PSYCHOLOGY

Maternal Anxiety

Abstract

Contrary to common belief, love alone cannot help parents raise their child. It is important to know that looking after a child requires patience and the willingness to come with ways to counter our deficiencies as a parent. This article talks about how parents are now becoming more conscious of the need to understand how to raise a child. These classes may not be as beneficial as they seem to be. It must be noted that every child is different from the other and no set of signs can guarantee reduced levels of stress in parents. The study takes into account several demographic variables such as the number of hours mothers work, income of family, number of children and maternal knowledge. It can be said from this study that mothers who have prior experience of raising children know how to cope with stress. Since the child needs the most attention during the initial years of his or her life, parents need to develop a cordial relationship that can help the child's development mentally and physically. The point that needs to be emphasized is that by harbouring too many expectations, mothers can have a sense of negativity. Therefore, mothers should always be practical and ready to accept that there may be circumstances that would be unique to their child and that not all of the reasons for stress among mothers are similar.

Maternal Anxiety

Introduction

Having children is one of the most fulfilling and satisfying experience. Parents feel a sense of completion upon birth of their child. With all the joy and happiness of having a child also comes the stress associated with their upbringing. The rigours of taking care of an infant can lead to feelings of anxiety, frustration, and anger or simply stress. These sentiments and pressures are part of the upbringing of a child. The idea is to carve out a manner in which parents can deal with the stress associated with it. Parental stress is very common among couples who are raising their first child. In such cases, parents have little or no knowledge of how to handle a stressful situation.

It is essential for us, as parent, to learn by actually carrying out the responsibilities of raising a child. Contrary to common belief, love alone cannot help parents raise their child. It is important to know that looking after a child requires patience and the willingness to come with ways to counter our deficiencies as a parent. Since learning is a continuous process, parents should be open to changes and new prospects. As time progresses, parents need to change their approach accordingly (Bertin, 2011, pp. 131).

This article talks about how parents are now becoming more conscious of the need to understand how to raise a child. For this parents are now enrolling into classes that help them learn the signs that can help in communicating with their baby. This is the art of baby sign. Parent that face difficulty in understanding how to handle their child now learn ...