...Stress among children and parents Most of the children are under stress today. But their parents don’t notice what is really bothering them. This could lead to mental and physical problems to the children. The parents don’t notice the stress symptoms that the children have. For example, headaches, sleeping difficulties, and eating disorder. Parents need to be available for the children to talk, make the children think that it is ok to talk about what they’re worried about. Moreover, survey indicated that women are more stressful than men. Especially mothers, they had to take care of the family and working at the same time. The purpose of the study is to determine stress rate among the children and adults, and compare it with the past year. The survey was conducted online which consist of 1,206 children age 8 to 17, and 1,568 adults who are the parents of those children. The method used is survey. Researchers ask a series of questions on Youth Query on the topic of stress. In the article, the survey methodology appears in paragraph 4, 5, the four bullets under “women still more stressed” and paragraph 2, 5 under “mile-high stress” (Munsey, 2010). These contents show the result of the survey by presenting the percentage and results of people who are under stress. This study finds out that most of the parents don’t know what their children are worrying about, for instance, only 13 percent of parents know that children’ headache is cause by stress while one...
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...there are children involved in this sort of hazardous relationship; many people have sympathy towards the children caught in the middle. Innocent minds being exposed to perverted lifestyles at a young age touches the hearts of those who are aware of what is occurring in a household. Yet, not every person is completely knowledgeable of what exactly transpires in these situations. Furthermore, being informed of how to handle delicate situations and the ability to help children develop a stable lifestyle in...
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...Determining Causes and Effects- Draft Version Jacqueline C. Winfield Professor Leverett Butts English Composition- ENG 115 Friday, November 22, 2012 Young children are not always the first people we think of when it comes to the stress factor. We tend to believe that they are living in their best years, however with changes in economic situations such as parents not remaining married, being exposed to violence, and even feeling the need to belong a child can become overwhelmed. According to Wikipedia contributors, stress in young children can be beneficial to proper growth and development if it is not persistent (2013). Stress in young children should be monitored by caregivers, teachers, and others to prevent youth from damaging brain developments, which may alter the child’s psychological and social growth. The three different levels of stress in children are: Positive Stress, Tolerable Stress and Toxic Stress. Positive stress encourages competence. Tolerable stress is more problematic but is brief. This may occur when there is a death of a close loved one. Toxic stress are very extreme and may cause developmental damage (Wikipedia, 2013). With the proper support children should be able to overcome many of these circumstances. Changes in young children lives may cause stress. It is a major issue for adolescence that have problems with adjusting to new conditions. From birth a child comes into a world that the things surrounding him or her set the...
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...How Deployment Stress Affects Children and Families Keith Kovach Daymar Institute BMG 124 December 11, 2013 With all the frequent moves of military families, absence of either parent to a combat zone represents a challenge of a different magnitude. The one that stays behind (usually the mother), more responsibilities, finances, loneliness, and fear for the deployed soldier’s safety can cause anxiety, isolation, sadness and feelings of being overwhelmed. In my experience during my deployments, my family has felt isolation, loneliness, and stress of handling daily tasks without me. My son has taken his anger out on his mother because I wasn’t there to be with them. Studies have showed that Post-traumatic Stress Disorder not only hinders the soldier’s wellbeing, but also the spouse and children for soldiers with families as well as that of soldiers that are single because they take their frustration out on girlfriends, boyfriends, friends, and family. In Archives and Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, children, whose parents serve in the military have different reactions when one of their parents deploys. Stress varies with age and presence of preexisting psychological or behavioral problems and how one deals with the problem. Young children can show separation anxiety, tantrums, and changes in their eating habits. Older children can change in how they perform in their academics and develop some behavior issues or physical complaints...
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...Cause and Effects of Stress in Children Stress is a response to a factor or situation that negatively affects the physical, emotional, or psychological existence of a person. Stress is good in small quantities as it motivates a person making him/her more productive. However, too much stress is detrimental to a person. Stress can interfere with the general life of a person. Most people assume that stress only affects adults. However, statistics indicate that stress also affects children. Children face intense pressure from their environment. Continuous stress in children is harmful to their activities, health, and development. There are a number of causes and effects of toxic stress in children. Stress can be caused by both negative and positive situations. Children living in abusive environments, both physical and emotional, experience stress. Arnold wrote that children who are bullied are in continuous state of depression. They, therefore, alienate themselves from their colleagues. Parents who constantly beat their children are also causes of stress. The fear that is manifested in children disorients them. They will not be able to talk about what they feel to anybody but rather keep to themselves. Events such as accidents, loss of loved ones, and rejection are also causes of stress in children. Social change patterns in children cause many stressful situations. Children at puberty yearn for freedom. This creates tension between them and the parents, who are constantly monitoring...
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...ELEMENTARY STRESS AND ANXIETY 1 STRESS IN ELEMENTARY CHILDREN By Marcy L. Kusz SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING AT NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY March 29, 2009 APPROVED BY: Derek L. Anderson, Ed.D. DATE: March 30, 2009 ELEMENTARY STRESS AND ANXIETY 2 Table of Contents Abstract………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Chapter I: Introduction……………………………………………………………… 4 Statement of Problem……………………………………………………………… 5 Research Question(s)………………………………………………………………. 6 Definition of Terms………………………………………………………………… 7 Chapter II: Review of Literature…………………………………………………….. 9 The Effects of Stress………………………………………………………….. 9 Media and Stress……………………………………………………………… 11 Stress in the Family…………………………………………………………… 13 Stress in the School…………………………………………………………… 15 Helping Children Cope with Stress and Anxiety……………………………... 16 Chapter III: Results and Analysis Relative to the Problem…………………………… 20 Chapter IV: Recommendations and Conclusion……………………………………… 21 Recommendation…………………………………………………………………… 21 Areas for Further Research………………………………………………………….. 23 Summary and Conclusion…………………………………………………………… 24 References……………………………………………………………………………… 25 ELEMENTARY STRESS AND ANXIETY 3 Abstract Changes in our society have put new pressures and stresses on elementary children. Many children are now starting to feel the pressures of...
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...the mid-90’s the prevalence rate of a child being diagnosed with autism was 1 in 10,000 to about 1 in 110 children in 2011 ( (Hall, pg 4, 2013). That statistic shows that the prevalence for autism has risen...
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...abuse is one of the biggest problems facing America today. Children whose parents abuse them often turn to a life of crime, or suffer physical or mental scars. In severe cases the child may even die. In Saint Louis a boy was attacked by a pack of dogs, after he had finished playing basketball at the local court. If his mother had reported him missing he may have been found in time to rescue him, instead he bled to death under a tree. (Davis 3A) Of course this is an extreme case of child abuse, and it is often not this severe. The best way to prevent child neglect is to start family planning at an earlier age. It is tough for many people to understand why anyone would abuse a child, but it happens more than people think. Intergenerational transmission of violence is a major cause of child abuse. Children who were abused when they were young are more likely to be abusive when they grow up and have children. (Compton’s 1) Some studies have shown that thirty percent of abused children grow up to be abusive parents. Children who were not abused and grow up to have children are much less likely to be abusive parents, only two to three percent of people will be abusive. (Child Abuse and Neglect 1) People would tend to question why a child who knows how hard it was when they were young would grow up and do this to their child. Children grow up thinking that everything their parents do is right. The problem is when these children are abused they don’t often learn that it is the wrong thing...
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...after 32 weeks. NICHD continued to explain that preterm infants, most times, require life-saving medical treatments to survive. These treatments can cause pain and stress that is unwanted for the infant. The pain and stress during these critical development periods can cause problems long term. Some challenges for these infants long term can consist of visual memory, poor planning skills, and symptoms of anxiety and depression. Several studies have been done by The Institute to understand how these stressors affect the brain development and to help find ways to make their first weeks after birth easier. NICHD is also hoping to promote healthy development with these studies. In one study the researchers measured the cortisol level in the children’s saliva before, during and after the children performed simple tests. The study showed the children who were born extremely preterm did worse than the children born preterm and full term. However, the study also showed that positive mother-child interaction helped reduce the stress in the extremely preterm children. In other studies researchers used brain imaging to measure cognitive deficits. These studies showed that children who were very preterm could not remember pairs of shapes that were shown just moments before. The very preterm children showed different brain...
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...1] Discuss the role the educator has to play with regard to child abuse. The role of the teacher »The teacher has an important role to play with regard to child abuse. »Identification of the abused child. The teacher must be able to recognise all the physical and behavioural symptoms that indicate abuse. »Identification of the abusive adult. The teacher should be on the lookout for behavioural characteristics in a parent that could indicate that their child is at risk of abuse. »The teacher should keep written records of all observations about suspected or actual abuse. Reporting of Child Abuse »Record the child's version of the event, in their own words, as soon as possible. »The first report is important evidence. This is the statement of the person to whom the child first reported the abuse. The teacher should make a written note so that it can be accurately recalled in legal proceedings. »The teacher should report suspicions to the principal and social worker, doctor, nurse, police so proper investigation can be done. »The teacher should never confront parents themselves, this could: •anger the parents •destroy the teacher-parent relationship •increase the abuse »Several critical things the teacher should provide so they develop a sense of wellbeing to progress beyond abuse. •Trust •Predictable routines •Consistent behaviour •Safe boundaries •Confidence •Good communication 2] According to Reddy and Tobias (1994:20), the term "Health...
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...Task 2: Describe conditions that affect the behaviour of children AO2 Childhood Stress and Anxiety What is stress and anxiety? Both adults and children can suffer from stress and anxiety. It is important to remember that just because someone may be small or young it doesn’t mean that they don’t have the same feeling as adults do. Children can experience all sorts of strong feelings about what is happening to them. Therefore it is natural for some children to suffer from anxiety and stress. Young children will be experiencing a lot of new things in their lives such as leaving their parents for the first time, starting nursery and school, having to make new friends, being in new environments, learning to trust people who aren’t their parents, learning new skills such as speaking, walking and toilet training. These can all become stressful times for children. In some circumstances it can be made even worse by having parents who are arguing or going through a divorce. This can cause a lot of stress on the child and the parents may not even know the true affect that the circumstances are having on the child. Also a death of a family member or friend can cause a lot of stress on a child. When someone is stressed then this can also lead to having anxiety problems as well. This means that when someone is stressed they may have feelings of anxiety. Anxiety is defined as ‘apprehension without apparent cause’ this means that anxiety can occur even when there is no immediate threat...
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...in the amount of stress that parents experience. It was hypothesized that coping strategies would be different between mothers of children with/without ADHD. The purpose of this study was to determine whether coping strategies differ in the two mother groups. Fifty Iranian mothers of children aged between 6 to 12 participated in this study (25 mothers of children with ADHD and 25 mothers of children without ADHD). For assessing coping strategies, ways of coping questionnaire (WOCQ) by Folkman and Lazarus (1988) was administered on subjects. T. test was used for analyzing data. Our data show only one of the coping strategies- problem solving- employed were significantly different between two groups. This strategy was more commonly used among mothers of children without ADHD. Key words: ADHD, Coping Strategies, Mothers. INTRODUCTION Attention- Deficit/ hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects 3-5% of children before age 7 and is characterized by difficulties in controlling impulsive and hyperactive behaviors and/ or paying attention (Mitchell, 2006). This constellation of symptoms not only has a negative impact on the child’s life by creating difficulties in school and peer relations, but also is associated with difficulties within the home. In fact, having a child with ADHD is correlated with significant increases in the amount of stress that parents experience. (Lynn, 2008). Parenting is one of the most demanding responsibilities of adult life. Parenting stress is the affective...
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...Children today are faced with many developmental challenges while growing up. In this paper we will discuss some of the issues facing children in the adolescent age group in relation to emotional, cognitive and biological development. Through an observation of children interacting in this age group I was able to observe a few of the issues we will discuss that effect children’s abilities to build peer relationships, succeed in school and live happy healthy lives. One of the first thing I noticed in my observations was the difficulties in peer relationships in this age group (Redmond, 2014). Peer relationships provide children with more than just fun playmates. These peer relationships help children develop social skills, such as how to communicate, cooperate, and solve problems. While a positive peer relationships promotes emotional wellbeing in children, the lack of peer relationships can be very problematic. Problems arise when children are rejected by peers or are simply ignored, or neglected. Through my research I have discovered numerous factors that contribute to problems in children's peer relationships such as social behavior, family problems and a lack of self-esteem. Social Behavior, is one problem encountered by children when trying to build peer relationships. Some children display aggressive or disruptive behavior, while others withdraw or shy away from peer relationships. Other children tend to encounter social rejection when they are perceived to be different...
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...INTRODUCTION The 19th century saw a "strong awakening of interest in humane treatment of the mentally retarded" (Anastasi, 1982 p.5). However, examining some of the writings of the 20th century (Huey, 1912; Fernald 1912 in Anastasi, 1982; Foster, 1990), the attitudes of those purportedly concerned with the mentally retarded seemed anything but humanitarian. Parekh and Jackson (1997) make an important point, that a common perception exists that mentally retarded children are social outcasts, due to the stigmatizing consequences of the process of labeling. Foster (1990) also, agree that the treatment of mentally retarded people has been characterized by neglect and abuse. In support of this notion Gilbride (1993) maintain that despite advances in public policy and legislation, significant barriers towards people with mental handicaps stilI exist. Attitudes held by both the general public and the key players, especially parents in the person's life are often cited as an important component of the "handicapping" environment (Hahn, 1982; Yuker, 1988). An attitude may be defined as the individual's tendency to react positively or negatively to some person, object, situation, institution or event (Aiken, 1985; Thomas, 1982). This definition concurs with that of Graharn and LiIly (1984) who describe an attitude as an opinion about something,reflecting how favourable people are towards groups, people, ideas or issues. Kagan and Havemann(1980) also, refer to an attitude as an organized...
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...CADV 450 19 January 2014 Stress and Coping in Relation to School Stress stimuli can be presented in almost any situation and carry on into other situations. Stress can interfere with a lot in a person’s life and come can come from and/or affect one’s health, happiness, education, the list goes on. What is important is learning how to deal with those stress factors. This is where coping strategies come in. In our online class, we spoke about coping and stress from a Child Life Specialist point of view. One of the goals of a CLS is to make a situation that is stressful easier to cope with. This is important for teachers as well. One of a teacher’s main goal is to provide the appropriate tools for students to help them learn new things. As observers, teacher should be able to recognize stress stimuli and help students cope with their stress so that it does not interfere with their schoolwork. In my paper, I will focus on and provide examples of stress displayed in school settings that ultimately affect one’s ability to focus on the curriculum and ways to cope with those stressors. Then I will reflect on what I have learned and why this topic is important to me. This topic is interesting to me because I plan to become a teacher and I believe that having the ability to cope with stressors is a powerful tool to have in life. A huge percent of children in the United States have divorced parents. For children, divorce can create confusion, anger, sadness, etc. According to the...
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