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Did You Know that Children are Impacted by Stress?
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Patricia F. Glenn, ED. S.Practice in Motion Training Institute, Inc.1048 Winterglenn Way, Suite 100Austell, GA 30168Phone: 800-609-1839 practiceinmotion@gmail.com
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Parents and teachers often do not realize that children too are impacted by stress. Whether it is stress athome due to martial stiff, financial strain, sibling conflict, or family complications, children often are burdened by stress. To further complicate matters, children also experience stress in school environment dueto the academic and social demands. Concerns about grades, keeping up with assignments, test scores, and peer relations all create stress for children. Schools demands are ever increasing and children frequentlyinternalize their stress or they act it out inappropriate ways.Drug use and anti-social behavior are the result of long-term unchecked stress and anxiety. As we knowstress leads to short-term mental and physical discomfort but it also progress to the onset of degenerativediseases that negatively impact the physical body and emotional well-being of the body and mind. Heart burn, constipation, heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and cancer are associated with prolonged stress.When stress is present, the body has diminished functioning. Breathing becomes shallow which holds incarbon dioxide and toxins resulting in reduced mental alertness. Blood flow is constricted to the organswhich creates strain and excess pressure. A person’s mood is also altered during stressful experiencesleading to short temperedness and depression.Though stress may not be completely eliminated from our daily lives, we can support children to cope andreduce the negative impact of stress. Whether your child is a toddler or a college bound teenager there is atleast one technique that can assist with reducing the prolonged occurrence and impact of daily stress and itwill not be found in your medicine cabinet.One of the first steps is to use your most power tool, the breath. It is available to each us to use at anymoment. Using the power of your breath to reduce stress can be done to prepare for a calm day, shorten theduration of an emotional upset, or help to refocus attention to complete academic, social or life tasks.There are a variety of breathing techniques but the easiest one to use with children would be deep cleansing breaths. Simply begin by finding a quiet space to sit, stand, or lie down. Inhale slowly through the nose andexhale through the mouth. Focus on the exhale to push out the anxiety, frustration, fear, or upset. Continuefor several minutes or until emotional calmness returns.
Patricia F. Glenn, Ed, S., is the President and Founder of Practice in Motion Training Institute, Inc. in Atlanta, GA. Practice in Motion empowers and equips families to better care for children with special needs. Its staff is trained in many therapeutic disciplines to serve children from preschool throughyoung adulthood.For more information on setting achievable goals for children, visit www.practiceinmotion.com
 
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