No Parents Are Perfect, Collaborate To Be Healthy In The Soul And Raga

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JAKARTA - Don't force yourself to become a perfect parent. Psychologist from the Child and Mother of Hope Hospital Kita Annelia Sari Sani said parents don't need to be'super' in the family if they want their mental health to be maintained.

"There is no need to be a super, we must collaborate together, ask for help, it is not showing that we are weak, that we are parents who fail, no. So don't face all these difficulties alone," said Annelia, quoted from ANTARA, Friday, October 21.

Furthermore, Annelia said a mother is more prone to mental health problems because she is undergoing multiple roles, namely as a wife, mother and office worker at the same time.

When mothers are no longer able to take care of all work, especially in taking care of their children, there is nothing wrong with asking for help from those closest to them such as grandparents, relatives or neighbors.

"I'm quite sure that there are a lot of people who can help in our immediate environment, don't get prestige, don't feel like it failed to ask for help," said Annelia.

This also applies to asking for professional help if parents have shown symptoms of mental health problems such as withdrawing from the environment, feeling useless as humans, worrying too much that they cannot live their daily lives normally.

According to Annelia, parents can talk to those closest to them first if they have difficulty finding access to professionals.

"If it is difficult to find access to professionals, use the closest access first, the closest social relations first, spouses, family, friends, neighbors," he said.

"Looking for help is number one, we have to seek help, don't deal with all of this alone," continued Annelia.