7 Tips For Handling Your Child's Back-to-School Anxiety

If your child comes to you with a slew of worries — about teachers, having friends in their class, their clothes, understanding their schoolwork, finishing homework on time, etc. — don't dismiss them by telling them not to worry about any of it.

Rather than reassure them blindly, validate their worries (because let's be honest, you probably worried about the exact same things as a child) and talk them through each one until you can problem-solve them all as well as possible.