Keith Arline Caroline Auwarter Fatima Chaudhry and Josh Daniels Video httpbcoveme7dfnb03w Stress in Preschoolers amp Toddlers Changes in sleep pattern and eating habits Change in emotions showing signs of being sad withdrawn or anger ID: 636776
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Stress in Children and Teens
Keith Arline, Caroline Auwarter, Fatima Chaudhry and Josh Daniels
Video:
http://bcove.me/7dfnb03wSlide2
Stress in Preschoolers & Toddlers
Changes in sleep pattern and eating habits
Change in emotions (showing signs of being sad, withdrawn, or anger)
Increase in crying
Nightmare and fears at bedtime Frequent reliance on habits such as thumb suckingSeparation anxietyBig family changes. For example, birth of a siblingPotty training Overwhelming schedules Slide3
Stress in Elementary School
Appearance Pressure to wear certain type of clothing
Overwhelmed with school assignments/homework
Friends/peer pressure
Family and peer conflicts Being Bullied Crammed schedules Slide4
Stress in High School
Puberty--dealing with physical and cognitive changes
Dating/New relationships
Social issues Drugs, alcohol Exams/Grades College applications May develop a fear of the future Career decisions Source: kidshealth.orgSlide5
Stress in Family
Lack of family routines: sitting down and eating dinner together
Over-scheduling: after school activities, sports, etc.
Abuse
Drugs/AlcoholFinancial problems Change in family situationDivorceMilitary parents: Never seeing a parent or constantly having to move. Slide6
Stress and Adjustment Problems from Divorce
Infants and Toddlers: Sleeping, eating, or digestive problems; excessive crying, lethargy, temper tantrums, regression; delayed development of walking and speech.
Preschool Children:
Heightened irritability, aggression, increased temper tantrums, increased separation anxiety or excessive clinging, regression in toilet training.
Elementary School Children: Physical manifestations of stress- headaches, stomach aches, tiredness, school refusal or decrease in academic performance, depression and sadness, increased anxiety.Adolescents: Depression, acting-out behaviour- substance abuse, precocious sexual activity, suicidal thoughts or self-injurious behavior, uncontrollable anger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TvsX8bJMXg (Familylife.com)Slide7
Military Family Stress
Research shows that children from military families reported significantly higher levels of emotional difficulties than children in general population.
Pre-school children:
increased crying, appetite changes, clinginess, fearfulness
Grade-school Children: worrying, frequent nightmares, isolation, negative or morbid thoughts.Teens: frequent anger or out-burts, skipping school, drug/alcohol use, stealing. Slide8
Environmental Stress
Environmental stress is stressors in our live that are:
Annoying
Distracting
UncomfortableUnpleasantSlide9
Stress in Our Environment
Neuroscientist Candice Pert states, “What you are thinking at any moment is changing your biochemistry.”Slide10
Major events that include some stressors:
Hospitals
Work Place
Low Self-Esteem
Experienced DisastersMoving to a New LocationSlide11
Children/Teens/Young Adults in Stressful Environments
Being in a hospital can cause: High BP, High High HR and Muscle Tension.Crying Spells-Stress relief mechanism; Sheila Kitzinger-found a correlation with prenatal stress and babies.
M
oves-cause stress in school,interrupt friendships and curriculum. Then, 10-15 hours per week and now 30-40 hours per week. Speed up aging process. Being shy, making friends, diversity; sleep problems.Slide12
Helping with Stress Slide13
Ways to deal with stress for Toddlers
Sing them a lullabyHold them
Play with themSlide14
Ways to Deal with Stress with Children
Always talk to them about it
Video games
Play outsideSlide15
Ways to deal with Stress for Teens
Create a low stress environmentA physical activity or a hobby
Get organized
Get enough sleep
listen to musicYoga,tai-chi, meditation,etc.Go have funThink positiveSlide16
Sources
http://www.parenting.com/article/3-fast-stress-relievers-for-kids
http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/stress.html
http://www.danielpickarphd.com/publications/Identifying-Childrens-Stress.pdf
https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/350/350-054/350-054.htmlhttp://healthvermont.gov/adap/clearinghouse/documents/O-Summary-Disasters.pdf