Child Reactions to Stress

Type:
  Printable Tool
Presented by:
DMH + UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence
Relevant categories:
Birth to Five Early Education Family Engagement
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Overview

Children and adults have different reactions to stress. Use this informative printable when working with children to learn about what stress reactions look like from birth to 6 years old.

  Keywords: behavior, child, development, early childhood, parenting, stress
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