Walk with the child in the neighborhood and see the cute chubby baby in the neighbor’s house, want to hold him, but every time, the child will shout loudly “Don’t hold! Don’t hold!” Some children with better language development may even say “Don’t you love me anymore? Why do you want to hold others?” My goodness, such a young child is full of jealousy, how will they grow up?
Jealousy is a complex emotional state composed of shame, anger, resentment, etc. when comparing oneself to others and finding oneself inferior in talent, reputation, status, or circumstances.
According to Mo Wujun’s “Psychology of Jealousy”: Any person who has the desire to improve the current situation and the idea of not wanting to lose to others will experience jealousy throughout their life.
In other words, as long as a person longs for a better life, they will be jealous of others throughout their life.
Psychologists believe that jealousy is an emotional experience of unwillingness, dissatisfaction, and resentment towards the object causing this phenomenon when a person’s personal desires are not satisfied. Jealousy is a manifestation of human psychological instinct and is a universal primitive emotion. Jealousy exists in children at a very young age.
In life, some children for various reasons may have more or less jealousy emotions. Also, some children at a young age have strong feelings of jealousy, causing parents to worry endlessly, not knowing how to help the child correct it.
Although a child’s jealousy may not completely disappear, through our intentional guidance, this negative mentality can be transformed into a positive one, promoting the child’s healthy growth.
It’s not all bad for children to feel jealousy towards others. If parents guide children in time, using this as motivation, encouraging them to strive for excellence and make greater progress, it is also an exercise for children, instilling a sense of competition in them from an early age, making them better prepared for social development in the future.
Everyone feels jealousy; if someone is better than themselves, they will feel discontent. Children also experience jealousy, so parents need to guide them appropriately, turning their jealousy into a drive for improvement, making the child excel further. However, excessive jealousy in children indicates psychological issues, and parents should guide and correct their children appropriately to help them realize their shortcomings and make improvements for better development.
