Kids: You Can Manage Your Own Stress! (Child Psychology)

Did you know that Americans take 15 tons of aspirin everyday? How often do you take aspirin, Bufferin or Excedrin? Why do you take any of these medications?

Most children have headaches. Headaches come with fevers, colds, allergies and stress. In fact, stress is one of the biggest causes of headache and illness for all Americans, both kids and adults.

Yes, kids know stress; and, yes, there are ways for kids to handle their stress. Let’s call it Stress Management. Stress Management is what you do when you experience stress, not what others do to you.

There are two kinds of stress. Good stress is the pressure you feel that inspires you to get a job done or to do well in sports or with a musical instrument. Bad stress is the terrible pressure that comes when there is too much to do, or when there is a lot of unhappiness or frustration in your life.

There are three main areas of stress for kids: school, friends and family (especially parents). You will learn about your stress when you answer the questions in this publication. Then read the stress management ideas and decide what is right for you.