Bedtime is often one of the most stressful times of the day for families. Kids are bouncing off the walls on their second wind, parents are exhausted, and the clock says it’s past time to be asleep. Yoga can help bring a sense of calm, induce the relaxation response, and ensure a good night sleep for [...]

by Kristin Cantu on November 11, 2009
The American Psychological Association (APA) released results from a survey that reveal that parents are out of touch when it concerns their kids’ stress levels. The APA reports the greatest stress sources for kids are related to school pressure and family finances, and that parents often underestimate how stressed [...]

Prolonged thumb sucking in a child over 5 or 6 is most likely created by the anxiety felt from the parents worrying too much about the child sucking his thumb.  Experts say that an older child still doing it has been locked in to using it as a mechanism for self-calming, which is not a bad thing.  It may [...]

A friend of mine who is a high school English teacher in our local schools has been perplexed by the behavior of some of her current students.  She said, “Help me understand why a third of my students can’t sit still in their desks?  They wiggle, they squirm, they tap their pencils and their feet [...]

Sarah, a 9 year old from Marietta, GA. inspired Lori Lite founder of Stress Free Kids to lauch a Video Contest to promote kids being “Stress Free”.
Lori wants to give your story a voice too!
You or your child can be a star on my new Stress Free Kids YouTube channel and win a visit and book [...]