Thursday, May 6, 2010
Stress
I think that many teens are way too stressed from parents, school, and the media. Parents may pressure their kids to do well in school, sports, ckubs, etc. Even if they are only trying for encouragement, it might come off a another source of pressure to kids. School is another major pressure, because it affects colleges, which will affect the rest of one's life. The media doesn't help because of ads, commercials, movies, shows, celebrity stories, etc. There are pressure on girls to perfect and pressure on guys as well. I think that stress in teens needs to be dealt with by teens talking to their parents and others about what's stressing them out, and also taking more time to relax.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Stress
I agree alot of teens are stressed out more and more these days. It may be the overload of work or problems at home. But the best way is they should just get all their work done, than take some time to relax by themselves. They should find an activity they love to do and do it every once in awhile so they're happy!
Stress
If there is websites about how to minimize stress, abviously alot of kids have it. School is too stressful!!
Here's How:
Manage Time Wisely: It’s important to give yourself plenty of time to work on your studies if you want to do well, and you can save yourself a lot of stress if you plan ahead with good time management skills. Setting up a schedule for study, breaking up your studies into smaller chunks, and other time management skills are essential. Here are some more time management tips you may find helpful.
Get Organized: Have a system of organization for note-taking, keeping track of assignments, and other important papers. Being organized can bring you the peace of mind that comes from knowing where everything is, remembering deadlines and test dates, and clearing your mind of some of the mental clutter that disorganization brings. Keep a calendar, a schedule, and a filing system for your school assignments, and you’ll find it prevents a significant amount of stress!
Create a Good Study Environment: Creating a soothing environment can reduce stress and help you learn. Aromatherapy, for example, is a known stress reliever, and peppermint essential oil is said to wake up your brain, so I recommend burning it as you study. Playing classical music as you study can also soothe you and help you learn (unless you find it distracting). Here's more on finding a good study space.
Know Your Learning Style: Did you know that we don’t all learn in the same way? It’s important to know whether you’re a visual, kinesthetic or auditory learner, as you can tailor your study practices around your particular learning style and make success easier to attain. Grace Fleming provides a quiz to help you assess your learning style so you can streamline your efforts.
Practice Visualizations: Visualizations and imagery are proven stress management techniques. You can also reduce student stress and improve test performance by imagining yourself achieving your goals. Take a few minutes each day and visualize, in detail, what you'd like to happen, whether it’s giving a presentation without getting nervous, acing an exam, or something else that will support your success. Then work hard and make it happen!
Develop Optimism: It’s been proven that optimists—those who more easily shrug off failures and multiply successes—are healthier, less stressed, and more successful. You can develop the traits of optimism and harness these benefits for yourself, and do better in your studies as a result.
Get Enough Sleep: If you want your performance to be optimum you need to be well-rested. Research shows that those who are sleep-deprived have more trouble learning and remembering, and perform more poorly in many areas. Work your schedule so you get enough sleep, or take power naps.
Use Stress Management Techniques: Chronic stress can actually impair your ability to learn and remember facts as well, stress management is one of the most important--and most overlooked--school necessities. A regular stress management practice can reduce your overall stress level and help you to be prepared for whatever comes. This self test will help you choose wisely.
Learn Study Skills: Here are some more specific study skills and tecnhiquesd that can help you improve your performance. The more prepared you are, the less stressed you’ll be!
Suggested Reading
Here's How:
Manage Time Wisely: It’s important to give yourself plenty of time to work on your studies if you want to do well, and you can save yourself a lot of stress if you plan ahead with good time management skills. Setting up a schedule for study, breaking up your studies into smaller chunks, and other time management skills are essential. Here are some more time management tips you may find helpful.
Get Organized: Have a system of organization for note-taking, keeping track of assignments, and other important papers. Being organized can bring you the peace of mind that comes from knowing where everything is, remembering deadlines and test dates, and clearing your mind of some of the mental clutter that disorganization brings. Keep a calendar, a schedule, and a filing system for your school assignments, and you’ll find it prevents a significant amount of stress!
Create a Good Study Environment: Creating a soothing environment can reduce stress and help you learn. Aromatherapy, for example, is a known stress reliever, and peppermint essential oil is said to wake up your brain, so I recommend burning it as you study. Playing classical music as you study can also soothe you and help you learn (unless you find it distracting). Here's more on finding a good study space.
Know Your Learning Style: Did you know that we don’t all learn in the same way? It’s important to know whether you’re a visual, kinesthetic or auditory learner, as you can tailor your study practices around your particular learning style and make success easier to attain. Grace Fleming provides a quiz to help you assess your learning style so you can streamline your efforts.
Practice Visualizations: Visualizations and imagery are proven stress management techniques. You can also reduce student stress and improve test performance by imagining yourself achieving your goals. Take a few minutes each day and visualize, in detail, what you'd like to happen, whether it’s giving a presentation without getting nervous, acing an exam, or something else that will support your success. Then work hard and make it happen!
Develop Optimism: It’s been proven that optimists—those who more easily shrug off failures and multiply successes—are healthier, less stressed, and more successful. You can develop the traits of optimism and harness these benefits for yourself, and do better in your studies as a result.
Get Enough Sleep: If you want your performance to be optimum you need to be well-rested. Research shows that those who are sleep-deprived have more trouble learning and remembering, and perform more poorly in many areas. Work your schedule so you get enough sleep, or take power naps.
Use Stress Management Techniques: Chronic stress can actually impair your ability to learn and remember facts as well, stress management is one of the most important--and most overlooked--school necessities. A regular stress management practice can reduce your overall stress level and help you to be prepared for whatever comes. This self test will help you choose wisely.
Learn Study Skills: Here are some more specific study skills and tecnhiquesd that can help you improve your performance. The more prepared you are, the less stressed you’ll be!
Suggested Reading
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Teens are too stessed
I agree that there is to much stress in teens' lives. Recent surveys show that 63% of teenager go to college. All of these teens stress out about getting into college and many try to do to many activities so they can put them on there resumes. Being overworked and overschedueled just stresses them more and it is not healthy.
I would have to agree that stress is becoming more of a problem. Most students not only attend six hours of school each day, but they also participate in sports and other recreational activites. Reseach shows that "According to a 2002 local high school survey : of 815 students that participated, 70 percent said they were "stressed out"." http://www.familyfirstaid.org/teen-stress.html
Monday, May 3, 2010
Teens and Stress
Stress- a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense. Everyone has had stress at some point of their lives, but how much stress is to much stress? According to the website, Teachhealth.com, about 10% of the American population suffers from low stress tolerance, causing the to be overstressed. Teens have nave no exception to this low stress tolerance they have to worry about their homework, tests, peers, friends, family, drugs, stress, looking the right way, sports, and other after school activities. Doctors say that some stress is normal without stress people would never get anything done,but how can students prevent stress.
Today their is so much pressure fot teenagers to be perfect. Child psychologist Michelle Kees PH.D.,from the University of Michigan, says that the last 15 years or so have seen an explosion in the number of activities available to kids of all ages, and in the pressure to get involved in as many as possible. Parents have gone along, because they want to help kids develop their talents, build new skills, and eventually succeed in getting into college or finding a rewarding job. When there is too much stress in our lives it can lead to, pain of any kind, heart disease ,Digestive problems ,sleep problems, depression ,obesity, autoimmune diseases, and skin conditions, such as eczema. If you think your stressed out somes signs of stress are increased physical illness (headaches, stomachaches, muscle pains, chronic fatigue), "shutting down" and withdrawal from people and activities , increased anger or irritable lashing out at others , increased tearfulness and feelings of hopelessness , chronic feelings of worry and nervousness , difficulty sleeping and eating , and difficulty concentrating.
Although, stress is both bad and gone being overstressed is easily preventable. To reduce stress you can take deep breaths and just relax, relaw your muscles, set small goals and breaking tasks into smaller manageable chunks, exercising and eating regular meals, rehearse and practice feared situations, Talking about problems with others that can help, schedulebreaks and enjoyable activities, such as music, art, sports, socializing, and finally just be happy with yourself because nobody's perfect.
Today their is so much pressure fot teenagers to be perfect. Child psychologist Michelle Kees PH.D.,from the University of Michigan, says that the last 15 years or so have seen an explosion in the number of activities available to kids of all ages, and in the pressure to get involved in as many as possible. Parents have gone along, because they want to help kids develop their talents, build new skills, and eventually succeed in getting into college or finding a rewarding job. When there is too much stress in our lives it can lead to, pain of any kind, heart disease ,Digestive problems ,sleep problems, depression ,obesity, autoimmune diseases, and skin conditions, such as eczema. If you think your stressed out somes signs of stress are increased physical illness (headaches, stomachaches, muscle pains, chronic fatigue), "shutting down" and withdrawal from people and activities , increased anger or irritable lashing out at others , increased tearfulness and feelings of hopelessness , chronic feelings of worry and nervousness , difficulty sleeping and eating , and difficulty concentrating.
Although, stress is both bad and gone being overstressed is easily preventable. To reduce stress you can take deep breaths and just relax, relaw your muscles, set small goals and breaking tasks into smaller manageable chunks, exercising and eating regular meals, rehearse and practice feared situations, Talking about problems with others that can help, schedulebreaks and enjoyable activities, such as music, art, sports, socializing, and finally just be happy with yourself because nobody's perfect.
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