Key points

Children experience school transitions in their own way, with mixed feelings.

Caregivers who check in and tune in help children navigate school transitions more successfully.

Build emotion skills by helping children identify and label their feelings with specific words.

Create space for big feelings through validation, mindful attention, and perspective shifts.

You picture your child bouncing with excitement about the first day of school. Instead, you find them in tears in the days leading up to the big day. Sound familiar? As schools across the country kick off a new year, it’s a useful reminder that transitions affect each child differently. For students of all ages, a confusing mix of feelings can happen when endings and new beginnings happen simultaneously.

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