How Can You Tell If Your Child Is Under Stress?

• Crying easily
• Detachment and unresponsiveness
• Mood swings
• Changes in appearance and personal hygiene
• Abusiveness to siblings
• Backtalk
• Short attention span
• Extreme hyperactivity
• Misbehavior
• Fighting frequently
• Saying bad things about self
• Making different voices, grunts, growls, snorts, or reverting to baby talk

• Sulkiness
• Changes in eating habits
• Defiance/rejection of authority
• Changes in personality
• Drop in grades
• Low energy
• Frequent sleepiness
• Inactivity
• Anger
• Being frustrated
• Not doing as told

Reducing Stress In a Child's Life