HELPING EASE CONCERNS. THERE. THERE CAN BE SO MANY EMOTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO DEALING WITH THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG KIDS RIGHT HERE HERE AT SHAFFNER ELEMENTARY, THERE’S ONE ...

The first day of school is a perennial paradox. How can something so old always seem so new? Kay Ekenstedt doesn’t have the answer, she just knows how she feels as she enters her 33rd and final year ...

As a middle school principal, John Nelson knows first-hand how nervous students can get about the first day of school. Almost every incoming student shares a list of worries: Will they have enough ...

With school stating up in two weeks, parents can help ease their children’s first-day jitters. Vanessa Jensen, a psychologist for Cleveland Clinic, said parents should share stories from when they ...

First-day-of-school jitters are common among students, teachers and even some parents. But for children making the transition to a new school, excitement can give way to fear: What if the other kids ...

Thousands of Wake County students are heading back to the classroom, some with first-day jitters. However, a fifth-grade author shares how she overcame her fears to help others. "I was nervous. I ...

Starting the school year, for the first time or the twelfth time, is a team sport. Kids, parents and teachers are all buzzing with nervous energy and excitement. The freewheeling, late-sleeping days ...