How to Help Your Anxious Child Battle Back-to-School Fears

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• Back-to-School Anxiety: Tips to help your child overcome school-related fears
  With the 2016 school year upon us, approximately 50 million American students are gearing up to enroll in elementary through high schools, according to the U.S. National Center for Education Statistics. That means, many children and teens are starting to become anxious about going back to school with questions such as, “Will I like my teachers? […]
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