Back to school concerns

This school year will be like no other, but it doesn't have to be a bad one.

BACK HOME IN FRONTOF A COMPUTER...FOR MILLIONS OFSTUDENTS..

THISSCHOOL YEAR WILLBE LIKE NO OTHER.BUT, IT DOESN'THAVE TO BE A BADONE.MANDY GAITHERREPORTS.15 - 23LaCrista BishopTexas Mom1:04 - 1:13Jody BaumsteinLicensed TherapistIF YOU'RE NERVOUSABOUT THE SCHOOLYEAR, YOU'RE NOTALONE --LaCrista Bishop/ TexasMom: "It's extremelyscary."A SURVEY OF 12-HUNDRED U-SPARENTS BYDELOITTE (de-LOYT)SHOWS 66-PERCENTARE ANXIOUS ABOUTSENDING THEIR KIDSTO SCHOOL THIS FALL--LaCrista Bishop/ TexasMom: "In Texas right nowthe cases are increasingso it's not safe in myopinion for children to bein that environment."THAT'S WHY LACRISTAAND AARON BISHOPARE HAPPY TO KEEPTHEIR KIDS HOME TOSTART THE YEAR.THE COUPLE HASRECOVERED AFTERCONTRACTING COVID- 19 IN JUNE --AND TWO OF THEIRTHREE CHILDRENHAVE ASHTHMA -- ALLLEADING TO THEIRDECISION.LaCrista Bishop/ TexasMom: "it's a real, real fearfor us to be able to feelcomfortable to put ourchildren in thatenironment and right nowthat's just not the case."Jody Baumstein/Licensed Therapist:"things are going to bedrastically different."JODY BAUMSTEIN, ALICENSED THERAPISTAT CHILDRENSHEALTHCARE OFATLANTA STRONG 4LIFE SAYS WHENMAKING A BACK TOSCHOOL DECISION --DO WHAT'S BEST FORYOUR FAMILY.NO MATTER WHATYOU CHOOSE -- TALKTO YOUR CHILDRENABOUT IT.Jody Baumstein/Licensed Therapist:"when we don't knowwhat to expect our brainkind of spirals into worstcase scenarios and whatifs adn it really fixates onall the unknowns andthat creates a lot of fear."IF YOUR CHILD ISHEADING BACK TOTHE CLASSROOM --HELP THEM -- WITHTHE THREE W'S --WEAR A MASK -- WASHYOUR HANDS -- ANDWATCH YOURDISTANCE.Jody Baumstein/Licensed Therapist:"have them practice thatahead of time so it reallybecomes comfortable.it's normal.

It's not scary."IF YOU'RE STAYINGHOME --KEEP A ROUTINE --ENCOURAGE VIRTUALINTERACTION WITHFRIENDS --TAKE BRAIN BREAKS --JodyBaumstein/LicensedTherapist: "otherwise itfeels like we're on at alltimes and there's no wayto disconnect."YOU CAN ALSOCREATE A SPACE --LIKE THIS -- FORLEARNING --THE BISHOPSCONVERTED THEIRGAME ROOM INTO ACLASSROOM --LaCrista Bishop/ TexasMom: "i hope that we'reable to ride this out adnwe're able to seesuccess in teh schoolyear and that hte impacton children isn't assevere as their predicting51I'M MANDY GAITHERREPORTING.NEW GUIDELINESARE OUT TO HELPAPPELTON PARENTS