Ways to Reduce Your Child’s Stress

With the school year back in full swing, the likelihood of your son or daughter feeling stressed or anxious is extremely common. Many people forget that stress not only affects adults, but also children too. From all of the homework that they receive at school, to next week’s test, and all of the afterschool activities, children are left feeling stressed and unsure how to handle it. At Camp Kinder Ring, we have done a little bit of research to help our campers deal with these feelings. Our Jewish summer camp near Massachusetts has found a few tips to help children deal with and hopefully reduce the stress that they may be feeling.

• First off, let your child know that what he or she is feeling is completely normal. Remind them that everyone gets stressed and that there are ways to cope with it.
•  Staying active is a great way for children to relax and reduce their stress. However, overloading their schedule with afterschool activities, sports practices, and piano lessons is not the best way to keep children active. Children often feel stressed when they are pressured or feel forced to do something. Instead, allow them some time for free play. Look through our Jewish summer camp activities and use those as examples. Allow them to choose what they want to do and to just have some fun playing.
•  Besides keeping children active, getting rest every night is just as important! Make sure that your son or daughter isn’t staying up too late every night. Sleep is a natural stress reliever; so the more likely they are to get a good night sleep, hopefully the better they will feel.
• Another way to reduce stress is to reduce screen time. Did you know that on average, children will spend about seven hours a day using some kind of electronic or entertainment media?! Instead of that, send your child outside to reconnect with nature and to get away from video games, social media, and the newest phone app. Spending time in nature is an easy stress reliever that works miracles.

And lets not forget about reducing stress during the summer! The easiest way to do that is by sending them to the best Jewish summer camp near Massachusetts, Camp Kinder Ring! Call us at (845)-221-2771 for more information or to schedule a tour today!