Should we teach children stress and time management starting in elementary schools?

In todays society, young children are under more stress and pressure due to the higher social and educational demands on them. A lot of college students have been suffering because they had not been taught how to properly handle stress and/or manage their time. With that in mind, should there be an establishment of stress and time management courses in grades as young as elementary school?

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1I don't know about time management but stress management seems to be a good idea. Adults think children are under little if any stress but if I remember correctly, children also get VERY stressed from issues adults often cannot or would not relate to. Fitting in, parents expectations, exams, etc.

It seems to me the stress levels don't really change much -- just the issues that have to be dealt with.

The problem with either idea is convincing ADULTS that it's needed. To implement a program like that, it would probably need the support of a large number of adults. If THEY can't be convinced it's needed, the problem shifts to one of implementation.

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