Stress is not a condition reserved for adults. Children with concerns about their safety and survival, having enough food to eat, whether mom or dad will come home, and whether they will be abused are under stress.

Stress manifests itself in worry. When students worry, they have difficultly completing their tasks at school and home and their bodily functions may become unbalanced. Excessive worry can lead to both physical and mental problems. This complete manual includes seven lessons on worry awareness, ten lessons on strategies for worry, and eight lessons for individual planning. Each lesson has complete directions for implementation and includes reproducible activity sheets. Also included is the Worried...Take Action Game which, by playing, gives students an opportunity to better understand the concepts presented in the program.

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TOPIC: Worry, stress

INCLUDES: 25 lessons, step-by-step directions, reproducible activity sheets

GRADE LEVELS: 3-5 AGES: 9-11

FOR USE WITH: Individuals, small groups, classrooms

AUTHOR: Richard Biren

RECOMMENDED FOR: Elementary school counselors, elementary teachers, social workers

80 pages, black and white illustrations