PINEVILLE, La. (KALB) - Now that we’re settling into a new school year, parents and students may be feeling a little stressed out.

A behavioral health therapist with “Be Inspired Counseling and Consulting” said if you’re feeling stressed, you can try a four-point breathing exercise.

You’ll breathe in for four counts, hold for four counts. Exhale for four counts and hold four counts, then repeat that four times.

Go ahead and try it out. Exercises like this can help calm the nervous system.

The pressure of getting good grades, navigating new and old friendships and struggling with conditions like ADHD can all be stressors for children, especially with a new school year in full swing. And it’s not just kids; parents are feeling the stress too.

“For our parents, they are experiencing som

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