Depression is not just limited to grown ups. Even children suffer from mild to severe forms of depression. It is very dangerous for children that are very small and do not know how to explain their feelings. In these situations, only parents can identify the symptoms of depression in their child and look for the proper
treatment . Child depression becomes very dangerous if not identified and treated at the right time. Studies have shown that 1 out of every 30 child may suffer from mild to severe depression.

The main causes of depression in your child may be loneliness, improper environment, imbalanced diet, parental fights etc. It has been observed that children do get depressed when they see their parents fighting with each other. Parents need to sort out their issues separately; they need to make sure they do not fight in front of their children. Parents need to keep a good eye on the diet of their children. If you as a parent keep a good eye on your child’s activities then the chances of depression in your child will become negligible. It is a bit hard to diagnose depression in children at the early stages as children show different symptoms of depression than adults or grown ups.

Symptoms of Child Depression

Child depression is a very tough thing to identify, as children generally do not know how to explain what they feel. If you want your child to be free from depression and live a enjoy childhood, then you need to identify the symptoms of depression in your child on your own. Here are some of the symptoms that you should look at if you feel your child is depressed:

1.If your child shows regular feelings of blues, hopelessness

2. If your child prefers to live away from the society

3. Child start gets angry without any reason

4. Change in appetite of your child is also a symptom of depression

5. Sleeping problems, it may be oversleeping to sleeplessness nights.

6. Negativity, rejection to everything is another symptom

7. Inability to concentrate on studies or any thing of their interest.

9. Fatigue, energy level decreases to quite a big extent.

10. Never ending physical problems like ache in the stomach or head.

11. Reduction in the abilities to take part in extra curriculum activities at school or home.

12. Inferiority complex

13. Crying without any reason.

It is not necessary that the child show all these symptoms of depression. All these symptoms vary as per the age groups, but even one symptom of the above listed symptoms can be dangerous and require your complete attention. Depression is more common in boys than girls under the age of 10 years. But as soon as girls turn 16, child depression becomes more apparent in girls than boys. After receiving the proper treatment for your child’s depression problems, always keep in your mind that there are strong chances of re-occurring depression in your child.

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