Tip 7 – Keep adult conversations for adults Young children can pick up bits of adult conversations and then worry about situations they do not fully understand. Even if our work situation is dire, or our finances are in a critical state, it is best to discuss them when the children are out of earshot.…

Tip 5 – Think about how you praise Praising our children – for working hard, for making progress, for trying something new, for being a part of a team or for simply taking part in a competition – gives them a healthy sense of achievement and encourages them not to define success by having to…

Tip 4 – Help your children to have a healthy view of success and failure We can take the sting out of failure by talking about our own mistakes and showing that life still goes on. Our children’s mistakes are disappointing for them, even painful, but we must not allow failure to equal shame. Also,…

Tip 3- Talk to children about their fears Creating natural opportunities for good communication is a part of healthy family life. Among the other benefits, they enable us to draw out from our children what is worrying them. Sometimes they will tell us exactly what is causing them anxiety and we can reassure them we…

Tip 2: Create enough space for relaxationHealthy eating, healthy sleeping and healthy play all contribute to reducing stress in a child’s life. Making time to be with your children each day is emotionally reassuring to them, especially when they are little. According to one organization that deals with stress in childhood “a two-year old child…

Are there ways we can protect our children from unhealthy levels of stress? Can we help them to handle stress well in a stress-driven culture? As parents we can and we must, not least through our example, as they will absorb what we model. So, the following tips are as much for us as for…