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

Kids have active imaginations, which sometimes contributes to their anxiety — they are able to come up with a number of scenarios that could occur at school based on their worries. Encourage your child to use their imagination to "create a different story" in which the things they are anxious about aren't scary.

Dr. Alter is releasing an entire workbook, The Anxiety Workbook For Kids ($17), which features activities that will help your child to use their imagination to deal with anxiety in a positive way.