Has your child been treating you with silence lately? So your formerly chatty kid is avoiding talking to you or denying answers often, be careful there's might be something up he/she is not telling you. Although it may be one of the characteristics of teens reaching their developmental stage of adolescence. Kids are a chatterbox, they have this neverending energy of asking and exploring things they find new, so what if it is about the same ice cream stick they have been holding for months but just yesterday they noticed a pattern, and here they are investigating? But what has happened to them, why they have gone silent? Here are some reasons why your child seems lost.
New Baby brother/sister
Did you and your partner recently welcome a new family member? The arrival of a new sibling might make your older child a replacement for them, which is quite normal. For kids, it is like a hard-to-swallow pill when they find their parents busy all the time with the new kid. It is not expectable for kids to behave like a responsible elder brother/sister suddenly. So the child thinks of giving you a silent treatment hoping you will return them what they had before the arrival of the baby. Instead of being cold to your kids, involve them in everything you are doing. Like keeping newborn's clothes and nappies in order, buying toys, and new decoratives. Do not forget to ask your kid's choice.
Abuse
Sometimes parents get so much busy that they handle all of their kid's responsibilities to the caretakers and babysitters. The reason why your child is pulling you away is that you were not there for them when they needed you the most. And abuse, be it physical or emotional can be one of the horrifying reasons your kid has gone silent. Kids may not be able to explain it verbally but if you will be there holding them their expressions will tell you all.
Substance use disorder
One of the main reasons for kids staying mute might be that early exposure to a home split by substance use can cause a child to feel emotionally and physically ignored and unsafe. Your child may think that they are the reason you are suffering from SUD. They also experience anxiety, fear, loneliness, and helplessness.
Violence/Fighting in the family
Parents fighting and yelling at each other in front of the child is one of the main reasons that the child prefers not speaking to anyone. Violence or fighting in the family might develop many triggers in your child and it takes a lot of time and courage to get of out it.
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