Teen Stress
Mar 26th, 2008 by Academics Plus Tutoring
It is well known that many teens struggle with stress. It is also known that much of the stress teens experience is school related. In fact research indicates that 61% of the nation’s high school students are affected by test anxiety, with 26% experiencing high levels of test anxiety often or most of the time.
We can across a list of suggestions shared by American Academy of Family Physicians for students experiencing stress and thought they might benefit our readers. Here they are:
- Write down all of the things that cause anxiety or stress. Making a list may help you organize your thoughts and come up with a plan to help resolve problems.
- Reduce stress where you can. If work, sports or extracurricular activities cause too much stress, cut back on how much time you devote to them.
- Accept that you can’t eliminate all the stress in your life, that it’s OK to make mistakes, and that you can’t control everything.
- Don’t push yourself too hard. If you feel too tired or too overwhelmed, say “no” to additional commitments.
- Talk to family members, friends or a counselor about what’s bothering you and causing stress.
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I particularly liked your suggestion on accepting the fact that there are bound to be some stresses in life all the time. The teens are particularly disturbed because most often they feel that any new stress exposes some weakness in their personalities.
Here, parents can act as role models and alsoi they can introduce them to some stress management activities, like meditation, deep breathing, etc.
Thanks so much for your thoughtful feedback!