101 Creative Strategies for Helping Children with High Stress Levels

Highly stressed children eventually experience increased school failure, behavior difficulties, social/emotional problems, and/or health difficulties.

This book provides a collection of strategies (including reproducible student worksheets) specifically designed for you to use to help highly stressed children to:

• Learn about what are normal anxious feelings
• Explore how to cope with the stressors that lead to these feelings
• Identify and express specific current and past fears
• Learn and practice appropriate coping skills

An At-A-Glance Chart is included to help you quickly locate suggested strategies according to the type of activity and where it will be used (i.e., individual student, small group, or classroom). It will also give you strategies you can share with parents and other professionals who are working with these children.

Brandie Rodgers lives in Ward, South Carolina with her husband, Lang. She holds a Master's Degree in Elementary Education with a focus on reading and literacy from Walden University and is a National Board Certified Teacher. she has been an elementary school teacher for eight years at Merriwether Elementary School in Edgefield County where she teaches third grade.

Donna Forrest lives in North Augusta, South Carolina with her children, Derek and April. She holds an Educational Specialist Degree in Counselor Education from the University of South Carolina. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Board Certified Counselor. She has taught and been a school counselor at Merriwether Elementary School for 16 years and a therapist with the Center for Care and Counseling for 6 years.