Age-by-age back-to-school tips
Expert provides age-by-age tips for helping your children adjust to the new school year. Credit: Newsday / John Paraskevas
In a couple of weeks, many Long Island children will be heading back to school, whether they're going for the first time or heading into high school.
Dr. William Hansen, division of behavioral medicine and clinical psychology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center suggested talking to kids about school before it starts, and encouraged parents to listen closely to their child's fears or concerns.
"This is the time the process of transitioning from summer to school should be underway," Hansen said in a news release. "It's important that parents listen to and respond to their child's potential anxieties about the new school year. It's perfectly normal to experience first day jitters."
Here are some age-by-age tips from Hansen to help prepare your kids for going back to school:
