Resources Offered To Reduce Stress In Kids Heading Back To School

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services Office of Children’s Mental Health is offering parents and schools resources to help reduce stress and anxiety in children returning to school.

“Back to school is an exciting time for many students, but also an anxious time,” said Linda Hall, Director of the Wisconsin Office of Children’s Health. “We can all help lessen student anxiety and prepare youth for the demands of the school year.”

While the organization oversees programs available to schools for dealing with these problems, it says parents can help at home by doing a number of things such as making sure children get sufficient amounts of sleep, exercise, a healthy diet, time outdoors and the ability to have open conversations about mental health issues.

Parents can find more information on the organizations web site.
https://children.wi.gov/Pages/Resources/SchoolMentalHealth.aspx