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Helping child through sadness

Helping child through sadness

Start with connection and careful listening When a child appears sad, begin by reducing pressure. Choose a quiet moment, come physically to the child’s level, and use a calm voice. A simple observation such as “You seem quieter than usual today” invites conversation without assuming the cause. Allow pauses. Younger children may need several attempts […]

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Stress management for children

Stress management for children

Understanding stress in childhood Stress involves activation of the autonomic nervous system and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Short-term activation can be adaptive: it helps a child respond to danger, meet a challenge, or mobilize attention for an important task. The response generally settles when the child feels safe again. Problems arise when demands are intense, prolonged, […]

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Sources of stress in children

Sources of stress in children

Understanding stress in childhood Stress develops when a child perceives that demands exceed available coping resources. The stress response involves coordinated changes in the autonomic nervous system, endocrine signaling, attention, and behavior. In the short term, this response can be adaptive: it helps a child prepare for an examination, respond to conflict, or seek help […]

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Helping anxious child

Helping anxious child

Recognise what anxiety may look like Anxiety is an anticipatory threat response: the brain and body prepare for danger even when the danger is uncertain, remote, or not present. In children, the emotional experience may be expressed through behaviour or physical complaints rather than through the words “I feel anxious.” A child may become unusually […]

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