Title: Girl Scouts “Stress” Badge
Feed: CWKN #386, May 21, 2008
Time: 1:32
SUGGESTED LEAD: A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T START THINKING ABOUT HOW TO DEAL WITH STRESS UNTIL THEY HAVE A LOT OF IT.  BUT THAT MAY BE TOO LATE, ACCORDING TO THIS STORY FROM CONNECT WITH KIDS.
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NATS: run upstairs and close door

NARR:  WHEN CHELSEA BURDEN GETS STRESSED OUT, SHE KNOWS JUST WHAT TO DO … (:04)

SUPER: Chelsea Burden, 10 years old (:05)
“I like to read, cuddle with my puppy, write in my journal, take a walk, take a soothing bath.”

NARR:  ALL OF WHICH SHE LEARNED EARNING THIS GIRL SCOUT BADGE CALLED “STRESS-LESS.” (:05)

SUPER: Janet Burden, Chelsea’s Mother (:18)
“I think it’s real good.  There are times when I as an adult don’t always know what to do with my emotions.”

NARR:  WHY DO KIDS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT STRESS SO EARLY IN LIFE?

FIRST, BECAUSE THERE’S MORE PRESSURE TODAY.  DRUGS, SEX, PEERS, FAMILY, ACADEMICS … IT ALL ADDS UP.

AND SECOND, IF KIDS DON’T LEARN HEALTHY WAYS TO DEAL WITH STRESS, THEY FORM BAD HABITS THAT CAN LAST A LIFETIME. (:18)

SUPER: Leslie Apfelbaum, Ph.D., Child Psychologist  (:44)
“As a result you might see just blowups, explosions over small things that feel very out of proportion.”
 
NARR:  EXPERTS SAY IT’S NEVER TOO EARLY TO START TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT WAYS OF HANDLING STRESS. (:05)

SOT:  Leslie Apfelbaum, Child Psychologist (:56)
“So I think the earlier you can kinda get a handle on your stress, the more effective you can be at making strategies work for you.”

NATS:  punching bag

NARR:  WHETHER IT’S BLOWING STEAM WITH A PUNCHING BAG … TAKING SOME TIME OUT WITH A BOOK … OR RELAXING THE MIND, AND BODY … (:07)

NATS:  “(deep breath in, deep breath out) like that”

NARR:  … KIDS SHOULD HAVE A GAME PLAN FOR WHAT TO DO WHEN THEY FEEL READY TO SCREAM. (:05)

NATS:  “Sometimes we both go outside and yell:  Noooooooo!”

NARR:  I’M COLLIN SIEDOR FOR CONNECT WITH KIDS. (:03)

SUGGESTED TAG:   SIGNS OF STRESS INCLUDE EMOTIONAL OUTBURSTS, MOOD CHANGES, AN UPSET STOMACH OR HEADACHE … IF YOU SEE THESE THINGS IN YOUR CHILDREN, LEARN MORE BY LOGGING ONTO (LOCAL URL) AND CLICK ON THE CONNECT WITH KIDS ICON.