Abstract
Stress in childhood is universal, an inevitable part of life. No child reaches adolescence without having to cope with the normal developmental and environmental stresses of weaning, toilet training, entry into school, and the inevitable increasing demands for self-control and responsibility.
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Diane Shrier is clinical associate professor and director of child and adolescent psychiatry at the New Jersey Medical School in Newark.
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Shrier, D. Children and stress: Sources, reactions, and interventions. Early Childhood Educ J 11, 10–13 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01617058
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