Be well: Ease back-to-school anxiety for kids with these expert tips
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Many children and teens experience heightened anxiety as they return to school, particularly since the COVID pandemic. Experts share tips for easing back-to-school anxiety.
As they stock up on classroom supplies, clothes and shoes, parents and caregivers may also want to brush up on techniques to ease the back-to-school jitters. Here are tips and insights. "When my kids were little, I would allow them to have ‘goof-off days’ with me twice a year … The only rule was to have fun and do anything we wanted. It yielded special memories." "With many kids, it’s the ‘not knowing’ that is making them nervous." "Take care of yourself and work with your therapist, your faith leader, your personal trainer or your physician to manage your anxiety." Melissa Rudy is health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
Hannah Keeley, a Virginia-based parenting and lifestyle expert and mom of seven with a background in behavioral therapy and neuroscience, said that most cases of back-to-school jitters stem from three main fears.
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