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Every fifth young person in Germany suffers from stress
Only the increasing pressure to perform at school and in the spare time then tutoring, sports training or music lessons: More and more children and young people are overwhelmed and have little time for themselves. About one in five young people suffering from high stress. This also leads to health complaints.
Full schedule after the lesson
Not only at school, children and young people are increasingly demanding, but often their schedule is full even after the lesson: then the piano lessons, the football training or tutoring sessions. Although the many activities may bring some joy, but many children are suffering from great stress, as a study of the University of Bielefeld on behalf of the Bepanthen-Kinderförderung revealed. According to a report by the "Thüringer Allgemeine", Holger Ziegler, professor of pedagogy at the University of Bielefeld, said: "18 percent of all children between the ages of six and eleven and 19 percent of those between the ages of twelve and 16 suffer from high levels of stress."
(Image: Zlatan Durakovic / fotolia.com) Lack of self-determined leisure
As part of the representative survey, around 1,100 children and adolescents aged between six and 16 and their parents were interviewed. According to the newspaper, adolescents reported a lack of free time as one of the main causes they can choose for themselves. Furthermore, the sometimes high expectations of their parents are added, who hope for good school performance and do not want to disappoint them. In addition, about 80 percent of heavily-stressed children, especially in financially disadvantaged families, complain about heavy work-related burdens such as shopping, looking after siblings, or taking care of the authorities they need to take care of their parents.
Physical ailments due to stress
The high level of stress also manifests itself in physical symptoms. "Many have difficulty falling asleep, complaining of headache and abdominal pain or tiredness, are restless and have nightmares. These are classic burn-out signals that must be important warning signs for parents, "said Ziegler. In addition, many children reported that they are often angry or angry. Often they struggle with failure fears and can solve problems only badly. It also states that eleven percent of adolescents are depressed and 47 percent feel useless.
Concern for psychologically conspicuous children
Also pediatricians in Germany had recently reported on their concern for psychologically conspicuous children. According to this show every fifth child in this country psychic abnormalities. Often, the little ones are aggressive or withdraw completely. As the "Thüringer Allgemeine" writes about the current study, a way out of the dilemma seems difficult, as the majority (87 percent) of the parents of stressed children do not believe that they overwhelmed their little ones. Ziegler said: "All parents only want the best for their child. But it is important that they check their claims on themselves and their children, screw them back and do not make their lives hell. "This would also have a huge impact on the later development of their offspring, because by excessive attention and extreme exaggeration, many parents educate their Children to narcissists as an international research team recently reported. A narcissistic personality disorder is considered incurable. Mostly those affected are treated by psychotherapy. (Ad)