Often forget that it can not only happen to adults, but also to children. you know, Bun. The causes vary, ranging from lack of sleep to certain diseases. Come on, see the explanation below.
Forgetting is something that can be experienced by everyone, including children. If the child occasionally forgets, it is still quite normal. However, if your child forgets so often that it hinders his activities at home or at school, it is important for the mother to immediately find out the cause.
Causes of Children Become Easy to Forget
In adults, forgetfulness is often associated with aging. What about the kids? The following are some things that can cause children to easily forget:
1. Lack of sleep
One of the most common causes of forgetfulness in children is lack of sleep. If your little one does not get enough and quality sleep, his brain development can be disrupted. As a result, children are less attentive to the surrounding environment and their memory function declines. This is what makes it so easy to forget.
Therefore, make sure your little one gets enough sleep, yes, Bun. When your little one is in school, make sure he gets 9-11 hours of sleep every day.
2. Lack of nutritional intake
The memory loss experienced by children can be caused by a lack of protein and healthy fat intake. Lack of these nutrients can affect a child's brain development, so he becomes easy to forget.
Not only that, lack of B vitamins, especially vitamins B1 and B12, also has an impact on children's memory decline. nowSo, so that your little one's memory is maintained, you can give him foods that are rich in nutrients for the brain, such as milk, eggs, fish, broccoli, spinach, and fresh fruits.
3. Anxiety
Fighting with friends, failing a test, or changing schools can sometimes make a child feel anxious. Although classified as normal, if left unchecked, this condition can reduce the ability of concentration and memory of children. Plus, anxiety can also make it difficult for children to sleep.
To overcome the anxiety experienced by your little one, invite him to talk about his anxiety. Listen to all her complaints and show that you understand how she feels.
4. Side effects of certain drugs
There are several types of drugs that can cause side effects in the form of memory loss, such as antihistamines, antianxiety drugs (drugs to treat anxiety disorders), and sleeping pills. So that your little one avoids these side effects, make sure you give him the medicine according to the doctor's recommendations or the instructions on the drug packaging label.
5. Health problems
Children can become forgetful because of the health problems they experience. For this one reason, Mother must be vigilant and should not take it lightly, yes. Generally, health problems that make children forget easily are: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
This condition makes it difficult for children to focus on doing something so that it becomes easy for them to forget what they have done. In addition, brain tumors, Huntington's disease and head injuries can also cause children to have problems receiving, storing, and processing information.
Easy to forget at first may seem trivial. However, if this starts happening quite often, you should be observant of the things that might be causing it. Supervise your little one's activities, from their diet to their social life at school.
To help improve your little one's memory, make a daily schedule or agenda of what to do from morning to bedtime, and paste the schedule in a place that is easy for your little one to read. That way, your little one will be trained to remember the activities he has to do every day.
In addition, give your little one special places for his things and teach him to always put his things in the same place. That way, your little one will get used to storing any object in its proper place and easily pick it up when needed.
If your little one doesn't show improvement and forgets more and more often, or maybe the teacher reports that your little one has difficulty learning at school, you should immediately check with a doctor, okay?
