op TV child psychologist Dr Sam Wass shares her tips on calming back to school anxieties for children and parents following the coronavirus lockdown
August 26, 2020 - 10:52 BST Sophie Hamilton It's been nearly six months since the coronavirus lockdown began in the UK, shutting schools and keeping our children home. Understandably, both children and parents are likely to feel apprehensive about the return to school in September after so long off home-schooling in such worrying times.
Many children may be nervous about returning to school. What is your advice on calming their worries? Dr Sam says:"Most children will experience a whole range of different emotions when they think about going back to school after such a long period off - excitement about seeing friends, nervousness at leaving the family, worry about how school is going to be different now, and so on. It’s very natural to feel a mixture of emotions - and everybody else will be feeling it, too.
What worries are children likely to have? "Teachers are prepared to cope that there will be differences in how much children they have done during the time off - so it’s worth making sure that this isn’t something that your child worries about. How can parents help anxious children on the night before the return to school? "One thing that can be helpful if you have a child who is worried is to talk the ‘big day’ through in advance."
What if a child is too worried to go back to school - what should a parent do? "Don’t panic! This type of thing is very normal and almost every child has a time at some point in their life when they announce that they don’t want to go back to school - which will be much more common now, after such a long period off. Schools are well used to coping with this, so it’s definitely worth letting the teacher now how the child is feeling.
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