Apoyo familiar y respuesta académica de un niño de 8 años con problemas emocionales

Abstract

Emotional education should be considered a very important aspect for educational institutions, in the same way there should be commitment and support from the family to each of its representatives, because in this way they contribute to the integral education of children and adolescents, and it is fundamental for the formation of their personality, so that it positively influences their academic performance. This is qualitative research with the general objective of establishing the relationship between family support and academic performance in an 8-year-old child with emotional problems. For this purpose, it was worked with an infant in the 4th year of basic education at the Eva Batalla de Falquez School in the Pasaje city. The epistemological approach of the research encompasses positive psychology, which is considered a model of wellbeing and development of healthy relationships, in addition, it allows cultivating the presence of positive feelings, cognitions and behaviors that promote human wellbeing. The study variables focus on emotions, their importance and the consequences of poor emotional regulation; another variable is the family, which describes types of families and their influence on the student's academic performance, successes and failures; and the last variable is academic performance, which involves the school, its functions as an educational entity, factors that intervene in academic performance, as well as the importance of the student's emotional state and its consequences on the student's academic performance. To address the student's emotional problem, instruments were applied such as the Raven's Test that measures IQ, the Family Test that describes the emotional state of the child with respect to his adaptation to the family environment, and finally the Goodenough Test that interprets results such as mental age and personality traits. In order to obtain more information, interviews were conducted with the child's teacher, which allowed us to know the child's development in learning and socialization, showing good results. And the other interview was directed to the mother, to inquire about the filial environment within the home and how the infant lives with his family, in addition an observation sheet was applied that allowed to know more about the object of study. With all the elements gathered through the research, it was concluded that children channel their emotions in different ways, which is acceptable, but when they internalize negative emotions incorrectly, an emotional problem may develop beyond a simple tantrum, It is also important to teach classes on emotional education in educational institutions in order to detect in time possible problems that in the future may harm their mental health and the teaching-learning process, the student should be understood and given priority, but not to point out or issue negative opinions towards him/her, remember that each child is a reality and although at their young age it may seem strange to say that they have problems, they also get stressed and tend to become tense and irritable and need their space.