Children’s Stress May Show Up as Headaches and Irritability, Noha Abu Setta Warns

Media presenter Noha Abu Setta has warned against overlooking psychological stress in children, saying its effects can emerge through physical complaints and changes in everyday behavior.

Speaking on “Welad El Naharda,” Abu Setta said the pressures children face may not always be apparent to their parents, despite the impact on their emotional and physical well-being.

Headaches and irritability can be among the ways that stress manifests itself, she noted, highlighting how a child’s distress may appear in forms that are not immediately recognized as psychological.

Her warning drew attention to the gap between what parents can readily observe and the burdens their children may be experiencing. A lack of obvious signs, she emphasized, does not mean those pressures are absent.