How can I help my son manage/avoid stress
dimpy posted on Fri, 02/26/2010 - 22:01
Recently I have observed that my son is getting very stressed because of school homework/work and the regular tests. In his school he has weekly tests.
As of now he is just 7 years old and I think its good for him to take this kind of stress. How can I help him out of it and also avoid it in future.
These days kids are getting stressed because of all the school studies and then the pressure of other activities. We as parents also want our kids to do good and keep pushing them.
My 9 years old daughter is going for school and then for dance classes 2 days in a week and also Taewko . And I can feel the stress she is going through and I try to help her by giving her lots of love and affection to build her self esteem.
Give a lots of love to your child and always try to keep their moral high. Sometimes mental strength is required more than physical.
What worked for me is listening to my kids problems and talking to him when he felt upset. Maybe your child is under a lot of pressure due to studies for test. You need to talk to him may be you do not have solution but just by talking he will fell relieved.
Maybe you can ask him to do the best he can and then let him play and not only study and study for the tests.
Do not put a lot of pressure on your son for doing good in exams this could be a big reason for him to get stressed before tests.
You have to take it easy then only your son will learn to take things easy. Just let him study at his usual and guide him whenever required. But never keep asking him again and again to study.