Title: The Effects of Academic Parental Pressure on Kids | How To Adult
Headings: The Effects of Academic Parental Pressure on Kids
The Effects of Academic Parental Pressure on Kids
Why Parents Pressure Kids
Stress and Anxiety
Poor Self-Image
Reducing Pressure: What Parents Can Do

Content: Anxiety can present differently in children than in adults. While adults are typically able to identify and express when they feel anxious, children may just complain of physical symptoms or not say anything at all," Jason Schiffman, M.D., resident physician at the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA, explains. Kids feeling overwhelmed about school performance may have stomachaches, diarrhea, headaches and rashes. Younger children may experience nightmares or refuse to go to school. Poor Self-Image
In a school culture full of standardized tests and sometimes upward of four to five hours of homework per night, it's no wonder so many parents feel compelled to hover and monitor their children's academic lives. The consequences of this can be profoundly negative, a study published in the Journal of Child and Family studies found. Researchers found that children of parents who put pressure on them by "over-managing" their lives at school ended up having higher levels of depression, decreased satisfaction with life and lower levels of autonomy and competence. The researchers concluded that though the parents in the study believed they were being supportive, ultimately this extremely involved parenting style undermined their children's developing sense of self and confidence. Reducing Pressure: What Parents Can Do
If you find you're putting undue pressure on your kids to achieve academically, try to remember it's your job to keep their stress levels under control.