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The summer vacations are about to start! According to dictionaries, a vacation is when one relaxes and enjoys oneself away from home. Adults use the free time to unwind from work and recharge their batteries. However, children also need vacations to
take a rest – and to develop.
Children’s daily routines are stressful, too
In many countries, children up to a certain age do not work regularly. Nevertheless, they also need vacations at regular intervals. Day care and school are work, after all. In both facilities, children must keep appointments, adhere to rules, concentrate, and perform. They have to make compromises during social interactions; sometimes, they have to give in, sometimes assert themselves.
Besides, there is permanent background noise. There is an average sound level of 65 decibels in classrooms – noise pollution is considered to start at 55 decibels. Noise leaves physical and psychological traces even in children with good hearing; their performance decreases with an increasing noise level. Children with hearing loss are even more affected. Not only must they endure the continuous sound, but they also have greater difficulty in filtering out important acoustic information from the hubbub.
Stress over an extended period negatively impacts all children’s health. Some kids complain of stomach aches or headaches, and others have difficulty concentrating or falling asleep. While some suffer from lack of appetite and lack of drive, others react to stress with irritation.
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