Helping children relieve pressure in life

Many parents still think that when a child is growing up, only eating, learning, playing and sleeping does not have "life pressure". But this concept is not correct, children can still be stressed from these seemingly "what to do" problems.

Stress in daily life can lead to a child's loss of appetite, insomnia, irritability and distraction in learning and many other problems, adversely affecting a child's quality of life. So what can parents do to help children remove stress from life?

What is stress?

Stress is feeling worried or uncomfortable about something. These worries in the head can make the body feel bad, leading to feelings like frustration, fragility, and fear. These emotions can cause headaches or stomach upset.

When stressed, children may not feel like eating or sleeping, or sleep or eat more than usual. In addition, your child may be irritable, or have problems paying attention at school and remembering things at home.

Causes of stress

In frustration, fear, or anxiety, the body produces the hormone cortisol, which causes restlessness, fear or even panic in the body. Carrying this sensation for too long can cause a headache, stomach pain or trouble sleeping.

There are many things that can cause stress in a child's life. We can roughly divide stress into good and bad. Good form can happen when a child is asked to work on the board or to give it back. It can make children feel anxious and restless, but this is a good form of stress, helping children to complete work.

Meanwhile, a bad form of stress can occur if the feeling of stress continues to persist. For example, children will not feel good when their parents are arguing, or someone in the family is sick, or the child has problems at school or has bad events that upset the child every day. This type of stress does not help the child, on the contrary, it also makes the child "sick".

What can parents do to help children?

In cases where a child has a problem in life, parents can suggest the following activities to relieve the pressure in life.

Run, jump and play

Running, playing sports or climbing swing bars every day can help your child relieve stress.

Have an interesting movie in mind

Just thinking about something good can help "handle" stress. When calm, a slowing heart rate will help children react better when they are upset. You can teach your child to practice imagining a “beautiful” movie in his or her mind, such as imagining a place where he feels relaxed.

Play music

Playing music can help relieve stress effectively, whether it's playing the piano, organ, blowing the trumpet or the guitar. If your family does not have musical instruments, you can let your child knock on the pots and pans in the house according to the rhythm to create sound. Of course, you can not let children abuse the "noise" in the house.

Take a deep breath and repeat

Taking a deep breath and then slowly breathing out can also help your child relax. You can instruct your child to practice this for 10 minutes: imagine the stomach is a ball, slowly inhale deeply and then gently exhale, repeating some funny words as you exhale. This method is very useful and children can apply everywhere without being afraid of being "discovered" by someone.

Use hands and feet

Teach your child to pretend to be a doll or dummy with their legs and arms detachable from stress. You can instruct your child to focus on the parts of the body and relax the muscles to relieve stress. Try starting with your left hand and flexing and then releasing it. Do this 3 times with each hand, wrist, then leg. This is also effective when the baby is sleepless due to stress.

Laugh loudly

Scientists have studied that laughter can reduce stress or even help you not get sick. So teach your kids simple ways to laugh, like examining your friends who tells the funniest jokes. Or turn on for children to watch funny TV shows or cartoons, movies instead of the "serious" or ghost movies. Or you can also tell your child the jokes you "collect" from a variety of sources, including the fun jokes you had as a kid.

Talk to your pet

In case your child doesn't want to talk to anyone, the solution for them is to talk to a pet. Scientists also have studies showing that people who keep pets tend to be less stressed. Also, dogs and cats are great listeners!

Singing

When singing, people often have to take breath, not to mention the music also creates a vibrant feeling. You can sing songs that your child likes while bathing or any other time. However, when the child sings in the bathroom, the voice will be louder and sound stronger, which is the advantage when singing in the bathroom.

Smell the fragrance

Scents such as lavender, rosemary and sandalwood are not only fragrant, but can also lower stress hormones in the body. These scents can be found easily in bath oils. You can also use dried rosemary or grow your own rosemary or lavender in your home.

Pause playing video games

Video games are fun, but not relaxing. They force the brain to work hard. You should not let your child play video games for more than two hours a day with any device that can play the game, such as a computer, television, or cell phone, tablet, portable or home electronic device etc. … Instead, let your child play with other things like drawing, reading, making LEGO or taking pictures. These activities will help relax the mind and make the body feel better as well.

The right yoga exercises can also help children "remove" stress.

Yoga

Episode yoga quite fun and can help relieve stress. Teach your child some poses like cats or cows. Stand with both hands and feet, curl your back up like a cat, then lie down like a cow. Or you can instruct your child to "sag the soy sauce", sit down and get up quickly, shouting out something that the child does not like such as "homework". You can find yoga instructional DVDs for kids at record stores, or look for children's classes at the fitness centers.

Out to play

Going out to play also brings a good mood for children, which has been studied by scientists. Even looking at nature from the window can make an impact. So you can encourage them to go outside or take them to the park for a relaxing walk. You can find leaves with strange shapes, throw pebbles in a lake or simply fall back in the middle of the park to see the clouds form.

Dancing

Any exercise can help children feel better under stress. But dancing can be twice as effective, thanks to movement while dancing and music can make children relieve stress more quickly. It's not difficult to do, just play your favorite song and let your child dance to the beat. However, do not forget to tell your child to close the "music room" so as not to disturb other family members and turn on the volume moderately.

Think about the right things for the day

When they feel stressed, they may just want to be alone. However, you should also instruct your child to review what happened during the day and to keep track of the good things, even if it's just the trivial things. An example might be when your child tells a joke and everyone is laughing, or the child had a very interesting lesson in drawing. Instruct your child to write down this list of good things, and then review and add new the next day and so on.

Find balance

The best way to avoid earning stress is to have a balanced life. This means that children make reasonable decisions about "spending" time during the day. If your child just learn and learn without playing time, he will be stressed. Help your child remember four things for a balanced life: getting enough sleep, exercising every day, leisure time (with something fun and enjoyable), and eating right.

Helping children relieve stress also requires timely attention from parents. For the most part, a child's problems can be resolved from the parent's solutions. Do not have a little fame that forces your child to study all day, without time to play. Besides, do not forget that getting enough sleep and eating well are two great ways to "eliminate the stressors". You know what to do to help children, right?