How to Understand That a Child Is Under Stress?
Nowadays, children feel as much pressure as adults do. The only difference is that they don’t know how to handle it. But do you know the four sciences that reveal when a child is under stress?
Sudden Alterations in Behavior (a bit more formal)
Earlier, the child was cheerful. But has he suddenly become very quiet, stopped speaking, or started getting angry over every little thing?
These are clear signs of emotional stress. Children often show stress not through words but through behavioral changes.
2. Sleep and Appetite Disruptions
Either the child sleeps excessively or struggles to sleep at all.
Appetite may completely vanish, or, in contrast, cravings may sharply increase.
These are the body’s subtle ways of sending stress signals. It is very important for parents to notice these changes early.
3. Psychosomatic Symptoms
When there is stress in the mind, the body feels it too.
Frequent headaches or stomachaches may occur, even when medical reports are normal.
This indicates psychosomatic symptoms—the child’s body is speaking what the mind cannot express.
4. Withdrawal and Isolation
If the child gradually withdraws into his own world, avoids talking, doesn’t want to play, and stops laughing openly, this is not simply introversion.
Rather, it signals the confusions and turmoil going on in his mind.
Reach out: parents must reach out to him right away.
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