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Stress (English)

Added Jan 28, 2020 •

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Cowboys and cowboy families and Wendy are the assistant principal and Sara Gilbert Hart District Wellness coordinator unfortunately we are already in the trenches of it being December with that said he probably noticed an exponential increase in stress from you our daughter as we head into the final week of this fall semester not only is school stressful time in December but statistics show that efforts to make this The Most Wonderful Time of the Year brings on even more holiday stress, causes of stress during this time of year family missing loved ones that are no longer with us money overeating being sedentary and not having a regular routine also comparing yourself gifts and your family to other and other unrealistic superficial ideals of what family should look like in truth December appears to come with a to-do list and saving projects final exams hosting an attending holiday party shopping wrapping baking a list goes on and on sometimes having too much to do stress stress is the Fizz logical response to a perception of a lack of control over an adverse situation or person social-emotional development in a student's ability to function appropriately and learn the problem with stress is that prolong unneeded stress messes with your brain stress impacts every aspect of your life learning relationships physical health memory mental health behavior how do we overcome stress resiliency scales resilience is the ability to cope persist in the face of adversity the ability to bounce back this stress is a perception of Allah can control one resiliency scale is finding control over something you don't have to stressing you out you just have to get control over something whether that be organizing your backpack doing your homework in the kitchen during the house excetera when are stress levels go up how to increase control increase control over something and our stress levels go down there Mike Rowe stats strategy technique to help is changing the way we think are thinking and packs are emotion actions and behaviors ingratitude optimism and hope daily empowers US during times of stress releases dopamine in our brains and releases a sense of control asking yourself questions such as what am I grateful for in my life and what am I most looking forward to are great ways to start a stress can help in stressful times when our brain legitimately cannot think clearly it's also a great self-awareness to recognize all the different strategies you might use to manage your stress from exercise to just saying no to something to getting organized to repeating positive phrases are mantras on our last step is to smile I know that sounds simple but smiling activates the release of Serotonin and dopamine in our brains and makes us feel better allowing them to feel better and less stressed simple strategy but research shows it's highly effective stress contagious to help your son or daughter by modeling skills are you please remember to reach out to us if you have any questions or need support please use skills that work for you in managing your stress over the holidays on behalf of all Canyon staff we would like to wish you a safe and happy holiday break

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