Stress in Children

Follow the links below to find information about how stress affects children and how we can help them cope in stressful situations.

Reviewed December 2007

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Title:   Stress and exams
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Every one has stress in their lives. Stress can help people make the most of opportunities or it can cause health problems.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Managing stress
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   Information is provided about stress, what it is and what causes it. Lots of practical suggestions are also provided for constructively dealing with stress.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Holiday stress
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Holidays are supposed to be relaxing, but some people find them disappointingly stressful. Some ways you can make sure you enjoy your holiday include accommodating the needs of each family member and organising plenty of 'down time' amid the activities.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Post-traumatic stress disorder
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a reaction that some people, including children, have after something very distressing has happened.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Stress: it affects children too
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   How parents can help their children cope with stress.
Date:   Sep 1999
Title:   Stress - learning to relax
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Sometimes everything seems to go wrong at once. As more things happen we get more stressed, which means we get too tired and can't think properly!
Date:   Mar 2006
Title:   Children and Post-Traumatic Stress
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information about children and post-traumatic stress disorder
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Holiday stress
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Christmas and holiday times are traditionally about having fun and spending time with your loved ones, but with this comes many pressures and STRESS!
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Parenting - coping with stress
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Being a parent brings out a range of powerful emotions from exhilaration to despair. Taking out anger or frustration on your child can harm them physically and psychologically. It is important to recognise and manage negative feelings so that you can enjoy parenting and maintain a safe, happy home for your child.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Dealing with a crisis
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Everyone knows about stress - life has lots of it. Stress isn't always unhealthy - it is what makes us get things done on time, or remember things.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Coping skills
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Researchers have looked at what helps some people to manage difficult times when others don't cope so well, what things cause stress to children and what parents can do to help children build the strength to cope with stress.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Torture and trauma
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   About seven out of 10 refugees in Australia have been tortured or gone through some kind of war-related trauma. Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) sometimes develops after frightening events. Symptoms include flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety attacks and depression.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Holidays and anxiety - Q & A
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   This article lists a range of questions on managing stress, anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) during in the festive season. The questions were posted by visitors to the Better Health Channel. Our experts provide the answers.
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Looking after yourself
Publisher:   Headroom (Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide)
Description:   All parents need support at various times. One of the best things you can do is to learn to ask for help when you need it and accept support when it is offered. If you are really concerned about your stress levels or about your child, make sure you ask for advice and get it early.
Date:   Jan 2002
Title:   Tune in to your feelings
Publisher:   Headroom (Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide)
Description:   Sometimes we get the message that it's not OK to feel angry, sad, lonely or scared. This is not true. It is OK to feel these sorts of feelings when we are in a conflict or stressful situation, it's a natural response. You need to tune in to your feelings because they are telling you something.
Date:   Jan 2002
Title:   Coping skills
Publisher:   Headroom (Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide)
Description:   Coping refers to a child's efforts to come to terms with problems, frustrations, threats and challenging opportunities. Coping implies a marshalling of both conscious and unconscious resources to meet stresses and challenges.
Date:   Nov 2005
Title:   Trauma
Publisher:   Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression (CRUfAD)
Description:   Traumatic events include actual or threatened death, serious injury to oneself or another person, or a threat to the personal beliefs of oneself or others.
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Empty nest syndrome
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Empty nest syndrome refers to the grief that many parents feel when their children move out of home. This condition is typically more common in women, who are more likely to have had the role of primary carer.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Working mothers - common issues
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Working mothers still perform most of the household chores, while childcare costs can eat up much of their wages. Even when both parents are working, the responsibility of care for sick children usually falls on the mother.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Bedwetting
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Bedwetting is common in young children and is part of their physical and emotional development. It is not something your child can control, so punishing them for being naughty or lazy will only add to their distress.
Date:   Jan 2008
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