Is It Just Nerves, or Is It Anxiety? What Back-to-School Season Reveals
Every year, as summer winds down, a familiar feeling starts to creep in for a lot of people — kids and adults alike. Maybe it’s the racing thoughts the night before the first day of school. The stomachache that shows up every Monday morning. The dread that doesn’t quite go away even after the school […]
When School Feels Unsafe: What Parents Need to Know About Bullying and Mental Health
It’s back-to-school season. New backpacks, new teachers, new schedules. But for some kids — and some parents — the start of a new school year comes with a quiet fear: What if this year is like last year? Bullying is one of those things that can be hard to talk about. Kids don’t always have […]