Family Time Kids can have an incredible amount of pent up stress. Now, imagine what it must be like to be searched for weapons everyday. It s very different being a kid today. Stress manifests itself in temper tantrums, revolt, trouble at school, withdrawal, physical ailments and even suicide. It can affect a child s overall attitude to everything in life, including you, and accelerate the gap that often grows between a parent and a young adult.
Parents don t know what to do about it.
They take their child to a doctor, who, because it s easier than dealing with the underlying sources of stress, diagnoses the disease of the decade, Attention Deficit Disorder, and starts the youngster on a drug. We know that a lot of the kids who are given drugs to stay focused or calm down might do much better if their parents or other caregivers shared a little music therapy with them. Ask your son or daughter to join you on the sofa and close your eyes. Many people, especially children, find it difficult to really close their eyes, so a simple blindfold works well. Gently guide your child to wander in his imagination to a place that is beautiful and green.