NEWARK, Del. Stress is our
body’s reaction to any situation or
event that frustrates, endangers,
excites or confuses us. And being
young is no guarantee against
stress, says Roxane Whittaker,
University of Delaware extension
home economist in Kent County
Whittaker says any experience
can cause stress if it changes one’s
life and requires more than routine
adjustment. And stress can ac
cumulate. For example, a
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teenager may adjust adequately to
a family move, but when several
other changes occur within the
same period, the cumulative effect
is a high level of stress.
Each child is unique and may
react to stressful situations in a
variety of ways. Symptoms of
stress may be any of the following
in various combinations:
sleeplessness, grinding of teeth,
poor concentration, fidgeting,
irritability, nervous tics,
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depression, withdrawal, crying,
not eating, overeating, high blood
pressure, smoking and the use of
drugs and alcohol.
The key to reducing stress in a
child’s life is to limit and manage
change when possible, says
Whittaker. For example, if a
major stressful event occurs, such
as divorce or death, try to avoid
other major changes in the child’s
life during the same year.
The key to coping with stress is
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self esteem and feeling in control
of one’s Ufe. Parents and teachers
intent on creating self esteem in
children tend to preach a general
gospel of “wonderful,” says Sally
Foulke, the university’s extension
home economist in Sussex County.
Exaggerating the quality of a
child’s efforts is an easy road for
adults, but it doesn’t lead to self
esteem for the child.
Self esteem builds only when it is
earned. Foulke notes that an eight
year study of 3- to 11-year-olds
showed that children develop real
self esteem only when they are
able to solve problems and hurdle
obstacles.
“Parents shouldn’t make life too
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Saturday, August 2
Lancaster Society 1 meets for a
“Nutrition After 55” program
by extension home economist
Doris Thomas.
Tuesday, August 5
Lancaster County picnic,
Quarryville Hoffman Building.
Lancaster Society 35 meets at 7:30
p.m. for a business meeting.
Thursday, August 7
Lancaster Society 20 meets at
Huffnagle Park, Quarryville, at
6:30 p.m. forapicnic.
Lancaster Society 17 meets for an
auction.
Foulke. “Children need to learn to
rely on their own resources.
Parents should then approve signs
of progress.”
Whittaker suggests that parents
should help their children learn to
set and achieve positive goals so
that they feel more control over
their lives.
After children decide on goals,
parents should help them plan
several ways to reach their goals,
and have them write down a
projected accomplishment date.
Stressful events will always
occur. But they are usually less
traumatic for children who know
that many areas of their lives are
indeed controllable.
Friday, August 8
Lancaster Society 25 meets at 1:30
p.m. at Kunzler and Co., Inc. for
a tour and refreshments.
Saturday, August 9
Lancaster Society 6 meets at 2
p.m. at Parlor Church of the
Brethren for music by Lorraine
and Sylvia Royer.
Lancaster Society 2 meets for an
annual picnic at 5:30 p.m.
Lancaster Society 19 meets at 1:30
p.m. for a program by
naturalist Carl Nolt.
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