Stress

Management
By: Ashleigh Jones, Betty Le , and Kailey Shields
FHS 2640

Ashleigh

ICE BREAKER
Take out a piece of paper.
Write down 3-5 things (you can include people) that, if
were thrown off the face of the Earth forever, you would
be much less stressed.

Review with the class (introduce yourself and share

your 5 things)
(If you are not comfortable, you do not have to share all,
but please do introduce yourself.)

Ashleigh

Welcome, Parents.
Our Goals:
Examine the meaning of stress
Recognize personal stressors
Help parents help their children recognize and reduce
stress

Have fun!!

Kailey

Activity #1

Stress Til You Pop!

Kailey

Recognizing, what is stress?

Handout Stress
STRESS
Good vs. Bad Stress

Kailey

DISTRESS
Affects Physically & Emotionally
Symptoms: headaches, backaches, ulcers, fatigue, anxiety,
etc.
How Does it Happen?
Basic Needs: social, emotional, intellectual, physical,
creative, spiritual.
Getting Needs Met = Reducing Stress

Ashleigh

Activity #2

Paper Plate Mayhem!

Ashleigh

Identifying What Creates it

Handout Get your Grip
Internal Stressors forces that come from within, such
as personal goals, expectations, perceptions, desires, etc.
Internal stressors are generally self-induced.
External Stressors forces from the outside world that
stress you out.
External stressors are generally out of the users hands,
making it much more stressful.

Betty

Ways to deal with stress.

Plan, Plan, Plan Be prepared. Be aware of what you need to do and

when.
Avoid over scheduling Know when too much is too much.
Be real Realize when its important and when its just little stuff.
Get good rest Sleep does good for EVERYONE.
Relax Know ways to calm yourself down.
Your body is your best friend Take care of yourself inside and OUT.
You are what you think How we choose to think, affects the way we
act.

Kailey

Childrens Stress
Children get stressed?
Life can be more stressful for kids because
they do not have access to all the resources adults do
in relieving stress.
Examples to think about.
Sources of Stress: home, community, school and
community violence, self.

Ashleigh

As parents, what can we do?

Be a role model when children see their parents doing

healthy things to relieve their stress, the message is clear, It

is important to take care of yourself.
Do things as a family family outings are predictable and
consistent. This provides a sense of repetitive comfort.
Praise, praise, praise!!!
Encourage self expression and accepting differences
Massage physical comfort can really help.

Betty

Activity # 3

Mindful
Meditation

Betty

Conclusion
We went over:

What stress is
What stress is caused by
Childrens stressors
What parents can do