By now, your kids have probably settled into the routine of the new school year, adapting to changes to their bedtime, breakfast and homework schedules.
But if your child is still having anxiety, and maybe even telling you they don’t want to go to school, it could be a reason to dig deeper.
“Don’t try to talk to them when they’re fighting in the morning, because when kids are already feeling emotional around a topic, it’s usually better to help them calm down,” said Sarah Oatney-Weiler, head of early childhood and lower education at Harrisburg Academy.
Oatney-Weiler says once kids have calmed down, try to talk to them using simple language. As them questions, because sometimes children don’t have the appropriate language to describe their feelings or their situation by themselves. She says you should look for changes to their routine that could indicate something is bothering them, such as deviations from their normal diet.