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

When our children are anxious, it often makes us anxious. Rather than skirt over issues and avoid dealing with our own feelings until the kids are out of the room, Dr. Alter encourages all of us as parents to voice our fears. "Express yourself and let your kids know how you're coping with it. That shows that anxiety is a normal part of life, and we have ways of dealing with it." By opening up and allowing your child to see that you, too, are only human and sometimes worry, your child will know they're not alone.