Family Living
Focus
Jane Mecum
Dauphin Co.
Extension
Kids Stress And
The Holidays
While we talk about adults
dug stress during the holiday,
Is can also be stressed out!
How often have you been to
i mall and watched children go
ht into the rebellion mode
:h wails of crying while par
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ter yet the fine dinnenvare area
where crawling under and over
everything in sight or playing
hide and seek is the only thing a
kid can think to do.
Or how about at the family
traditional dinner where relatives
the children haven’t seen in a
year want to hug, pinch a cheek,
or ask a series of questions the
child has no clue how to answer.
I get stressed just thinking
about it. So how does a child
manage not to be stressed?
Generally, the holidays often
means missed naps, delayed
meals, and over-stimulating ac
tivities. It may also mean a
change of routines, traveling,
missing events, and being tossed
into unique situations that can be
uncomfortable. Children can re
spond to all this excitement just
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as we do rebel, except they are
usually a little more demonstra-
tive than we adults do.
While adults are busy getting
things ready cleaning, shop
ping, planning, talking, etc., we
tend to forget that children of all
ages still need the same amount
of attention as before the holiday
season. Here are some sugges
tions that may be helpful for
your family:
• Keep a Routine
Children need to have a sense
that there is continuity in their
lives. During the holiday season
there are more activities, more
relatives, more confusion, all of
which breaks the routine of ev
eryday living. When possible
keep mealtime and bedtime as
close to normal as possible to re
duce some of the stress.
• Discipline Matches The
Child’s Age
During the holiday season, dis
cipline can become a problem.
Children are excited about all the
events and we need to remember
certain behaviors are natural and
appropriate for certain age
groups.
For example, expecting a 2- or
3-year-old to stand still while you
1999 Farm Fatality Figures
Show Overall Decline
But Children’s Rate Rises
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Co.) The summary of fatal
farm accidents for 1999 has just
been completed and it shows
some dramatic changes in the
total number of fatalities, as well
as fatalities related to tractors on
Pennsylvania farms, and fatali
ties involving children.
The total number of fatalities
dropped- from 45 in 1998 to 30
last year. Until this recent drop
off, the fatality numbers have re
mained rather constant with 46
fatalities in 1997 and 44 fatalities
in 1996.
The biggest factor in this dra
matic decline is fatalities from
tractor overturns. Seven deaths
occurred from overturns in 1999,
compared to 20 fatalities in 1998
from overturns, and 14 the year
before.
Deaths involving children,
however, rose steeply in 1999.
Ten kids, age 14 and under, died
in accidents last year, up sharply
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look for anything but toys isn’t
going to happen.
and will get it one way or anoth
er, which often means misbehav
ing. Make the discipline appro
priate to the child’s age and
behavior. Having children miss a
meal because they misbehaved
would be inappropriate. Which
lead me to the next suggestion.
• Quiet Time
Taking time out is a good idea
for both children and adults. If it
is discipline matter the rule of
thumb is one minute for each age
of the child. Quiet time can also
be used to settle family members
down after a busy day or event.
Children need us to spend time
with them, listening and reflect
ing on what they say and feel. It
is easy for us to say, “Wait until
after I finish what ever,” but
avoid that if possible.
There’s no better way to really
enjoy the holidays with your
family than to sit and relax with
one another. One of my favorite
times is about a half an hour be
fore scheduled bedtime. Reading
a story or telling each other
about your day. Perhaps that can
be one of those unwrapped pres
ents that will last all year.
from our fatalities in 1998. Acci
dental deaths involving machin
ery declined in 1999, with six
machinery-related deaths last
year, opposed to nine in 1998.
Fatalities involving animals
stayed roughly constant with
three fatalities in 1999, and two
deaths involving animals the pre
vious year. Deaths from non
tractor and machinery stayed at
six in 1999 from six in 1998.
The summer months were the
most deadly on Pennsylvania
farms in 1999, with five fatalities
occurring each month in May,
June and July.
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