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Expert Tips on How to Help Navigate a Transition Back to School

August 31, 2023  |  Health and Safety Comments Off on Expert Tips on How to Help Navigate a Transition Back to School

This story is part two of an On the Pulse series. Read part one here. 

Times of transition, especially the start of an academic year, can be stressful for many children, particularly when there is a change in routine.

Seattle Children’s Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine team specializes in caring for children and teens by providing a wide range of services — from prevention and early intervention programs to highly specialized treatments for chronic mental health and developmental challenges.

To help navigate a positive transition back to school, On the Pulse asked Dr. Kalina Babeva and Dr. Sonia Venkatraman, co-directors of the Mood and Anxiety Program, a specialty program within Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at Seattle Children’s, to share some ways that parents and caregivers can best support a child or teen’s mental wellness.

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Seattle Children’s Shares Key Advice on Reducing Back-to-School Worries

August 29, 2023  |  Health and Safety Comments Off on Seattle Children’s Shares Key Advice on Reducing Back-to-School Worries

This story is part one of an On the Pulse series. Read more in part two here.

Whether you’re in the “I need school to start now!” camp or the “Summer just started” camp, the fact is that the new school year is quickly approaching.

Back-to-school time can often be met with emotions ranging from excitement to nervousness or fear.

As students head back to the classroom, Dr. Kalina Babeva and Dr. Sonia Venkatraman, co-directors of the Mood and Anxiety Program at Seattle Children’s, offer ways parents and caregivers can help reduce worries in children.

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