Why a child constantly feigns illness: psychologists identify 4 reasons

11.11.2023 11:23

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Children may feign illness when they don't want to go to school - this behaviour is unfortunately quite common.

But they do not always have health problems.

But this does not mean that you should yell at your child or punish him for bad behavior - this can only make the problem worse.

Let's look at what reasons for simulation psychologists identify.

4 Reasons Why Children Fake Illness

Here are the reasons:

  1. Fear. Perhaps the child is simply afraid of the social environment that is formed at school or kindergarten.
  2. Bullying. The child may experience bullying or bullying, which also causes fear.
  3. Negative experience. Perhaps he is stressed by failures at school or even conflicts with teachers or classmates.
  4. Ordinary fatigue or a desire to spend more time with parents. Sometimes a child is simply tired of the constant workload at school and the lack of time he can spend with his parents.
Author: Dmitry Liskovich Internet resource editor