Helping Children Cope With Stress
Stress is normal for everyone and hopefully as adults we know how to deal with it in a healthy way. Children on the other hand may not and may need a helping hand. My children manifest their stress by shouting (very loudly) and not making much sense in their shouting (almost the same as frustration). My first reaction is to calm them down and ask them to speak to me in a respectful way, clearly and as calmly as they can and listen, listen, listen.
When you notice stress in your child what’s the first thing you do?
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They are different. Son has to be calm before you can talk to or comfort him…he needs space first to be completely away from frustrations.. My daughetr will want a cuddle from calm mummy straight way.
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Naomi Richards
January 14th, 2011 on 7:19 amThank you Becky. My oldest gets more stressed than my youngest so we do a lot of talking.
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When my child shows signs of stress I know it is time to slow down and spend more quality time with my child.
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Lori you are so right. I massively overschedule then it all falls apart we need to give kids much more down time.
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Naomi Richards
February 10th, 2011 on 7:32 amBecky/Lori and I probably underschedule. I don’t like to rush as I don’t like to stress mysefl or the children out.
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