Preventative Stress posted by Posted on Fri Feb 03, 2006 09:33:17 We all have had the experience where our children come home and tell us an assignment is due tomorrow which they have not started and must complete. They feel alot of stress and their stress becomes our stress. What is a parent to do? Do we help them to complete the assignment or let them deal with it themselves? My advice is to let them know if they are confused about it you will explain it better but do not do it for them. They have to realize that procrastination is not the way to go with schoolwork. If you get them out of this they won't learn this valuable lesson of organization and planning. When the assignment is completed I would explain to them the importance of not letting things go for the last minute. When this happens stress evolves and you can't be productive when you feel overwhelmed.Remind them to write things down in an agenda and to frequently check their agenda. Other than that there is nothing you can do . Kids have to learn to be responsible for their work and be independent. This will come in handy when the work load increases with the stress level in the later years. 2 comments--Add comment Comments Whatever you do, always look at the glass as half-full and not half-empty Please This will help you relax Some people can relax after saying to themselves that everything will be ok. SO Can you dry that? Comments navigation Page:[1]	Programs * I Can Achieve Goals * I Can Be Grateful * I Can Be Happy * I Can Be Healthy Through Exercise * I Can Be Positive * I Can Feel Special * I Can Handle Difficult People * I Can Learn From My Mistakes * I Can Relax * I Can Understand My Feelings Could not get questions