
The Back To School Blues
It seems that the "Back-to-School" season starts about a week after summer vacation begins. And with constant reminders that summer is coming to a close starting in early July, it ramps up the stress level for teenagers, while irritating the rest of us. Kerri Gaskin is a counsellor at Coverdale Counselling and Consulting in Moncton, New Brunswick. She shares some of her best strategies for parents of teenagers in dealing with the anxiety associated with going back to school.