Stress inChildren

STRESS IN CHILDREN Children relate to their parents as the strongest and most powerful people on earth. They depend completely on their parents for care. Children like adults are susceptible to psychological and social stress. Their mental well being is dependent on the support, care, and love given by parents and family members. Any circumstances that intervene with such dependency may elicit mental distress. This painting points to a sad exagerated cephalic image of a child following separation from family members. One of the psychologically protective reactions of a child experiencing distress is fantasiziing the absence of such distress. Fantasy is similiar to meditation as a healing tool that ameliorates the symptoms of mental distress. mohamed osman, MD physician & artist