Childhood is an important time to grow, learn and adapt to new experiences and also learn how to deal with positive stress.  However, our children are under tremendous pressure, even more so due to all the changes happening around them currently and for the past year and a half.  

Children are not emotionally equipped to handle and channel this stress as well as the frustration they are experiencing which can lead to anxiety, which is not an easy emotion to deal with.

Exposure to prolonged stress affects a child’s brain function, development, and cognitive ability.  It also plays a role in the ability of children to focus and concentrate effectively which in turn can lead to learning difficulties and behavioural problems in school. 

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