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Don’ t over schedule. Summer can be thought of as the time to catch up on academics or give your child a more advantageous footing. If this is your well-intentioned mentality, keep your schedule in check and make sure not to jampack your child’ s schedule, which can be taxing on your child’ s mind and body. Summer should also be a time to catch up on rest and be refreshed for the new school year.
Manage vacations. Travel is fun, of course, but traveling can also be very stressful for kids and parents, who may cycle the stress back and forth to each other. One way to reduce anxiety during travel is to incorporate some downtime so kids can become acclimated to a new destination or time zone. Otherwise, it’ s easy to return from vacation even more exhausted than when you left.
Pay special attention to allergies. Although spring is the season more correlated with a spike in allergies, it’ s important to get your child’ s allergies under control during all seasons. Recent studies show there is a link between allergies and anxiety. While anxiety can certainly exacerbate allergy symptoms, the study seems to suggest that the nuisance of allergic symptoms can contribute to anxiety.
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