We Need to Teach Our Children How to Deal With Stress Positively

FAMILYandTEENS.com is a very important site for anyone to read. It has great information about teen stress.

Many kids are juggling school, sports practice, a job and then still want to have a social life. They are expected to get good grades because college is the only way they will make it in our world today. In order for kids to deal with all of this, they are reaching for smoking, sexual relationships and drugs.

Parents need to set realistic goals for their kids.  Parents are there to encourage and listen. Parents place such an extreme level of stress on their kids that they turn to drugs and alcohol to achieve what is expected.  If you would like to read more on this subject matter, please click this link http://www.familyandteens.com/2008/03/stress-and-its-effect-on-teens.html