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It's almost back-to-school time for kids around the country. For many students starting school for the first time or attending a new school, the transi- tion isn't always an easy one. Child psychiatrist Dr. Vinay Saranga offers the following advice to make it easier on your kids. Ask your young kids how they are feeling: Sometimes kids won't express their emotions so as parents, you need to ask them what they are feeling. Help them feel reassured and know that having mixed emotions of happiness, fear and even confusion are all normal and that many of the other kids are feeling that way too. Help your kids get excited about school: Kids will model the behaviour of their parents. When you talk about school, be upbeat and excited about it. Be real with your kids and let them know you were nervous in the beginning, but talk about all the good things like making new friends, learn- ing to read and more. Attend your school's open house: Going to your classroom a few days before school starts is about much more than just meeting your teacher. It's a chance to help eliminate the unknown for your children. When they can see the classroom, meet their classmates and see where they are spending their days, it will help reduce their anxiety on the first day because it will already be a little bit familiar. Start learning before school starts: Parents should sit with their kids and encourage them to get back into reading, writing and math studies before the first day. You can even pull out some of their work from last year and review it or download learning apps to make it more fun for your kids. Start adjusting schedules early on: Chances are, your kids probably stayed up a little later and slept in over the summer. Don't wait until the first day of school to wake them up early. Start getting them to bed a little earlier now and waking up a little earlier in the morning so it's not so difficult on the first day of school. Get school shopping done early: Rushing around at the last minute to get all those school supplies just adds to your children's stress and anxiety. Start back-to-school shopping now. In fact, involve your kids and let them pick out their own backpacks, lunchboxes and notebooks in their fa- vourite colours and patterns. Let them pick a new outfit for the first day of school that makes them feel confident and comfortable. Find the right balance of goals for the new school year: Parents should work with their kids to set goals for the new school year. Make sure you help your kids set realistic goals that are on their learning level. Straight A's, for example, is a great goal to have, but it might be unrealistic for some kids. If the goal is too far out of reach, your child will feel overwhelmed and defeated. If it's too easy, he or she will become bored. Teach your kids age appropriate realities: As your children get a little older and further along in school, they're going to have to learn some les- sons about life. As parents, you can help make the transition easier for your children by sharing advice around some of these topics such as bullying and being teased, life not always being fair, the impor-being teased, life not always being fair, the impor-being teased, life not always being fair, the impor tance of sharing, saying no to drugs, learning from their failures and more. - Vinay Saranga M.D. is a child psychiatrist and founder of Saranga Comprehensive Psychiatry (www.sarangapsychiatry.com) Fall Registration How to make the back-to-school transition easier