Causes for school stress are many: It can arise when a lot of material or difficult learning content must be learned in a short time and the workload becomes too great for your child. It also arises when a child feels overwhelmed by the learning material.
.- Expectation pressure of parents .
One of the biggest causes of stress is too much pressure to expect and perform, whether this is conscious or unconscious. Children are always looking for recognition and do not want to disappoint their parents. Worries about their own failure, bad grades or a pending (non-)promotion as well as their parents' reaction to this can trigger self-doubt and school anxiety. Even in elementary school, increasing pressure can be observed from grade to grade. At the latest in the third and fourth grade parents look at the grades with a view to the upcoming transfer to secondary school.
.- Overachievement .
Some children also feel overwhelmed by the school day: The routines are unfamiliar, the sitting still, the listening, the many rules that must be followed. Even the overstimulation by noise in the classroom can be a reason, if your child is particularly sensitive in this regard.
- Term stress .
Trigger for school stress can also be a too full schedule, for example, if the afternoons are too tightly timed. Monday training in the sports club, Tuesday music lessons, Wednesday tutoring and Thursday an appointment with friends, before going to bed still cramming vocabulary or complete the recommended reading training: Then it simply lacks free time to play and relax.
.- Bullying
More difficult and sometimes particularly serious in their consequences are problems with classmates. Quarrels and anger with other children or even lead to fear to go to school and actively participate in lessons there.
.- Family problems .
Sometimes family problems can also be the reason for school stress. In conflicts between parents or a separation, children often develop feelings of guilt, which can easily spread to other areas of life. Also, if a child has to bear a lot of responsibility at home, for example, in the care of a sibling, can lead to stress symptoms.
.- Consequences of the Corona pandemic .
An additional heavy burden has been created by the Corona pandemic. Not all students have coped well with homeschooling and alternate instruction. The missed curriculum now has to be made up when they return to school. This, too, is causing school stress for some children.
