Article: First do no harm: protecting children from burnout, masking and emotional collapse

Recognising when a child is overwhelmed, and why pushing harder can sometimes cause more harm than help

Children today are often coping with more pressure than we realise. Expectations, sensory demands, social stress, and constant effort to keep up can slowly build until a child’s nervous system becomes overwhelmed. What may look like refusal, anxiety, or behaviour problems is often a sign that a child has been pushed beyond what they can manage.

When we understand this, we can shift our focus from forcing progress to protecting wellbeing, and from reacting to behaviour to recognising distress.

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