Every day where we work, we see our young students struggling with the transition from home to school. They're all wonderful kids, but some can't share easily or listen in a group. Some have impulse control problems and have trouble keeping their hands to themselves; others don't always see that actions have consequences; a few suffer terribly from separation anxiety.
Dr. Nicholas Christakis & Erika Christakis, MEd, MPH
Harvard Professors
A child’s job is to play
Play is a kid’s thing. T(w)eens hang out. They go to friend’s houses. They call it whatever it needs to be called so that way they distance themselves from being a kid. No matter the name, it’s important for t(w)eens to continue to have unstructured time, with or without friends. A combination of both is even better.
