Stress in young people- take action now
Everyone has some level of stress in their lives, some more than others. We are all looking for cost effective ways to help reduce stress. Therefore I thought it interesting to put in a note about our younger generation and I am talking about primary school level, who have their own stress issues. Yes even at this age… Don’t wait until they’re older (high school and VCE year) to think about ways of helping them reduce stress. Encourage them now to take some time out and sit quietly, to develop good habits about recognising when they are stressed and what to do for themselves when they are in this situation.
Some schools participate in yoga programs especially designed for children. However, if you don’t have this facility available to your kids, then there are many yoga schools now that do include after school programs for children, and if there is a yoga school near you that doesn’t then be proactive and get some friends with children that would be interested and go and request if one could be organised. If they receive expressions of interest they may provide a class especially for your group.
You never know, it might just be catching. The message here is don’t wait for stress in your children to become a major issue. Work on it now so that the child has tools and skills to help them through the rest of their lives. They will thank you for it eventually.
Good health!!!
Marita Reynolds. Copyright 2009.