In my last blog, I highlighted that importance of play for decreasing childhood stress. I recently reviewed an article titled “Playtime in Peril” by Lean Winerman (published in the September 2009 edition of the Monitor, a publication of the American Psychological Association). As greater and greater emphasis has been placed on high stakes testing, school …Read More
Coping with Childhood Stress
Jan 10, 2010
According to an article entitled The Kids Aren’t All Right, published in the January edition of the Monitor on Psychology (a publication of the American Psychological Association), a significant number of children ages 8 to 17 experience significant stress. Specifically, in a recent survey, 44 percent of children reported sleep difficulties related to worrying, over …Read More