While most adults have the maturity and experience needed to deal with stress, children do not, writes bestselling author Dr. G. Scott Wooding in The Parenting Crisis, and they are showing the effects of stress in both their health and in their everyday behavior. And whether it manifests itself as temper tantrums, bullying, aggression and violence, or emerges in the form of obesity, drug, tobacco and alcohol abuse, recent studies suggest that the stress levels facing young people today are not only greater than at any time in history, but that our failure to recognize and eliminate these stresses has become the number one impediment to healthy parenting. The author of Rage, Rebellion and Rudeness and Hear Me, Hug Me, Trust Me points out that while adults are well aware that stress can increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes - and can lead to severe depression - few people realize that the high levels of stress facing children today can trigger equally dangerous symptoms. By identifying the causes of this stress, Dr. Wooding offers common sense solutions that will be welcomed by caring parents everywhere. --- from the publisher
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