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Five steps for parents during back-to-school period
08.06.2024
Parents often talk about the relief of sending kids and teens back to the classroom: They’re back on a schedule, applying themselves to academics and extracurriculars, more easily able to socialize, and out of parents’ hair, to some degree.
But this time of year may bring dread to kids and teens. Even if they’ve had previously successful back-to-school experiences, they may be facing this new year with anxieties about their environment, their social group, and changes they’ve mentally and physically gone through since last August.