You Can Deal With Stress

This article talks about how over-stressed parents could be affecting their child’s health. There was a study done that followed the health of 120 children over three years. In this study parents were asked to keep a weekly journal of their child’s illnesses and measure their temperatures when they were ill. Every six months they were to complete questionnaires about their own well-being, including stressful events or family conflicts. The study showed a link between depression and anxiety in the parents and an increase of illness in children. Interestingly enough there was no evidence of impact on their health from individual events like, family injuries, separation or general family conflicts.