Children have more and more anxiety and stress problems, what is happening? They are just children! It is too sad to see how stressed children are every day. Parents, teachers, and child development professionals agree that children are experiencing increasing stress levels. Children feel bad but do not know why they feel this way.
What's going on?
School homework, academic pressure, test grade anxiety, participation in sports, pressure to fit in with society, friends and non-friends, attractiveness, popularity, preparation ... and as they get older, the stress increases.
It is time to put a stop to all this. Parents have the power to end this stress that threatens children's childhood. Do you know what you can do as a father or mother? Refusing to enter this spiral of irrational stress!
Stop the madness of child stress
To put a stop to the stress that your children may be suffering from now, follow these tips:
Set a reasonable time for them to go to bed
Allow your children not to finish their homework, they have to go to bed at their usual time. You have to make them understand that rest is necessary to be able to do the task well. If children (and adults) are sleep deprived, they will be more stressed and less productive, and may also make more mistakes. Your kids need sleep for brain development and emotional well-being!
Say no to after-school activities with bad schedules
Maybe there are basketball teams that train every day and have games every week. And it is also possible that there are basketball teams that train twice a week and have two games a month. Choose the second. So you can have family time, dinners together, and weekends to have family plans. If your son has to be good at basketball, he will be equally good, and if not ... at least you will have had family time, that time is not paid for with money.
Exams are just a number
Your child is not worth more or less for passing or failing an exam. The exams are only a number but what really matters is the effort you make day after day. Don't force your child to spend whole afternoons and evenings locked up studying so that he can get better grades. This will only cause anxiety and stress. Teach him to study so that he is able to do well and has time to be a child. Longer does not mean doing better. If necessary, contact a psychopedagogue to give you the necessary guidelines.
Your children need to be happy and not be stressed. Stress does not allow them to be children and they need to play, get bored and do nothing. If you want them to be successful people, don't overwhelm them trying to be the best ... and practice de-stress yourself!