Crazy Hair Day, when a kid's game turns into a parent-to-parent competition

Crazy Hair Day became a rage Brazil Already Children's week. Parents throw themselves into creativity and create amazing hair. In fact, you may have already seen a rooster, a chameleon, and a nest with real chicks. It's time for little ones to have fun with their friends' hairstyles, and although it's new here, it's been around since it was first recorded in 2004. San Diegonumbers America.

A moment of relaxation

The date – as it were, the day when old people take toys to school – has become a moment children look forward to. Psychiatrist, Dr. Vimar BothuraHe spoke about the significance of this moment: “It's an interesting game. This creativity, this breaking of the rules, in the sense of rigor, is an interesting, creative thing, and I believe that it can make people have fun and bring joy to the school”.

Pressure on parents

Although everything is shown Internet As a joke, some parents decided to use their Instagram accounts to vent about the pressure being created. digital influencer, Angelo Silvapublished a review suggesting that whoever came up with the idea did not take into account the effort required from parents. “How do you explain to a child that you can't build a skyscraper in your head? In addition to the daily tasks of bathing, dressing and preparing your bag, we are also asked to create these elaborate hairstyles. At the end of the day, we as parents drive ourselves crazy.”These are

Focus for a moment

For the psychoanalyst Natalia BakolaExplaining parental behavior from the perspective of Freudian psychoanalysis, this dynamic can hide something much deeper. “What should be a fun game turns into a real competition between parents to see who is the most creative. Freud taught us that we can direct ourselves to the desire to be better in the eyes of others. Is parental narcissism, their performance in these games creating undue stress on parents and children, and is this related to the child's well-being?he asked.

exclusion

We know it affects children Bullying It is among children and it ends up being another opportunity to arise because psychologists say that children copy the behavior of those in charge. An example is what happened in 2022 Mexicocom Frida – Posted by the website O Segredo – A girl who chose to go for a simple but creative style following instant noodles. The mother said the teenager came home crying and said the kids had played a bad joke that hurt her. “[Ela disse que] Don't want to do the crazy week anymore Children's Day These kids don't want to go to school anymore.”wrote in the publication. And it's one of those cases where kids show up on Crazy Hair Day with very common or modest hair choices.

Competition in schools

Some schools hold contests and parades, in addition to rewarding the best idea that happened in a school. GoyasAs reported by G1. Toys and sweets were presented to the first place students. For Bottura, competition is something that comes naturally to humans. “Nature is inherent in human activities. Animal competition, right? The lion competes, the ox competes, the animals compete for dominance. What we cannot do is teach competition as an aspect of excellence and diminish it. don't win”warning

Creative suggestion

We spoke to a few other experts in the field of mental health, and they also came up with advice on creating new hairstyles in schools. The idea would be to use the school materials requested in the material list to bring the children's imagination to life, in this way, the game becomes democratized and they can exercise their creativity on their own.