggest threats to children were alcohol, tobacco, pregnancy, drugs... but today it is anxiety, depression, self-harm and mental disorders. The phenomenon of depression among students is becoming more and more complicated, and some students even go beyond their own tolerance, leading to many other unfortunate consequences." speak.
According to MSc. Pham Van Giao, school violence is becoming quite common. The fact that young people live together, have unsafe sex, have unwanted pregnancies, and have abortions becomes a closed circle that is similar to many people.
He believes that one of the reasons for this situation is that parents are busy with work and do not have time to care for their children, so they allow children to be exposed to technology from a very early age. Although parents can control the time their children spend on the internet, they cannot ensure that their children do not view inappropriate websites.
"Children are always very curious, especially in puberty and adolescence, the more they are banned, the more they want to do it. As long as children are exposed to negative content for a short time, they will be able to creates a negative mentality and unstable behavior. In addition, the pressure from studying and exams is also one of the reasons for the increase in school psychological problems," Mr. Giao shared. shall.
He said that the process of consulting school psychology not only helps students solve problems well, but also helps improve relationships with teachers, parents, friends...
Consulting will help students quickly resolve difficult situations in study and life. At the same time, children also have a healthy, comfortable life, reducing pressure and stress to study and live more happily and effectively.
