Advice on managing hard days

A mother got some sage advice from her 5-year old on dealing with hard days: https://www.upworthy.com/amp/5-year-old-gives-adorable-advice-to-nervous-mom-2656504133

Why our brains tend to hold on to stress and anxiety: https://www.sciencealert.com/a-harvard-psychologist-explains-why-your-brain-never-runs-out-of-problems-to-find?utm_source=ScienceAlert+-+Daily+Email+Updates&utm_campaign=fffb43a7e9-MAILCHIMP_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fe5632fb09-fffb43a7e9-365490661 The impact of stress on memory and learning: https://www.sciencealert.com/even-just-thinking-about-stress-is-enough-to-override-your-brain-and-burn-out-your-memory?utm_source=ScienceAlert+-+Daily+Email+Updates&utm_campaign=f0c0cfceb5-MAILCHIMP_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fe5632fb09-f0c0cfceb5-365490661 And the impact of stress in early childhood: https://www.sciencealert.com/childhood-stress-remap-DNA-brain-cells?utm_source=ScienceAlert+-+Daily+Email+Updates&utm_campaign=f0c0cfceb5-MAILCHIMP_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fe5632fb09-f0c0cfceb5-365490661

Why deep breathing actually helps: https://www.sciencealert.com/this-is-what-happens-to-your-body-when-you-re-stressed-and-what-you-can-do-to-help?utm_source=ScienceAlert+-+Daily+Email+Updates&utm_campaign=f3228dbd8f-MAILCHIMP_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fe5632fb09-f3228dbd8f-365490661

Adolescents can find relief from stress in the idea that people can change: https://offspring.lifehacker.com/help-your-kids-manage-stress-by-telling-them-people-cha-1818549718  

A new study has found that teens are more able to cope with stress if they are reminded that people can change Stress in Teens: One Simple Intervention Can Reduce Stress

How to help high school students deal with stress: How to Help Teens Cope with the Overwhelming Stress They are Experiencing in High School

A helpful article that discusses the differenced between anxiety and stress, and how to identify when treatment should be sought out: https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/managing-feelings/stress-anxiety/anxiety-why-its-different-from-stress?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg  

A helpful infographic from Huffington Post looks at kids and their stress: Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/renee-jain/the-1-thing-kids-want-when-theyre-stressed_b_6100698.html

A new study explores the relationship between work stress, rumination, withdrawing from one’s partner, and marital tension: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24932943