Dealing with Back to School Dread and Anxiety
Show: Healthy Children
Our kids are heading back to school soon, most likely in person this time. But after a year of staying home with no routines, it can be a bit nervewracking to think about heading back to the busy halls of a bustling school.
Dr. Jaime Friedman is back on the show today, she is a board-certified pediatrician in San Diego, California. She runs a practice in 4S Ranch for Children’s Primary Care Medical Group, which is affiliated with Rady Children’s Hospital.
Today these moms talk about making transitions to new schools or college, some red flags to keep an eye out in anxious children, restarting those old routines to get back to "normal," and tips for when the parents are the anxious ones heading into this school year.
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