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August 28, 2008
Experts say parents accompanying children to school should strike balance between support, suffocation
On its website, ABC News (8/22, Childs, Chitale) reported that "many parents remain unsure as to whether they're doing more good than harm when tagging along with their kid for the first day of class."
According to child-development experts, "while parental accompaniment can be important in making a child feel secure at school, parents must be very careful to strike a balance between support and suffocation."
Psychiatrist David Fassler, M.D., of the University of Vermont College of Medicine, stated, "Going to school by yourself is an important developmental step for children."=2 0He cautioned parents that "hanging on too tightly can send a message that you don't think the child can do it on his or her own."
Jan Harp Domene, the national president of the Parent Teacher Association, urged parents of young children "to institute a five-minute limit on the first day, staying only long enough to ensure that their child is settled in."
Related Links:
- "http://abcnews.go.com/Health/AnxietyNews/story?id=5629257&page=1,"Dan Childs and Radha Chitale, ABC News, August 22, 2008.
Posted by admin at August 28, 2008 10:28 AM