Crisis of 7 years in a child - symptoms, characteristics, recommendations for parents of boys and girls

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Essence and features
Causes
Symptoms of crisis in a 7 year old child
Duration
How to cope: advice to parents from psychologists
Consequences

Each leap in physical and psychological growth in children is accompanied by a special transition period - a crisis.
At seven years old, the child reaches the next stage of development. A preschooler becomes a schoolchild, and his social status changes. New responsibilities appear, adults begin to make other demands, and the daily routine becomes different. The psyche experiences a shock, which is accompanied by worries, a change in habitual behavior, and difficulties with communication. Therefore, in developmental psychology, children have a crisis of 7 years. When games change to active learning, the social circle changes and a different social role is formed, the child becomes disobedient, stubborn, and irritable. Signs of a mental crisis can appear between the ages of five and eight years. To help correctly overcome this difficult stage and take a new social position, parents must recognize the crisis in time and respond to it correctly.

Essence and features

The main characteristic of the psychological crisis of the 7th year of life is the rapid acquisition of new features that are characteristic of adults. The baby’s psyche loses its naivety and openness, and the inner world becomes more complex. He learns to analyze the actions of others and their reasons, begins to think about his words, and can hide the real motives of his own actions.

The transition from preschool to school age requires a child to take completely new actions: finding his place among classmates, adapting to an unusual social circle. A new schoolchild compares his successes with the achievements of other children, comes to terms with the loss of leadership positions, finds his strengths and weaknesses, and for the first time encounters criticism, competition and even ridicule. This is a blow to children's self-esteem, which not every child can withstand.

The child has to grow up quickly, since in many new situations he can only rely on himself. To do this, you need to quickly develop independence and learn to make decisions. To cope with new tasks, the body rapidly gains strength, endurance, and coordination.

Due to the specifics of upbringing, boys and girls experience the crisis period differently :

The 7-year-old crisis in boys manifests itself in restlessness, lack of concentration, and an excessive sense of competition. They need to get out their energy, so classes and homework seem like an insurmountable obstacle for them. You need a clear daily routine, discipline, and sports that will help train endurance and expend energy.
The crisis of 7 years in girls is expressed in aggression, which manifests itself in the home environment. Girls are often excellent students and the pride of the class, but when alone with their parents they show accumulated irritability, which results in hysterics. The reason lies in the burden of responsibilities that are difficult for the child to cope with. Parents need to show maximum attention to the girl’s life, have a heart-to-heart talk, discuss her feelings and emotions.

Prayer for the child to sleep well and peacefully

Every loving mother wishes her baby a restful sleep. Knowledgeable people recommend reading prayers at the head of the crib.

The words are addressed to the Guardian Angel or the Lord. Even when the baby’s sleep is sound, prayer is still needed so that the child sleeps well, so that his dreams are pleasant.

It is advisable to teach your child to pray from an early age. Knowledgeable people believe that pure, good thoughts and desires will please the Lord, and he will want to take the child under his protection. Instill sincere faith in the heart of a child, so that even in adulthood God’s help will accompany him. Then he will live a happy life without knowing grief.

Church workers recommend offering prayers for the well-being of the baby.

The mother is concerned that the child sleeps well. Sometimes restless sleep is the consequence of an illness that requires serious medical supervision. However, sometimes it is impossible to establish the reason why the baby is furious and does not sleep. Then the healers claim that the child is tormented by demons. To save a child from violence, it is necessary to read a prayer service every day as he falls asleep.

Prayer is the best solution to problems. The child’s psyche is excessively weak, and therefore constantly requires spiritual protection. The Lord gives such protection.

The holy word works better on the baptized. However, it is worth considering that even if the child is baptized, it is necessary for the parents to live according to the commandments of God in order to ensure protection for the baby.

Faith and calm

Any prayer is learned by heart. Read, being in a calm state and wishing for the fulfillment of your plans. If you have doubts about the power of words, it is better not to read. The holy word should be pronounced when you believe in the action and help of the One to whom it is addressed.

Be sure to ask for forgiveness for your sins. The baby is connected to his mother, and therefore her behavior directly affects his well-being. A prayer said with repentance for one’s bad thoughts and intentions to correct bad actions will certainly have an effect.

After such a prayer, children will try to behave well.

Say the prayer in a whisper, quietly whispering the words in your ear. They protect you from nightmares. Some mothers and grandmothers wash their children with holy water at night.

Pray for a child's dream to come

Many appeals to the Lord are made before or during the child’s sleep. They are aimed at ensuring that he sleeps peacefully, has only good dreams and remains happy. The following proven words, used by many, are recommended:

Prayer for the child to sleep well, to Jesus Christ. Gives a good, healthy, sound sleep to the child. Read over the baby's cradle.

Prayer to Jesus Christ “In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, our Reverend and God-bearing Fathers and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen. Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee. King of heaven - Holy God."

Prayer for the child to sleep peacefully, to the Most Holy Theotokos and the Lord. Grants the acquisition of the blessing of the Lord and a restful sleep.

Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos and the Lord God “Lord Jesus Christ, bring Thy mercy to my children (names), keep them under Thy roof, cover them from all evil lust, drive away from them every enemy and adversary, open their ears and the eyes of their hearts, grant tenderness and humility to their hearts. Lord, we are all Your creation, have pity on my children (names), and turn them to repentance. Save, O Lord, and have mercy on my children (names) and enlighten their minds with the light of reason of Your Gospel and guide them on the path of Your commandments and teach them, O Savior, to do Your will, for You are our God.” Read more…

Prayer for infant sleep to the Lord. It can help cleanse the soul of filth, save and preserve, and grant restful sleep.

Prayer to the Lord God “For infant sleep” “Good night, good night, all the angels are in the night and the mother is at the bedside. Thank you God, for your love and my family, for our home, warmth, for the joy of life. May Your love always be present and remain in my child. Amen.”

Read even a prayer that you came up with yourself. The main thing to remember when addressing the Saints is that faith must be present in your words. Only then should you count on an effective result.

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Causes

It is no coincidence that the crisis period for seven-year-olds coincides with school adaptation. Internal changes in the psyche are mainly caused by a change in the child’s social role, new types of activities and responsibilities. In general, the causes of the crisis can be divided into three groups:

Acceptance of a new social role. The child takes an important social role and becomes a schoolchild. Along with the role, he also takes on new responsibilities: studying, sitting through lessons, following a routine, doing homework. At the same time, the baby becomes a classmate, a participant in joint learning and games, friendship, sympathy, and competition. Demands on him are growing, and he, in turn, begins to make claims to others.
Loss of childish spontaneity. The immediate situational reactions that are typical for children are quickly lost due to the need to take on a new social role. Therefore, the attributes of “adulthood” suddenly appear: independence, decision-making, assessment of situations. The reasons for a child’s actions are not always clear; actions may seem illogical, since he hides their motives.
Awareness of internal experiences. The baby begins to become aware of his inner self and explore his own emotions. In addition to physiological needs, he begins to feel mental needs. Understands that good grades are needed in order not to disappoint parents, to receive praise from the teacher, and to assert oneself among peers. But everything is not so simple. After all, on the one hand, you want to go for a walk, but on the other, you need to live up to the expectations of your elders. The constant need to choose also becomes a serious cause of identity crisis.

Prayers to calm a child

With these prayers you can turn to the saints with requests to calm the child: so that the child does not cry, is not capricious and does not scream. The same prayers are used for hyperactive children.

Prayer "Our Father" to calm a child

Our Father, who art in heaven!

Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as it is in heaven and on earth.

Give us this day our daily bread;

and forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors;

and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Prayer to calm a child “To the Virgin Mary”

Virgin Mary, Rejoice, O Blessed Mary, the Lord is with You;

Blessed are You among women and blessed is the Fruit of Your womb, for You have given birth to the Savior of our souls.

Prayer to John the Baptist to calm the child

Honest Forerunner to the Baptist of Christ, ultimate prophet, first martyr, mentor of fasters and hermits, teacher of purity and neighbor of Christ!

I pray to you, and when you come running, do not reject me from your intercession, do not forsake me, who have fallen through many sins;

renew my soul with repentance, like a second baptism;

Cleanse me, the sins of the defiled, and compel me to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, even if nothing bad enters.

Prayer to calm a child in front of the icon of the Mother of God “The Sign”

Oh, Most Holy and Most Blessed Mother of our Sweetest Lord Jesus Christ!

We fall down and bow to You before Your holy, miraculous icon, remembering the wondrous sign of Your intercession, which was revealed to Great Novugrad from it during the days of the military invasion of this city.

We humbly pray to Thee, O All-Powerful Intercessor of our race: just as in ancient times Thou hast hastened the help of our fathers, so now we, weak and sinners, have been granted Thy maternal intercession and care.

Establish your holy church, your city and our entire Orthodox country, and all of us who fall to you with faith and love and tenderly ask with tears for your intercession, have mercy and save.

Hey, Lady All-Merciful!

Have mercy on us, overwhelmed by many sins, extend your God-receiving hand to Christ God and intercede for us before His goodness, asking us for forgiveness of our sins, a pious, peaceful life,

a good Christian death and a good answer at His Last Judgment, may we be saved by Your omnipotent prayers to Him and inherit heavenly bliss,

and with all the saints let us sing the Most Honorable and Magnificent Name of the Most Worshipful Trinity, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, and Your great mercy towards us forever and ever.

Symptoms of crisis in a 7 year old child

During this period, even the most calm and obedient baby can turn into a real domestic tyrant, capricious and irritable. Features of the manifestation of the 7-year-old crisis most often consist in the fact that the child:

does not fulfill requests, does not listen;
capricious, stubborn;
expresses protest, dissatisfaction, clowns around and is rude;
does not accept criticism, gives extremely negative reactions to comments;
tries to appear more mature, strives to communicate with older children, avoids younger ones;
deliberately acts contrary to adults;
devalues what previously seemed important to him;
subject to mood swings.

To diagnose a 7-year-old crisis, it is necessary that the child clearly exhibits at least four to five signs. Otherwise, we are not talking about a crisis period, but about a local conflict situation.

Duration

The crisis does not begin exactly when the child turns seven. Its onset cannot be attributed to the first day of school. In reality, everything is much more complicated.

Preparation for school begins early, and by the end of kindergarten, classes become more difficult and teachers become more demanding. The child feels changes and increasing pressure, so the first mental preconditions may arise at the age of five or six years. However, there is another category of children who begin to realize the severity of the new burden after school begins.

Everyone comes to a state of crisis when the psyche gives an adequate response to the difficulties that have arisen. Symptoms develop slowly, and the child copes with the new responsibility also gradually. Psychologists say that this age crisis lasts about 6-9 months. But the duration of the transitional stage in growing up depends on the individual characteristics of the baby.

Prayer for a child to sleep well at night

Every mother wants her baby to sleep peacefully and soundly at night. Not all babies sleep through the night: some wake up from hunger or a wet diaper, and others from abdominal cramps. These phenomena are easy to recognize, but when the baby cries for no apparent reason, this is overwork or the evil eye. In this case, you need to read a prayer so that the child sleeps well.

A newborn baby is very vulnerable. Therefore, mothers try to hide it from prying eyes for the first forty days of life. After this time, the priests advise baptizing the child as soon as possible in order to protect him from evil spirits and unkind people. But even a baptized child needs additional protection from higher heavenly powers. After baptism, the baby acquires a connection with God, but in order to maintain this connection, you need to regularly read the word of God to the baby.

Children from birth to seven years old can see things that adults cannot see - angels, brownies, ghosts or even demons. This is explained by the fact that at this time the child is close to heaven, his biofield is weak and otherworldly creatures easily penetrate through this barrier. Someone comes to protect the baby, and someone comes to scare him.

When children, especially small ones, see angels, they smile even in their sleep. In such cases they say: angels play with the child. If a child sees a ghost or a brownie, he calmly looks at one point. Many mothers have noticed a similar phenomenon in their infants. As a rule, they do not cause harm; on the contrary, they protect the baby from dark forces. But when a demon comes to the baby, uncontrollable crying and screaming begins, especially in the middle of the night. In such a situation, the baby only needs prayer and his mother’s faith in God.

Appeal to God and Orthodox prayer differ from each other. When a person turns to God, he can speak in his own words; the church does not prohibit this. When reading an Orthodox prayer, you must use a prayer book, which uses the ancient Church Slavonic language, it is complex, but over time you can learn to speak correctly. When reading a prayer for a sound sleep for a baby, the clergy recommend:

1. Take a break from everything earthly, focus on a request to the Lord.
2. Try to keep the prayer dispassionate (without emotional overtones).
3. Pronounce words with one intonation (monotony).
4. Be sincere.
5. Say prayer words in complete silence.
6. Do not let images (of saints, God) into your consciousness.
7. Be calm and relaxed.
8. Speak in a quiet voice (you can whisper).

While praying, you need to stand at the head of the crib, lightly touching the child, placing your hand on his chest or forehead. This way the child will feel the power of God's word and the protection of the mother. At the end of the prayer, the child must be baptized. In addition to prayer, give your child holy water or wash your face three times and cross yourself. Such rituals will help calm the baby, because when the mother says prayer words in a calm voice, the children become silent, listen and then calmly fall asleep.

Babies can sleep poorly not only at night, but also during the day. In this case, the mother also reads a prayer during daytime sleep. The most famous word of God that every baptized person must know is the Our Father. It can also be read for a peaceful sleep for a baby. The prayer must be read three times:

Our Father! Who is in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

A common prayer for children from their parents is the prayer to the Virgin Mary, the patroness of pregnant women, mothers, unborn children and infants. The prayer words of the Mother of God have helped heal children for many centuries. Therefore, it will help even if the baby does not sleep well due to illness.

O Most Holy Lady Virgin Theotokos, save and preserve under Your shelter my children (name, names), all youths, young women and infants, baptized and nameless and carried in their mother’s womb. Cover them with the robe of Your motherhood, keep them in the fear of God and in obedience to their parents, beg my Lord and Your Son to grant them what is useful for their salvation. I entrust them to Your maternal supervision, for You are the Divine Protection of Your servants. Mother of God, lead me into the image of Your heavenly motherhood. Heal the heavenly and physical wounds of my children (names), inflicted by my sins. I entrust my child entirely to my Lord Jesus Christ and Your, Most Pure, heavenly protection. Amen.

The prayer of the Mother of God is read from the very birth of children and throughout life. It helps parents be more tolerant of their children, and children be more obedient and kinder. God's word protects us from illnesses and various dangers along the path of life, and blesses us for good deeds.

A prayer to the Guardian Angel is designed to protect the child from evil spirits, unkind people, and the evil eye. They begin to read it from infancy and gradually teach the child to read it independently:

Guardian Angel of the servant of God (name), I beg you and ask for protection. Do not leave my child on the way and do not lower your wings for his and my sins. Save my child from bad people and damn dangers. Block the path of evil invasion and send down from heaven strong protection against disease. Guardian Angel, lead my child to the Orthodox faith in Christ. Let it be so. Amen.

Orthodox parents need to remember that God's word only affects baptized children. To better protect the child, place an icon of the child’s patron angel above the crib, at the head of the bed. All children, when they undergo the baptismal ceremony, are given a name in Church Slavonic. For example: Ivan - John. The names in Church Slavonic often coincide with the names of the great martyrs - people who were subjected to torture and atrocities defending their faith in the Lord God Jesus Christ. On each icon of the saint, on the reverse side, there is a prayer to the patron; also read it to your baby at night. Icons with the image of the heavenly patron can be purchased in a church or in a church shop. They are sold already consecrated.

There are many prayers for the salvation and protection of children: there are separate prayers for health, protection from evil, for help in school and other matters. Therefore, for convenience, every Orthodox mother can purchase a prayer book. You can also read the prayer book just to calm yourself down. God's Word has always saved man from heavy thoughts and unpleasant thoughts. In many cases it even helped prevent sin.

It must be remembered that prayer is only part of Christian protection of the baby and children's sleep. You also need to regularly take your child to church and give him communion. Children under 7 years old are allowed to receive communion without the rite of confession.

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Prayer to calm a child in front of the icon of the Mother of God “The Sign”

Oh, Most Holy and Most Blessed Mother of our Sweetest Lord Jesus Christ!

Establish your holy church, your city and our entire Orthodox country, and all of us who fall to you with faith and love and tenderly ask with tears for your intercession, have mercy and save.

Hey, Lady All-Merciful!

Have mercy on us, overwhelmed by many sins, extend your God-receiving hand to Christ God and intercede for us before His goodness, asking us for forgiveness of our sins, a pious, peaceful life,

a good Christian death and a good answer at His Last Judgment, may we be saved by Your omnipotent prayers to Him and inherit heavenly bliss,

and with all the saints let us sing the Most Honorable and Magnificent Name of the Most Worshipful Trinity, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, and Your great mercy towards us forever and ever.

Amen.

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How to cope: advice to parents from psychologists

It is important for parents to understand that a critical period is normal and will not last long. However, the situation cannot be left to chance. A student may not be able to adapt to a new situation on his own, and the negative experience will traumatize the psyche, cause neuroses, make him insecure and deprive him of friends.

To help a child overcome the 7-year-old child crisis, parents should follow basic recommendations from a psychologist:

talk in a friendly manner, without pressure or reproaches;
criticize not a person, but actions;
give reasons for refusals and comments;
learn to discuss problems, analyze the causes and consequences of a situation;
analyze the emotional components of situations;
talk about the past day, take an interest in the actions of the teacher, classmates, and also find out the child’s opinion about what happened;
create a clear schedule that will include time for homework, helping parents around the house, hobbies, and also, of course, time for relaxation and favorite children’s games;
maintain contact with the teacher, respond to any difficulties and problems in school life.

Recommendations for overcoming the crisis also include a number of actions that parents should avoid. Do not do it:

raise your voice;
punish physically;
compare with others;
criticize in front of others;
treats the child as property;
criticize the teacher's actions;
violate rules that must be strictly followed;
worry about minor comments from the teacher or bad grades;
ignore growing up and continue to treat the child as a baby.

If the condition of a daughter or son causes excessive concern, and behavior becomes uncontrollable, parents may not be able to cope with the crisis on their own. In this case, you can contact a psychologist. The specialist will tell parents what to do, help the child adapt and ease the transition to school life.

A strong prayer for the child to sleep well and peacefully

A peacefully sleeping baby is the greatest benefit for parents. After all, a child snoring peacefully in his crib evokes tenderness, which indicates his normal health and development. Ask our Lord for blessings and mercy for your children, may he keep them in good sleep. A prayer for the child to sleep well will call on the Holy Spirit and entrust the baby to the guardian Angel.

The benefits and necessity of prayer before bed

The average baby's sleep can be disrupted due to several reasons. These include digestive problems, overwork from daily activity, and overexcitation from all sorts of impressions. Night is the time when you need to rest quietly, and the child experiences processes of nervous satiety. This may include a negative factor such as fear from any event. The cause may be an animal, a person, or simply a loud sound, which is deposited in the child’s consciousness, reflected in a restless dream.

Praying before bed can calm a tomboy. The mother’s gentle, kind voice gives the child a feeling of security. And the Heavenly Father, sending his grace to those who pray, will give the Guardian Angel instructions to protect the child’s sleep.
In addition, learning prayers from infancy allows children to grow up in piety and respect for their parents, who showed the way to Christ and the Holy Heavenly Patron.
A child, in whose life God is present from the very beginning, understands the seriousness of faith in his life, learns in time to separate good and evil, and grows up courteous to his parents and the Almighty.
For people who have accepted Christ into their hearts and know how to ask for forgiveness in prayer for voluntary or involuntary sins, the Creator opens all happy roads, protecting them from trouble.

Dangerous symptoms of the evil eye or severe fright

The most common and dangerous cause of sleep disturbance in children is the invasion of demonic entities into a person’s life - the evil eye. We are all familiar with this phenomenon, which occurs from an involuntary envious glance. The frustrating thing is that a baby who has not strengthened his ability to protect himself from a crooked eye very often becomes a victim of it.

The evil eye is an invasion of the aura of a child of devilish influence. It is possible to fight it only with the word of prayer, which Jesus and the holy saints commanded. The Orthodox Church strongly condemns the resort to pagan conspiracies as a manifestation of the same demonic behavior from which we save our children. But turning to the Holy Spirit and Guardian Angel to make children’s sleep peaceful is strongly approved and welcomed.

Signs of fear or the evil eye in a child:

Inability and inability to sleep normally at night until the morning.
Dreams are full of nightmares and fears.
Whims, crying and inability to sleep.
The child suffers from attacks of nervous breakdown and enuresis.
The children's room seems to the child full of fears and monsters. (Up to the age of seven, a child is able to see demons that are invisible to adults)
Infantile seizures, epilepsy, convulsions.

Important! If left unhealed before age seven, the evil eye can cause chronic health problems. If you notice signs of the evil eye or fear, do not dismiss the problem indifferently. Attract the power of the Almighty and your zeal in prayer, then the night will pass peacefully, and the child’s health will be freed from the terrible consequences that can happen from this misfortune.

Prayers to the Mother of God for a peaceful sleep for babies

Prayer has a lot of positive qualities - its words give us peace of mind and remove the negative impact of any negative factor. It is difficult to overestimate the effect it has on a child’s sleep. Especially if the child is under seven years old, parents should take care of him in every possible way and protect him from adversity and worries with their prayer, attracting the mercy of the Mother of God to protect their child. Fervently pray to her for protection over the baby at night, so that the Queen of Heaven will be given power over your child.

You need to read the prayer to the Mother of God out loud three times, laying your hands on the child. Her protection and grace will descend with a parental embrace and fill the child with heavenly blessing.
If your baby is acting too excited, give him holy water to drink. A few sips of Epiphany water can do a miracle - they remove the evil eye, fear or other negative factor.

“O Most Holy Lady Virgin Theotokos, save and preserve under Your shelter my children (names), all youths, young women and infants, baptized and nameless and carried in their mother’s womb. Cover them with the robe of Your motherhood, keep them in the fear of God and in obedience to their parents, pray to my Lord and Your Son to grant them what is useful for their salvation. I entrust them to Your maternal supervision, for You are the Divine Protection of Your servants.

Mother of God, introduce me to the image of Your heavenly motherhood. Heal the mental and physical wounds of my children (names) caused by my sins. I entrust my child entirely to my Lord Jesus Christ and Your, Most Pure, heavenly protection. Amen"

Evening prayer to the Guardian Angel

If a child is experiencing the consequences of fright or is tormented by fears, then it is best to call on the Guardian Angel. The Lord entrusts him with guardianship over a person’s earthly life - this is why it is important that the sacrament of baptism be performed as early as possible. For, without giving the child under God's blessing, we do not allow the Guardian Angel to become the guide and guardian of our little blood.

Read the prayer with your child before going to bed. While he is little, your concern is to read to him at night words addressed to his Guardian Angel - our intercessor and guardian. Over time and growing up, the child himself will begin to pray, protecting his life from troubles and calling on the Angel to help on his earthly journey.

When the child lies down in bed, be sure to offer a personal prayer to the saint in whose name the child of God was baptized.
If you notice signs of fear or the evil eye, read the Psalm with the appropriate counteraction.
At the end, a prayer to the Guardian Angel is read, also three times. She blesses the child and places his sleep in the caring hands of God's Power.

“Angel of God, my holy guardian, given to me from God from heaven for my protection! I diligently pray to you: enlighten me today, save me from all evil, guide me to good deeds, and direct me on the path of salvation.

Holy Guardian Angel of my children (names), cover them with your protection from the arrows of the demon, from the eyes of the seducer, and keep their hearts in angelic purity. Amen"

Appeal to the Seven Youths of Ephesus - peace and care for your child’s sleep

One of the most powerful prayers that ensures peace of mind for a child in dreams is the one that invokes the Seven Saints of Ephesus. This prayer is recognized as canonical and life-giving for those people who suffer from insomnia. Its great ability to have a calming effect on a child’s sleep is especially noted.

If a child suffers from a sleep disorder, and the mother, having tried all means, does not know what to do and where to look for help, use the power of the holy word of prayer, as recommended by the holy fathers of the Orthodox Church. In popular rumor, the Seven Youths from Ephesus are also credited with the miracle of returning lost sleep to the foolish child and to every servant of God.

First, the “Our Father” is read three times, as an obligatory canonical prayer.
Next they cry out to the Seven Youths of Ephesus for the granting of rest for the sleepless child.
The prayer is read exclusively at night.
When the baby falls asleep, cross his forehead with your fingers to give your parental blessing.
At the head of the crib, keep an icon dedicated to the seven young men from Ephesus. Its action will be similar to the prayer to these saints - it will take care of the child’s peace of mind and protect them in dreams from demonic invasion.

“Oh, the most wonderful holy seventh day of the seventh generation, the praise of the city of Ephesus and the hope of the whole universe! Look from the heights of heavenly glory at us, who honor your memory with love, especially at the Christian infants, entrusted to your intercession by their parents: bring down upon her the blessing of Christ God, saying: leave the children to come to Me: heal the sick in them, comfort the sorrowful; Keep their hearts pure, fill them with meekness, and in the soil of their hearts plant and strengthen the seed of the confession of God, so that they may grow to the best of their ability; and all of us, who stand before your holy icon, kissing your relics with faith and praying warmly to you, vouchsafe to enhance the Kingdom of Heaven and glorify there with silent voices of joy the magnificent name of the Most Holy Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen"

The importance of Christian child baptism

One condition that must be met before you want to use the miraculous power of prayer on your child is that every Orthodox soul must be baptized. For a child who, due to the parents’ oversight or their lack of understanding of the importance of the action, the sacrament of baptism was not performed, the prayer will not have an effect. At the same time, an unbaptized child is an easy prey for all demonic evil spirits.

Remember that having received a name at baptism, a child receives his heavenly mentors, leading him along the earthly path. Prayers for salvation from all misfortunes can now be offered to the Guardian Angel and to the holy saint by whose name the baptized person was named. They will be guardians for this child and answer before God for guiding him along the righteous path - the Christian one.

Psalter to help parents

As in other everyday situations, the problems of sleep disturbance in a child can be solved with the help of the psalms indicated by God. Every difficult everyday misfortune has its own beneficial verse from the songs of David. If you notice features in your child that may be a problem for his dreams, add reading the corresponding psalm to your prayers.

Psalm 9 – from nightmares and the appearance of demons in dreams.
Psalm 13 - if a child complains of fears.
Psalm 90 - so that the child does not wet himself or cry at night.
Psalm 121 – when there are signs of the evil eye.
Psalm 7 – if a child suffers after being frightened by a person.
Psalm 27 is about calming a child if he is behaving too restlessly.
Psalm 63 – from fear, if the problem of falling asleep is acquired as a result of animal bites.
Psalm 108 - a request to heal a sleepwalker.

Do not leave your child in the throes of falling asleep; the word of God, spoken by a kind mother, a caring parent, will certainly have healing power against any misfortune. Pray to God to grant your child peaceful dreams, and your prayers will be heard by the merciful and caring Heavenly Father.

Involve your child in prayer every time you yourself pay tribute to the Almighty. . However, there is no better medicine than prayer, which will restore peace and serenity to sleep.

Maternal prayer for children heals and protects from troubles. Mother's prayer is filled with enormous power. . What is the best thing to pray for when asking for protection from the Heavenly Forces over your children?

Prayer for the health of a child should be one of the usual in everyday life of an Orthodox Christian in order to protect the child from any voluntary or involuntary misfortune and illness.

Of course, a mother’s heart is not capable of indifferently looking at how her child struggles in science, and the way out is quite simple - pray for the children and their success in school, surrender everything to the will of the Lord. Prayers are especially necessary the day before.

Consequences

If parents help overcome the crisis period, the child will successfully overcome an important turning point, form new correct mental reactions, and acquire social skills and roles. This will help him:

to form a responsible attitude towards learning, a correct understanding and perception of the educational process;
gain new emotional skills;
realize your place in society, take the desired role among classmates;
find new hobbies and interests.

If parents suppress manifestations of social development and complicate the situation with improper behavior, conflicts or problems within the family, this can cause serious damage to the child’s psyche. The child can:

lose interest in studying;
take any criticism too seriously;
lower self-esteem;
develop complexes in yourself;
show aggression, cruelty;
withdraw into oneself, fail to adapt to the school team;
lose trust in parents, lose close connection with them.

It is important to remember that a crisis is a pattern that opens up new prospects for growth and development. The main task of adults is to help the child cope with a difficult situation, to show sensitivity, patience and attention. Only in this way will a newly graduated student be able to overcome all difficulties and make an important leap in mental growth.