Question
I am the mother of a two-year-old child, and I just hit my child’s buttocks quite hard. This is the second time I’ve done this. Every time the child doesn’t listen, I get angry and lose my temper while talking. I feel very regretful, thinking that I shouldn’t treat the child like this, but I don’t know what to do. Why do I get so angry with my child? Do I have some kind of psychological problem?
Answer
Frequent spanking of children may be related to emotional management issues or psychological stress. As parents, you need to learn to adjust your own emotions and seek professional mental health support. At the same time, understanding the behavior characteristics of children at different stages of growth and adopting appropriate educational methods is also very important.