Calming Parents’ Anxiety

    The beginning of the school year is coming into very sharp focus for many families - and it's a time of high anxiety that can be tough to navigate.

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    A mother wearing a face mask adjusting a face mask on her son before he goes to school

    A mother and child on their way to school during the pandemic (Sviatlanka.yanka/Big Stock)

    The beginning of the school year is coming into very sharp focus for many families – and many schools and school districts are still working out the details on how they will teach children. Return to the classroom? Stay online? A hybrid model? It’s a time of high anxiety that can be tough to navigate.

    In their weekly conversation, WHYY’s Maiken Scott and psychologist Dan Gottlieb discuss coping strategies for parents and kids to deal with this uncertainty.

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