• April 20, 2024

A child, however small, can go through the childhood experience of losing a friendship and experience the pain in childhood. The reasons for the breakup can be several, the issue is that if there is a break, it means that you will experience a grieving process and will need help to resolve it in a good way.

For this reason it is transcendental, that you assume this situation in its right size and approach the boy to give him your support.

Val Walker , author of the book The art of comfort of Editorial Vergara , explains that the first thing is to kindly ask the child to do a craft, a situation that can help him relax, when they are together in full activity, it will be the ideal time for you to ask him how he is and find out if he is comfortable talking about what happens.

If you do not want to talk about your loss or worry, let them know that it is okay if you need more time before showing it.

Help him handle his pain

As a child knows the fortune of having a friend with whom to share endless afternoons of play, recesses, homework and a few mischief, you can also learn the emotions that come after a separation and that is something that you have not cohabited before, it can be difficult to verbalize and even complicated to externalize what happens to him.

Therefore, the specialist suggests that the child find channels for difficult and stressful emotions, to do any of the following activities:

1. Write, draw, paint or decorate cards.
2. Thread beads and beads in small accessories to give as a gift.
3. Paint posters that express affection.
4. Make a collage, cutting images and magazines that express their concern for the situation they are living.
5. Decorate a basket or a cardboard box for cards, cards, gifts and souvenirs.

The important thing is that the child shares the activity with you and is the opportunity for them to speak and he expresses everything he feels and thinks. If there are other times in which they used to be together, such as riding a bicycle, walking with the pet, skating or watering the house plants, take advantage of them as they are great spaces that will allow you to start the conversation with all the naturalness that life offers. everyday

It may be that his mood is affected, so playing is a great way to help him to express doubts, concerns and emotions, "children often play with what they care about, it is a way of understanding what they are facing up. The little ones can communicate with dolls, stories, stuffed animals or with drawings, so they share what they are feeling and learn about the situation they are experiencing, "says Val Walker.

Separating from a friend is a painful experience that brings with it a lot of learning that will strengthen you in your emotional life and if you accompany him and give him your support, he will also know the reach of receiving love and company when there are difficult moments. "The principle of being patient is to start with oneself." If you want to know more information write to: bojorge@teleton.org.mx

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