For many children in the U.S., the usual back-to-school jitters are likely to be a lot more intense this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. Children may worry about forgetting masks or running afoul of social-distancing rules. We talked to psychologists about how to ease children’s back-to-school anxiety. First, parents need to cope with their own anxieties, says Dr. Khanna. Moods are contagious, and a calm parent is more likely to mean a calm child, she notes.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 17, 2020 13:41 UTC