- Stress, Depression, and the Holidays: 12 Tips for Coping
Discusses the trigger points of holiday stress and 12 strategies for dealing with it. From the Mayo Clinic.
www.mayoclinic.com/health/stress/MH00030
- Coping With Holiday Stress
Advice from psychologist Dorothy Cantor on dealing with stress caused by the holidays.
www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=8
- Holiday Stress-Busters
Looks at how changing expectations can help beat back the dread.
www.familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,1-3894,00.html
- Holiday Stress: Fact or Friction
Examines the distinction between holiday blues and holiday stress.
www.stressdoc.com/holiday.htm
- Holiday Stress Survey
Results of a poll by Dateline NBC and Prevention Magazine.
www.msnbc.com/onair/nbc/dateline/holiday.asp
- Holiday Stress and Divorced Families
Coping strategies for children in single-parent and step-family homes.
www.nncc.org/Curriculum/sac12_holiday.stress.html
- MedicineNet.com: Holiday Depression and Stress
Learn about what causes holiday blues, tips for coping with holiday stress and depression, and how reduced daylight factors into winter time sadness.
www.medicinenet.com/holiday_depression_and_stress/article.htm
- Survival Guide to the Holiday Season
Addresses overeating and alcohol consumption.
www.ceri.com/holiday.htm
- Mom-to-Mom: Holiday Stress Busters
Offers 10 ways that moms can cut down on holiday stress.
www.homeschoolzone.com/m2m/news/stress.htm
- Overcome Holiday Stress
Clinical psychologist presents clear, useful techniques to help cope with and overcome holiday stress.
www.selfhelpsolutions.homestead.com/holidaystress.html
- Holiday Stress Busters for Big and Little People
(PDF)
Offers ideas that can help you and your family work together to reduce holiday stress. In PDF format.
ohioline.osu.edu/bb-fact/pdf/bb_k_4.pdf
- Holiday Stress: When Family Fun Is No Fun
Tips on staying sane during the hectic holidays, including articles on learning to worry less and not letting perfection spoil the party.
www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/24602/9053.html
- About.com: Graduate School: Handle Your Holiday Stress
Relaxation tips for grad students.
gradschool.about.com/library/weekly/aa121100a.htm
- Wellness: Stress
Article provides ways to keep stress under control, indigestion tips, and discusses how to cope with holiday stress.
www.elibydesign.com/wellness/htmls/selfcare/stress.html
- Reader's Digest: Handling Holiday Stress
Covers the basics of what causes holiday stress and how to prevent it, calming strategies, how to cope, and tips on making your holidays happy and hassle-free.
www.rd.com/content/openContent.do?contentId=14257
- Holiday Stress Busters
Suggestions for enjoying the holidays more.
www.realtytimes.com/rtnews/rtapages/20011030_stress.htm
- AHealthyMe.com: Holiday Stress
Find tips for coping with holiday stress and how to simplify the season.
www.ahealthyme.com/topic/holidaystress
- ABC News: Holiday Stress Brings Anxiety and Abuse
Article examines how unrealistic pressures, caused by holiday stress, can result in drug and alcohol abuse and family violence.
www.abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=276559
- How To Deal With Holiday Stress
Offers advice on dealing with holiday stress factors, including unrealistic expectations, materialism, time pressure, and feelings of sadness. From BellaOnline.
www.bellaonline.com/articles/art15087.asp
- Oprah.com: Holiday Do's and Don'ts
Articles about reducing holiday stress this season. Offers solutions for keeping your sanity through family, gifts, expectations, and health concerns.
www.oprah.com/omagazine/200211/omag_200211_solutions.jhtml
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