Helping kids to cope with stress key to a lifetime's well-being

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I woke up in an ambulance.

I was in ninth grade practising for my school's choir performance. It was my first field trip in my new home in the United States, and I was nervous. Then, everything went black.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 12, 2018, with the headline Helping kids to cope with stress key to a lifetime's well-being. Subscribe