Survey finds increasing stress among children

A survey of 1,206 children ages 8 to 17 found 36% were more worried this past summer than the summer before and 30% were concerned about their family's financial problems. This was the first year the American Psychological Association included children in its annual Stress in America survey.

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This story published in AANP SmartBrief on 11/04/2009





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