Childhood stress can be present in any setting that requires the child to adapt or change. Stress may be caused by positive changes, such as starting a new activity, but it is most commonly linked with negative changes such as illness or death in the family. Stress may be a response to a negative change in a child's life. In small amounts, stress can be good. But, excessive stress can affect the way a child thinks, acts, and feels. Children learn how to respond to stress as they grow and develop. Many stressful events that an adult can manage will cause stress in a child. As a result, even small changes can impact a child's feelings of safety and security. Pain, injury, illness, and other changes are stressors for children. Stressors may include Worrying about schoolwork or grades, Juggling responsibilities, such as school and work or sports, Problems with friends, bullying, or peer group pressures, Changing schools, moving, or dealing with housing problems or homelessness, Having negative thoughts about themselves, Going through body changes, in both boys and girls, Seeing parents go through a divorce or separation, Money problems in the family and Living in an unsafe home or neighborhood.

Parents can help children respond to stress in healthy ways. Following are some tips provide a safe, secure, and dependable home, Family routines can be comforting. Having a family dinner or movie night can help relieve or prevent stress, be a role model the child looks to you as a model for healthy behavior. Do your best to keep your own stress under control and manage it in healthy ways, be careful about which television programs, books, and games that young children watch, read, and play. News broadcasts and violent shows or games can produce fears and anxiety, Keep your child informed of anticipated changes such as in jobs or moving, Spend calm, relaxed time with your children, Learn to listen. Listen to your child without being critical or trying to solve the problem right away. Instead work with your child to help them understand and solve what is upsetting to them, Build your child's feelings of self-worth. Use encouragement and affection. Use rewards, not punishment. Try to involve your child in activities where they can succeed, Allow the child opportunities to make choices and have some control in their life. The more your child feels they have control over a situation, the better their response to stress will be, Encourage physical activity, Recognize signs of unresolved stress in your child, Seek help or advice from a health care provider, counselor, or therapist when signs of stress do not decrease or disappear.

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