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Tag Archives: stress

Dance Painting reduces stress

October 23, 2011   admin   No comments

I found this post today about dance painting and I’d love to try it with Sydney. I’m not sure how well it would go as the performance anxiety might over rule my enthusiasm. Lately it has been all about painting and drawing and colouring for her and it seems like a wonderful opportunity to let her creativity and vision come to life. Take a look at what it takes to encorporate in some dance painting to relieve anxiety in our wondeful children.

By Lori Lite and Sherry Segal

Separation anxiety, sharing teacher’s attention with a group, making new friends, taking turns, controlling impulses can all be exciting but stressful new learning experiences for preschoolers.

With 70% of grade school age children admitting that they worry, it is never too early to introduce relaxation to children. This creative activity makes for stress free fun!
Stress can affect anyone who feels overwhelmed — even preschoolers.

A wonderful activity to help preschoolers reduce anxiety and stress is dance painting.
The combination of dance and play provides them with the perfect opportunity to really let loose!

Here’s what you will need:

• Mural paper or craft paper
• Paint
• Pans (for paint)
• Tape

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Originally posted October 20, 2010

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Reducing Stress

January 03, 2011   admin   No comments

We seem to forget that just like us trying to get back into the grind of every day work the kids have stress too. It all adds up bit by bit especially for those who deal with anxiety issues. Finding ways to settle that stress down makes such a difference for them and for us. I found a good site with some tips for calming that stress down to a more manageable level. Check it out…

Children are vulnerable to stress. Make sure that their emotional backpack is filled with tools for stress management and relaxation. Kids can be active participants in creating their own healthy, calm lives.

•Be aware that change, be it positive or negative, creates stress for most kids.
•Make time to relax and schedule downtime for your children. Do not over-schedule.
•Show your child how to maintain a positive outlook, stop the chatter and lists in their heads, and take their mind off of their worries.

Here are 4 tips and proven techniques to help you and your children manage stress:

•Use affirmations or positive statements to counteract kids’ stress.

Read the full article at Techniques for Reducing Stress at StressFree Kids

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Books for Children with Social Anxiety

April 24, 2010   admin   No comments

Sydney has used one or two of these books and I think this is a great resource. The article has most information that parents will already know if they’re children have social anxiety but none the less it was worth mentioning. Take a look at some great titles.

It is disheartening when a child experiences anxiousness, especially when it happens on a level that is debilitating in any way. Social anxiety can interfere with a child’s ability to make friends and it can have a profound effect on self-esteem. Young children have difficulty processing feelings of stress and worry.

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Centre for Clinical Interventions

April 20, 2010   admin   No comments

The one thing I have learned over the last few years both with my own panic attacks and Sydney’s is just how much the stress of anxiety wears on the body. In Sydney as well, I can see how the fear and stress and anxiousness gets to her. She shows signs of fatigue and wear and despite my best efforts it is ultimately up to her to learn how to deal with all of it and be able to let the fears go. So as I was searching for things on the net I found this fantastic website the Centre for Clinical Interventions . It is all about coping and learning how to manage the anxiety. The Centre has put together different modules for you to do and I took a look at Module 3 Progressive muscle relaxation. What a wonderful resource!

Coping with Social Anxiety: This InfoPax is designed to provide you with some information about social anxiety and suggested strategies for how you can manage your anxiety in social situations. It is organised into modules that are designed to be worked through in sequence. Although it is not necessary that you complete one module before going on to the next, this is recommended. Each module includes information, worksheets, and suggested exercises or activities.

Check out all the modules

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Have you wondered about stress in pregnancy?

April 08, 2010   admin   2 Comments

I will never forgot the moment that a doctor told me that I was crazy to think that the stress I encountered during my pregnancy bared any weight on my child’s anxiety. She was a pediatric developmental pediatrician. Her words were, “Mothers go through war and far worse things than you have and their children turn out fine so I’m talking real stress.” So in the last 5 years things have changed some what. Articles are coming out an announcing that stress that mother’s incur during pregnancy can in fact impact on the fetus. Really? I never knew. Well, here is an article that address that topic exactly.

Stress in pregnancy hit offspring’s emotional brain.

Stress experienced by a pregnant female can alter the structure of her offspring’s brain, particularly regions vital for emotional development, scientists have discovered.
Boys are more likely to develop attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than girls – a disorder that seems to be related to the brain’s prefrontal attention systems, while women are more likely to develop depression, which is known to be related to shrinkage in the hippocampus.

“Early experiences, especially emotional experiences, shape brain circuits for later life,” says Braun. The susceptibility to stress continues after birth, with different types of stress and trauma leading to different brain effects, she adds.

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