| Stress and children ought to be poles apart. Children | | | | in some cases. |
| have double capacity to create and remove stress | | | | The greatest problem of the child is when it begins to |
| among the elders, by their rants and tantrums. Let us | | | | compare itself with the other healthy children. If the |
| assume for a while that children do not have serious | | | | child has a total or partial paralysis attack, its normal |
| stress causing habits like smoking and drinking. As for | | | | schooling stands terminated and this could be the |
| problems related to poverty the perspective of children | | | | reason for the greatest stress on its part. It is a stark |
| is entirely different. Children are capable of enjoying | | | | fact now that the educational career of the child has |
| their difficulties and hence they don't have stress on | | | | come to en end. Life-long dependency on others for |
| this account. | | | | sundry jobs is another cause of stress. |
| The story seems so nice and simple. But this is not the | | | | Generally, most of the countries have social security |
| case always. There are some kinds of stress that not | | | | schemes to assist such physically handicapped |
| only affect the naive child severely, but also becomes | | | | children. Whatever may be the facilities provided to |
| a great cause of stress to the parents. Brain injury is | | | | them, the basic fact remains that the children have |
| one such condition. | | | | become dependent on others for their livelihood, and |
| The trauma related to brain injury amongst children is | | | | this itself would be a major cause of stress when the |
| the real cause of stress not only to the suffering child | | | | children begin to grow. |
| but to the elders as well. Thanks to the advancement | | | | Whatever be the level of social security, the individual |
| in the field of medical research, many types of brain | | | | problems of the children, consequent to the brain injury |
| injuries can be cured completely. But many such | | | | shall remain their own problems. Well timed out support |
| injuries take a long time to heal. | | | | to their physical, educational and dietary needs would |
| Many a times, children remain in comma for a long | | | | definitely lighten the burden of their problems but there |
| period of time which is full of uncertainties. What will be | | | | could be no permanent solution. A loving, understanding |
| the state of their health, by the time they regain | | | | and supportive society is only their hope. Only time can |
| consciousness is a matter of conjecture. This apart, | | | | heel the intensity of their stress. |
| brain injuries may even result in partial or total paralysis | | | | |