They want us to be well so that we can keep them well. Even though we remember what peer pressure was like when we were children, society has changed drastically. Our concerns as children now seem much more innocent. Today's children do not have the luxury we had growing up. Peer pressure is still very much in existence and the percentage for this concern was almost the same as that for family worries.
Children stress about the world more than parents think they do, even more.
The truth, according to the survey is that children worry about safe water and air and nuclear war almost four time more than they worry about crime. In fact, except for insomnia, parents may be over-diagnosing some of these symptoms. Parents do seem to have control on their children's observable stress behaviors, like crying easily, nail biting, school problems, sibling rivalry, and feeling sick. What they don't seem to be aware of is the toll stress takes in ways that can't be seen. The symptoms include, day dreaming, withdrawing and wanting to be alone and having trouble sleeping.