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How To Help Kids Deal With Stress by: News Canada (NC)-Modern life is faster and more stressful than ever. To cope, many resort to dreaming of their happy childhood days. But for a surprising number of people, this kind solace is unavailable. Childhood can be a very difficult time. Children experience stress just like adults do, and this needs to be recognized. Family conflict, domestic violence, divorce, constant school changes, new neighborhoods and child care arrangements, peer pressure, and bullying all contribute to childhood angst. Here are a few things that parents can do to help their children deal with stress: Monitor and modify their own stress levels Keep communication lines open. Let your kids know what's going on Encourage friendships by scheduling play dates, sleepovers, and other fun activities Remember that children need quiet down time to as well as time to play For more facts about mental illness and how a book called 'Catch a Falling Star: A Tale from the Iris the Dragon Series' is helping parents identify and understand early onset mental illness visit www.iristhedragon.com. About The Author News Canada provides a wide selection of current, ready-to-use copyright free news stories and ideas for Television, Print, Radio, and the Web. News Canada is a niche service in public relations, offering access to print, radio, television, and now the Internet media, with ready-to-use, editorial 'fill' items. Monitoring and analysis are two more of our primary services. The service supplies access to the national media for marketers in the private, the public, and the not-for-profit sectors. Your corporate and product news, consumer tips and information are packaged in a variety of ready-to-use formats and are made available to every Canadian media organization including weekly and daily newspapers, cable and commercial television stations, radio stations, as well as the Web sites Canadians visit most often. Visit News Canada and learn more about the NC services. This article was posted on July '28
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