Parents Can Help Young Children Cope With Stress
The Psychology Foundation of Canada – Even very young children experience stress, and it is important for parents to recognize and help children learn to deal effectively with it. When we help children take control of their stress, they begin to build coping skills that will last a lifetime.
It starts with basics: helping children feel connected, providing a stable and happy home environment, modeling effective stress management, and comforting children when they are overloaded with stress.
For more information about the impact of stress on children, and simple tools and strategies you can use to help children handle stress effectively, check out online and print resources available from the Psychology Foundation of Canada.
Watch videos on how to help children deal with stress; check out activities (in English, Chinese, Tamil and Spanish) you can do with your children if they are upset; and download or order booklets and handouts that will help you in helping young children cope with stress.
