Does Yelling Damage the Prefrontal Cortex and Make Children Less Smart?

Some time ago, I received a consultation that left a deep impression on me. A mother visited me, well-dressed but with the expressio

Some time ago, I received a consultation that left a deep impression on me.

A mother visited me, well-dressed but with the expression of a Elementary School Student who had just made a mistake. Instead of rushing to talk about her child’s problem, she sat there, fiddling with the strap of her bag.

After a long silence, she suddenly asked me with red eyes, “Doctor, I’m so worried. It seems like I yelled at my child yesterday and now they seem stupid.”

The incident happened the night before.

With the winter vacation coming to an end and the child’s homework still half unfinished, the whole family was on high alert.

She sat next to the child, watching him write, and became increasingly angry –

The handwriting was so messy it looked like symbols,simple arithmetic problems were filled in randomly,

one moment he wanted water,one moment he looked for an eraser,one moment he went to the bathroom