Last-minute advice on return to school

Hundreds of students will return to the classroom tomorrow in a year experts say may cause challenges for children.

IS ADJUSTING TOCHANGE.EXPERTS SAY THATFOR SOME CHILDREN..THESE FIRST FEWDAYS MAY BE TOUGH.NBC26'S MATTJARCHOW SHARESSOME LAST MINUTEADVICE FOR FAMILIESIN TONIGHT'SREBOUND REPORT.AS THE PANDEMICCONTINUES..MARIA MYERS,APPLETON PARENT"Tuesday's the first day,yeah."A NEW SCHOOL YEARBEGINS.MARIA MYERS,APPLETON PARENT"Honestly, I feel reallycalm and resigned Iguess.

I really feel like, I'msure that the schooldistrict and board haseveryone's best interest atheart."APPLETON MOTHEROF TWO MARIAMYERS.HAD PREPARED HERKIDS TO RETURN TOCLASS.AFTER A SWITCHFROM THEDISTRICT..THEY'LLNOW START THISYEAR THE WAY THELAST ONEFINISHED..ONLINE.MARIA MYERS,APPLETON PARENT"They were bummed forlike five seconds and Iexpected them to be likefrustrated, and they justweren't.

They were likeokay, what do we donext."EXPERTS SAY THATATTITUDE..AND THOSECONVERSATIONS..AREIMPORTANT.CASEY HANSON,SHERMANCOUNSELING CLINICALDIRECTOR"The best they can do isjust talk about thosethings."THIS WILL BE ADIFFERENT KIND OFSCHOOL YEAR..AND THAT SHOULD BECOMMUNICATED.CASEY HANSON,SHERMANCOUNSELING CLINICALDIRECTOR"Parents can definitelyeither call excitement tohow the ritual is different,that this is something funand new we're trying, orthey can just be candidabout this is differentbecause we're choosingthis to keep our familysafe."EXPERTS SAY FORMANY KIDS..SOMEANXIETY SHOULD BEEXPECTED.THESE NEXT FEWDAYS COULD BE AMAJOR ADJUSTMENT.MARIA MYERS,APPLETON PARENT"We talk about all this stuffall of the time."THOSE TALKS CANHELP EASE ANXIETY..AND HELP FAMILIESGET READY FORWHAT'S NEXT..ANDTHE START OFSCHOOL.MARIA MYERS,APPLETON PARENT"There's only so muchpreparation you can dobefore you just got to jumpin and try it."..MATT JARCHOW, NBC26.STUDIES SHOW THEABILITY TO READ CAN