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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Inventor Lonnie Johnson stands with his Super Soaker water guns at JTEC Energy on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Atlanta. Johnson, a former NASA engineer, is currently working on a new energy technology through his company’s JTEC device that turns thermal heat into usable energy. (Natrice Miller/AJC)