| We often think that stress only exist in the Adult's | | | | punching bag, to run on the treadmill, to talk to you |
| World. | | | | about what is wrong, or to face their problems head |
| What about kids ? Are they affected by stress too ? | | | | on. Allowing a child to feel anger, and to keep pent up |
| The truth is ,THEY DO. | | | | anger inside of their mind is only going to make the |
| Often, adults fail to understand this and fails to provide | | | | feelings of anger grow. Always try to seek and |
| sufficient help to children in need of help to deal with | | | | provide methods of expressing and venting the child's |
| the stress they face in everyday life such as dealing | | | | anger for good growth. |
| with their school work, relationship with friends and | | | | (4) A child's room is their own little castle. Respect the |
| classmates, relationship with their parents and more. | | | | privacy of your child by allowing them to decorate and |
| Teaching and helping your child to deal with stress is | | | | use their space, as their creative mind would like. |
| important and it is vital that some form of help is | | | | Although you may not like the color of the paint, or you |
| provided to them early. Below are some suggestions | | | | may not like the best up against the wall, the child has |
| that you can consider to help your children deal with | | | | a creative imagination, and exploring it is not going to |
| stress : | | | | actually 'hurt' anything. The colors of paint can be |
| (1) To decrease a child's stress, adults need to be | | | | painted over, and the furniture can be moved again |
| observant of the basic sign of stress found in their | | | | later, but by allowing a child to decorate their own |
| child. Some common symtoms that parents could take | | | | room, you are also giving them a little more freedom |
| note of includes : bedwetting, complaints of a pounding | | | | and respect in their own life they will remember for a |
| heart, stomachache, gradual decline or poor | | | | lifetime. |
| performance in school, demand for constant | | | | (5) Listen to the teacher who is involved in your child's |
| perfection, downgrading of self-esteem, extreme | | | | life. As a young child, the growth and development of |
| worry, irritability, lying, nightmares, overeating, poor sleep | | | | a child is watched by your child's teacher. A child will |
| or eating habits, teeth grinding, difficulty getting along | | | | be spending a large portion of their time in school and |
| with friends and withdrawal from social activities. | | | | a teacher is going to be able to watch and report to |
| Ask your child what is wrong, and then confront the | | | | you how your child interacts with others in class and at |
| problem head on. Sometimes the smallest things can | | | | play. A teacher will relay information to you if he/she |
| cause added stress and it will affect their grades. Find | | | | feels your child requires extra help or may be heading |
| the source of stress, such as the presence of a bully | | | | down a path you would not desire involving behavior |
| or a child that is calling them names, or perhaps they | | | | or stressful situations. |
| just don't like to walk to school by themself - find the | | | | (6) Always put schoolwork before playtime. The best |
| situation that is causing your child to lose sleep or have | | | | time for homework is in the timeframe of when the |
| a bad day and help them solve that problem. | | | | child comes home from school, and before they head |
| (2) Parenting is difficult as you are going to be put to | | | | out with their friends to the playground. This is a great |
| the test with every child, with many situations in life. | | | | boosting factor to get the homework done and |
| Keeping your patience and to tackle problems with a | | | | completed, so they can get outside and play. After a |
| calm mind is all a part of being a good parent. To keep | | | | child comes back from being out with their friends or |
| your calm and to build your patience, you can count to | | | | out playing on the playground all evening, they are |
| ten, before screaming, you could drink a glass of | | | | more likely to be too tired to do their homework |
| water, before finishing the argument or you could send | | | | without a fight. |
| the child to their room while you gather your | | | | All these will directly or indirectly helps you and your |
| composure and your thoughts before getting out of | | | | child cultivate the lifestyle to manage stress they |
| control. Remaining in control will prevent you from | | | | experience in ways that they can feel more |
| saying things you don't mean, and from doing things | | | | confidence in themselves and have a better |
| that you don't really want to happen. Remember : Be | | | | relationship with you. |
| reasonable to your children no matter what wrong | | | | Last but not least, be generous with hugs and kisses |
| they have done and be fair if you think that punishment | | | | or and signs of affection. Your child needs love and |
| is inevitable. | | | | understanding more than ever during times of stress. |
| (3) Anger can be a problem for a child of any age. | | | | Take what you've learned from this article and begin |
| Anger is expressed in many ways. If you find your | | | | working now... I am sure both you and your child will |
| child is punching things, or is throwing many objects | | | | benefit from the love and care you shower them. |
| when he or she is angry, teach the child other ways of | | | | P.s : To read more, please visit Child Development |
| expressing their anger. Teach the child to use the | | | | Essentials. |