Tanya Lloyd Kyi is the author of more than 20 fiction and nonfiction books for young people While writing Under Pressure she learned that none of her usual stress relieving techniques flapping her arms wildly hyperventilating or eating extra pancakes is medically recommended Tanya lives in Vancouver British Columbia with her husband and their two children Illustrator Marie Eve Tremblay's work has appeared on posters stamps and television as well as in numerous magazines and children's books including Inside Your Insides and Lines Bars and Circles She lives in Montreal Quebec
Under Pressure The Science of Stress Tanya Lloyd Kyi Marie Ève Tremblay
For my family who love me even when I'm stressed T L K Acknowledgments Thank you to Laura Chiarenza for her wisdom and expertise and to the team at Kids Can Press for being generally fabulous You made the creation of this book entirely un stressful Thank you also to researchers such as Yoshifumi Miyazaki who dedicated years to finding ways for us to decrease stress and anxiety And apologies to my son who now has to take long walks in the woods with his family when he'd rather be playing video games
Contents Introduction The Sticks and Stones of Stress Chapter 1 Fight Flight or Freeze Chapter 2 The Long Game Chapter 3 Bounce Back Chapter 4 Helpful Highs Chapter 5 Tension Tamers Conclusion Personal Space Further Reading Selected Sources Index
