COSMO Insights

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How to Empower Kids to Walk to School Safely
Navigating the delicate balance between fostering independence and ensuring safety, parents face a significant milestone: allowing children to walk to school alone. Explore how this rite of passage boosts confidence and responsibility while addressing parental concerns when it comes to staying in touch.
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Back-To-School Like a Pro: 5 Tips From Cosmo

As summer winds down, the back-to-school frenzy begins. Parents of school-aged children know all too well that transitioning from summer fun to a new school year can be challenging. But fear not! We’ve compiled 5 essential tips to help your family navigate this busy back-to-school season like pros.

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6 Back to School Tips to Help Anxious Kids Thrive

Going back to school can be hard for kids in any year...and the past few years have been anything but normal. We all know it's been a challenging year for kids' mental health, and this fall, as parents send kids back to halls and classrooms, many kids may be feeling anxious. What can parent and guardians do? These 6 simple but powerful ideas can help kids not just survive, but thrive this fall.

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COVID and Back to School: What Parents Need to Know
If you're a parent, you likely have lots of questions about back to school this fall. What will school this year look like? Will there be masks? Will there even be in person classes? What is this new delta variant and what does it mean for my kids? We sat down with a pediatric nurse practitioner to ask what parents should know about “back to school” in a year that’s still anything but back to normal.
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