| Stress can be an intrinsic part of growing, for both | | | | them prematurely can create revolt and indignation. |
| boys and girls. A child's growing up years are wrought | | | | The difficulty of growing-up and wrong handling by |
| with tremendous change in terms of his physical make | | | | elders has caused many adolescents to fall prey to |
| up - necessitating dynamic mental transformation. A | | | | depression. Fears and anxieties can also cause |
| child's world also changes very rapidly in terms of | | | | children to under perform at various levels and |
| people and circumstances, creating a lot of anxiety | | | | damage their personality for life. It is important for |
| and stress. Children have to be handled very patiently | | | | parents to talk to their children constantly and find out |
| and intelligently to enable them to cope with the | | | | what is happening in their life. Healthy and fearless |
| transition from childhood to pre-adolescence and from | | | | communication between parent and child helps them to |
| pre-adolescence to teenage phases. | | | | imbibe many coping strategies. |
| Stress and tension is common in children just like | | | | Children are not equipped to be burdened with adult |
| adults. Hormonal and bodily changes, academic | | | | problems. Instead of discussing their problems with |
| pressures, negligent or faulty parenting, peer pressure, | | | | children, adults should tell them about family values and |
| social challenges, and familial responsibilities - can all | | | | ideals in a casual and friendly manner. Positive |
| combine to create a lot of stress in children. The onus | | | | reinforcement in the form of appreciation and praise |
| for dealing with this with understanding and | | | | does much to dispel stress in children. Mature use of |
| compassion falls on the shoulder of parents. Parents | | | | humor to neutralize bad situations and sentiments helps |
| who are not emotionally available for their children in | | | | children to view themselves objectively and laugh |
| their delicate years can create a lot of problems. It is | | | | often. Physical exercise, sports and healthy |
| also important for adults to have very positive coping | | | | relationships with extended family, neighbors and |
| mechanisms, to bring up happy and healthy children. | | | | friends can also do much to dispel the spell of stress in |
| Stress in children manifests as aggression, emotional | | | | growing children. It's important for parents to help |
| disability, meekness, phobias, fears, listlessness, apathy | | | | children share their feeling with them. Last but not the |
| and rebellion. | | | | least - compliments, hugs and kisses go all the way in |
| Children should be allowed to live their childhood, | | | | making kids happy and confident individuals. |
| because any attempt to impose adult standards on | | | | |