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The Back to School Blues
How to Help Your Child Cope
By Michele Blandino
Celebrate the first day back with a special dinner – either a home-cooked meal of the kids' choosing or dinner at a favorite restaurant. By turning the negative feelings about the return to school into something to be celebrated, your children's attitudes may become a bit more positive.
Many kids loathe the start of school because they fear it marks the end of the trips and fun symbolic of summer. Yet in most of the country, late August and September is a beautiful time for outdoor activity. Plan a weekend getaway to the beach or mountains. Since Labor Day typically is the unofficial end of summer, chances are you will find bargain rates. If a weekend trip is out of the question, plan a backyard barbecue or a day trip to a favorite summer fun spot.
Share your younger children's school day by volunteering as a class parent, lunchroom monitor or playground aide. Most young kids love the idea of having a parent around school during part of the day. Knowing Mom or Dad is going to be around will likely make your child more excited about beginning a new school year.
If all else fails, begin a countdown to the start of next summer. If that seems even more depressing than the start of school, then begin counting down to the start of winter break. Having that light at the end of the tunnel may be all that your child needs to face the coming school year.
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