When It's Too Much | The Stress Sweet Spot

While some amount of stress is beneficial and growth-promoting, chronic stress caused by situations that are unremittingly beyond one’s ability may lead to health problems as well as impaired cognitive abilities.

The Stress Sweet Spot

The New York Times | Richard A. Friedman, a psychiatrist | June 1, 2018

People seem to be more worried than ever about stress. We hear that stress can lead to everything from depression to cancer. Especially when it comes to kids, we have moved from the “whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” ethos of the baby boom generation to helicopter parenting, shielding children from as much adversity as possible.

But the right kind of stress can actually be beneficial. And it’s particularly important for young people, whose brains and bodies are uniquely sensitive to...

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