Back to school feelings

How to deal with back-to-school anxiety.

CAN CAUSE FEELINGSOF ANXIETY ANDSTRESS IN KIDS.CHILDPSYCHOLOGISTS SAYTHAT'S COMPLETELYNORMAL.NBC 26 TODAYANCHOR BROOKEHAFS HAS TIPS FORPARENTS.MANY THINGS HAVECHANGED SINCE KIDSWERE LAST ATSCHOOL.THEY'REENCOURAGINGFAMILIES TO TALKABOUT THOSEFEELINGS.THERE COULD BENEW WORRIES ABOUTVIRTUAL LEARNING.IF THEY'RE GOINGBACK INPERSON...WHAT ARETHEY EXPECTED TODO DIFFERENTLY ATSCHOOL?HOW ARE TEACHERSAND STUDENTSEXPECTED TO STAY ATA SAFE-DISTANCEFROM EACH OTHER?"the most important thingsto do are talk in realisticlanguage, but also topartner with kids aboutworking through ittogether, how you cansupport them and how youcan provide a consistentpresence for them."......."WHATEVERCHANGES YOURFAMILY IS GOINGTHROUGH THISYEAR... IT CAN BEHELPFUL TOPRACTICE FORWHAT'S AHEAD.IF KIDS ARE DOINGVIRTUAL LEARNING...GO THROUGH THENEW ROUTINE.IF THEY'RE GOINGTO CLASS INPERSON... TAKE ALOOK AT THE NEWRULES ANDREGULATION THESCHOOL HAS INPLACE.EVEN IF THEY'REDOING SCHOOLONLINE... IS THERE APLAN IF THE SCHOOLMOVES TO IN-PERSONLEARNING?PARENTS SHOULDLOOK FOR SUDDENCHANGES IN SLEEPAND EATING HABITS....AS WELL ASPERSONALITYCHANGES."if they're normally anoutgoing kid, are theyseeming withdrawn orintroverted?

Or not wantingto engage?

Or vice versa -are they acting out a lot?are they acting in angry orfrustrated ways a lot morethan you wouldthink."......."FAMILIES SHOULDENCOURAGECONVERSATIONSABOUT HOW THEY'REFEELING ANDTHINKING...AND HOWTO MANAGE THOSEEMOTIONS.'ON OUR SLEEVESDOT ORG' HAS FREERESOURCES ON HOWTO HELP KIDS RIGHTNOW...HOW TO RECOGNIZETHESE CHANGES...HOW TO STARTCONVERSATIONSABOUT MENTALHEALTH..AND HOW TO FINDPROVIDERS IN YOURAREA.BROOKE HAFS.NBC26.COMING UP INSPORTS..FIND OUT ABOUT A