Most of the kids are busy these days. With school, extracurricular activities, and finances among others, problems are always around the corner. The major cause of stress for children is doing well in school. Surprisingly, the second major cause is the financial issues of their parents. A study conducted by the American Psychological Association, say that 30% of kids age 8-17 worry about their parents having enough money. Only 10% are pressured over extracurricular activities and 8% have problems with parental relationships.

Parents usually mistake the causes of their kids’ stress. They think that activities and family relationships are the major reasons for stress. The same research asked parents if they think their stress levels have an influence on kids. 63% disagreed, but psychologists don’t think so.

Kenneth Ginsburg, a pediatrician and professor, say that young people “absolutely worry about the things they see us worry about.”

There’s really no use for hiding problems from children when they already know about it. The best way to deal with it is communication. They should talk to their kids and explain why things are happening the way they are. Trying to solve it together will help, but some things can’t be changed. The problems of the world, for example, are impossible to eradicate.