In recent years, sales of Botox in Norway have skyrocketed. It has had a consequence that many may not have thought of. Professionals who work with children believe there is every reason for concern. There, they follow developments closely. – Excessive use of Botox can make you less suitable as a carer in interaction with children, says Tone Benedikte Hunskaar. She is the manager of Familiehjem Sør in Stendi, a private company that helps municipalities and the state with tasks in health and child welfare. – We know that Botox inhibits muscle activity. Children depend on emotional communication to the same extent as verbal communication, continues Hunskaar. – If children meet someone who says “that was great”, without facial expressions, then it does something to the experience the child absorbs. Educational manager at Rørehagen kindergarten in Horten, Mari Anette Linde, says that in many cases children understand facial expressions and facial expressions better than words. Philip Hofgaard/news Especially important for vulnerable children When a child approaches an adult to show joy, they want to share that joy and experience with you. And get a real response back, explains Hunskaar. This is particularly important for vulnerable children who have experienced trauma, she believes. Sales of Botox have skyrocketed in Norway, and many people use it to smooth out areas on the face. Photo: Ihor Bulyhin / Getty Images/iStockphoto – Do you reject people with Botox who want to become foster parents? – We need good foster homes and we do not reject anyone who is interested in offering care that is developmental for children. But there are a number of components that must be present. Not everyone can or should be foster parents, says the Stendi manager. – Do you know how little Botox is needed before it has a negative impact? – No, I don’t know that. But it takes very little for a child faced with a stone face to misinterpret and misunderstand things. Publishes article on the topic Tone Benedikte Hunskaar and psychologist specialist Zemir Popovac have written an article about what Botox does to communication between children and adults. It will be published in the next issue of the specialist magazine Fokus på familien later this spring. – The article is not intended as a moralizing text, but as an expansion of knowledge about the consequences of excessive use of Botox, says Hunskaar. In short, the article is about how our facial expressions help teach children how to handle emotions themselves. – When Botox inhibits muscle activation, it also weakens our ability to recognize and mirror other people’s feelings, says Hunskaar. Read more about the main points in the article in the fact box under How Botox inhibits communication When a child who is happy or sad approaches an adult, they want to share the experience with you and get a real response back. Unconsciously, our facial muscles mimic the child’s facial expression. We call that mirroring. In addition to seeing and hearing the child, our brain uses the mime information from the muscles in our own face to perceive what the other is feeling. When the child sees his feelings mirrored on the face of the adult, it gives comfort and security to the child, because the adult offers this back, in addition to showing the child’s feeling on the face. This interaction contributes to children themselves being able to develop the ability to regulate their own emotions over time. Source: Professional article written by Tone Benedikte Hunskaar (Stendi Sør) and psychologist specialist Zemir Popovac. Source: Davis, JI, Senghas, A., Brandt, F., & Ochsner, KN (2010). The effects of BOTOX injections on emotional experience. Emotion, 10 (3), 433–440. Don’t want to moralize Botox can be used as a medicine against, among other things, migraines, but is best known for use in beauty treatment. According to the Association of Pharmacists, it is difficult to say how much of the sales goes to looking younger. But both retailers and clinics news spoke to last year tell of an ever-increasing demand for fillers and Botox. Botox sales in Norway: – Facial expressions and facial expressions are most important At Rørehagen kindergarten in Horten, employees see the effect of good body language when communicating with young children every day. – It often does not matter what we say, because it is what you express with facial expressions and body language that is important, says educational leader Mari Anette Linde. But the needs are different, she believes. – Sensitive children read us more. Confident children don’t take much time. They just spin on. Also important in adolescence A foster mother news meets in Vestfold says that body language is just as important when the child becomes an adolescent. “Anne” has worked with children for 30 years. Now she is a foster mother to a teenage boy. – We must not think that it ends when they become young people, she says about the importance of body language in interaction with her foster son. If her boy is angry, “Anne” gets upset. She shows with her face and body language that she understands that he is angry. – You don’t have to tell in words, says the foster mother. By showing your honest feelings, the young people also gain acceptance for showing their own feelings. And that helps him or her to understand that emotions are okay, says “Anne”. Foster mother “Anne” has agreed to an interview with news on condition that she can remain anonymous. Photo: Philip Hofgaard / news She constantly learns that honest feelings in adults make children feel safe. And with safety, comes learning. – And it is the mimicry they believe in. She has also tried to meet stone-faced youth. – Then the uncertainty came right away.
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