Often our focus on stress management relates to adult issues and we forget that children can also experience stress from a very young age. This is particularly so in countries that are ravaged by conflict and suffer from poverty. I came across a very inspiring story that I would like to share with you about [...]

Marie, not her real name, is 74 years of age. Marie recently had a stroke and has hardening of the arteries and a serious heart problem. She would like to have another operation to correct the heart condition but is too unwell for this to happen. It seems inevitable that she will die in a [...]

Stressed people tend to be inattentive and confused at times. This confusion may be due to the disruptive effects of stress on the processing of short term (working) memory. Without short term memory you would be unable to remember the first paragraph of this article when you got to the second paragraph. The prefrontal cortex [...]

Steve Little is a licensed real estate agent and auctioneer. Formerly the principal of Colliers International, a commercial industrial real estate agency, Coffs Harbour which he recently sold and now working for. Before that he owned a real estate agency with 34 staff. That was back in 2003. He is now moving to the next [...]

It is very easy to underestimate the impact of stress on children because, in many instances, they lack the sophisticated communication skills to explain how they are feeling. This is why it is important to look for non-verbal clues and to listen very carefully when children attempt to explain how they are feeling. The Australian [...]