Everyone thinks that childhood is the best age and there is no tension in life, up to teenage, but today this statement is not appropriated as teenager are also suffering more stress due to various reasons. The reasons that cause stress in teenagers are homework, average performance in school, numerous activities without proper schedule, pressure from teacher, parents, and coaches in other activities, high expectation from parents and teachers, teenage love, illness, family problem, physical fitness, lack of self-confidence and many more.

Tips to reduce and manage School Stress in Teenagers

As a responsible parent you should understand precise reason of stress in your child. If you find that your teenager is behaving abnormally or gets depressed more often, you should give your love and support and carefully understand his problem and try to solve it in positive manner.

Reduce Examination Stress

Examination stress is one of the key reasons for stress in teenage. Some teenagers start exam preparation only before a few days of exams. In such case they get much tensed and fear the exam results. Mostly all students get anxious by thinking about exam result before start exams. This type of fear increases stress in their mind. Parent should spend good time every day with their teenager and know about their study progress. If they study regularly, it will surely reduce their exam fear. Try to increase self-confidence in your teenager and that will definitely reduce stress factor during examination.

Many parents expect more from their children. It is advisable that never pressurize your child to get higher score beyond his capacity or force him to pursue career in a particular field. Give liberty to your child to choose his career. You can give him good suggestions or explain intellectually for his wrong decision if any. Forcing teenager regarding the career or for getting higher score will increase stress and it may lead to low performance in exams.

Reduce Stress Due to Extra Activities

Children get stress due to pressure from friends, family, teachers, coaches, etc. In such cases if parents high expectations from child will increase stress in his mind. Many parents expect their teen to be excellent in all activities and for that they force their children to participate in various extra curricular activities such as sports, music, dance, gym, swimming, etc. beyond his capacity. If you force him to do so, he gets stressed. You can advise him to join classes during his vacation period to reduce his stress.

Practice Daily Exercise to Reduce Overall Stress

Exercising or working out daily will keep your child fit physically and mentally. It also reduces stress of your teenager if any. Daily walking, running, swimming, yoga, aerobics or any other liking exercise will also increase physical stamina and self-confidence in your teenager. You should try to keep your child physical fit during his examination. Eating healthy food and regular exercise is very essential during teenage. Serve diet that should be rich of nutrients for his healthy growth. Healthy body and mind will affect less due to any type of stress.

Support your Teenager to Reduces Stress

There are many ways you can reduce stress in your teenager

• Develop time management skill in your teenage. Make him realize about value of time in life. Spare good time in important activities other than spending leisure time with friends only. Make precise planning for study and other activities that keep him active without any burden.
• Develop creative approach in your child. Make him creative according to his interest.
• Spare good time and fun time with your child. Parent should behave friendly with their teenagers.
• Discuss with your child regarding any of his problem or dispute with teacher or friends. Understand your child’s feeling and guide him gently and give him trust that as a parent you are always with him.
• Make plan to spend weekend at nearby places according to his liking once in a month to strongly bond with him.
• Your positive and emotional support is very essential during teenage. Teenagers are more likely attract by opposite sex and therefore you should always try to prevent your teenager from falling in love. Love disputes are one of the major reasons for stress in teenager.
• Arrange get-to-gather once or twice in a year and invite his friends. You will get chance to know his friends. It is very essential for teenager to have good friends. Good friends create your child’s life, but bad friends spoil his career. Therefore, always assist your child to keep good friends to protect him from stress due to friends with bad habits.
   

Teenage is really a complicated period in which you really need to protect your child from any stress that causes depression. Understanding your child’s nature, capacity, physical strength and behavior are key factors that parents must know. If you nurture teenager with your adore and support and develop positive attitude in him, you never find any stress around him. Be a true friend rather than strict parent of your teenager.