We can’t make our children’s lives stress-free. We can teach them how to deal with it
Stress isn’t confined to the lives of adults. Children, too, suffer from it. There are several types of stress that kids experience.
To begin with, there’s the “daily hassle stress.” This is the minor, but annoying, ever-present stress of daily aggravations. “What?? We don’t have any cheese left? But I wanted a cheese sandwich for lunch!” Issues with clothes, food, chores, siblings, and parents — these present a constant supply of stress to every youngster.
Then there’s “real stress.” This includes performance-based demands, such as tests, exams, and auditions, social pressure (including in-person and online social experiences), living with parents who argue a lot, dealing with a special-needs family member, handling numerous and/or overwhelming responsibilities, meeting deadlines, and so on.
Finally, there’s “traumatic stress.” Being in a car accident, experiencing a terrorist attack or robbery, undergoing surgery, losing a loved one, being bullied, and other overwhelming life experiences can cause stress that deeply affects the body, mind, and heart of the sufferer.
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