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Back-to-School Jitters?

by Sheree Wyatt, Building Families Specialist

Here are some back-to-school tips that may be helpful in your home: 

1. Many children get nervous about new situations, including changing to a new school, classroom, or teacher. If your child seems nervous, it can be helpful to rehearse heading into the new situation.
2. Point out the positive aspects of starting school to help your kids look forward to the first day of class. Talk about how they will see old friends and meet new ones!
3. Consider starting your child on their school sleep/wake schedule a week or so ahead of time so that time change is not a factor on their first couple of days at school.

Building Families offers in-person and virtual therapy for children and families. We use Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) which is an attachment-based caregiving model to meet the unique needs of children. For more tips, or information about the services Building Families offers, email me at swyatt@thornwell.org