The anticipation of school brings excitement and anxiety.
Summer is over and the responsibilities of homework schedules, tests and structured days return.
Parents and children experience the stress of academic and social pressures. Anticipating change can spell the difference between feeling settled by the end of fall term or experiencing distress. You can stem the tide of stress by preparing yourself and your family for the transition back to school in the following ways. Make schedules your friend, not your enemy. Spend 20 minutes preparing lunches, getting clothes set out to be worn the next day and anticipating travel arrangements to and from school.