School's out for summer: How parents can support their kids' mental health [nbcnews.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 6/11/2110:32 AM

By Cat Rakowski, Know Your Value, June 10, 2021

Here we are, at the cusp of summer. If your kids aren’t out of school yet, they will be soon. Their year has looked vastly different, and the idea of “normalcy” has been obliterated.

As we stand at the frontier of hot days and hazy boundaries (especially for those who have kids under 12 who are not yet eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine) — there are so many looming questions about our kids and their mental health.

As a mom of a 5-year-old boy, who has been at home with me for the past year, I’ve been wondering, what’s the next chapter going to be like? How is my child going to tolerate being around other kids full-time when he starts kindergarten in September? Has there been any mental health fallout from the past year? How can I set him up for success this summer?

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