How to talk to your children about stress, worry
If you’re stressed, chances are they are too
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DETROIT – We’ve all been dealing with a lot since the pandemic began.
Older children hear about politics. They might not be sure what it is, but they know it makes people angry, while other children may confront some very real threats that can strike very close to home.
The bottom line is that parents should talk with their children because if you’re feeling stress, anxiety, frustration, fear, anger -- they are too.
Fran Schumer Chapman has written a series of books to help parents have difficult conversations with their children. Parents shouldn’t make the mistake of assuming their children are unaware of the stress. Chapman said we can’t leave it to our children to figure out a scary world on their own.