ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — As September marches on, many students are still adjusting to the return of school routines, and parents are navigating those changes right alongside them.

Tuesday at 9 p.m. on the RochesterFirst streaming app, News 8's Isabel Garcia hosts a new episode of "Parenting+Plus." Local mental health experts will share practical tips to help families manage tricky transitions and offer reminders for caregivers to give themselves some grace, too.

Christen Coco Guzman, Clinical Director at the Child Care Council, says small steps can make a big difference.

“If it’s taking a couple deep breaths or some box breathing, fantastic! Or being able to say, 'I’m feeling really frustrated right now, so I’m going to take a break and when I come back we’re going to try again to get

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