With school getting ready to start back up, many students — and parents — will be walking into the unknown. New schools, new classmates, new teachers will all lead to extra anxiety when kids begin classes. With that in mind, Gay Norton of Family Circle Magazine offers some tips to help make things run a little smoother on the homefront.

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Members of the conversion crew take a break as the main scoreboard is lowered to the floor to be worked on as the arena gets ready for the next concert at State Farm Arena, Thursday, October 2, 2025, in Atlanta. The crew was working on creating a stage for the Friday, Oct. 3 Maxwell concert. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com