Mental Health Challenges Facing Kids as They Return to In-Person Learning

Going back to in-person school is a huge step for kids who have been learning at home for more than a year. How can you tell if your child is having trouble with the transition? What are some of the obstacles kids are confronting now, and how is are they affecting kids’ mental health? In this episode, Andy interviews Dr. Madhurani Khare who is the Medical Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Heath as well as the Medical Director of Princeton House Behavioral Health’s Hamilton outpatient site.    1:34       How to tell if your child is having difficulty adjusting to in-person learning   4:08       Why the change to in-person learning is impacting adolescents’ mental health   7:00       Why in-person peer interactions could be Impacting adolescents’ mental health   8:55       Changes in school work expectations and their relation to anxiety   For more information on Penn Medicine – Princeton House Behavioral Health: Princeton House Behavioral Health (princetonhcs.org) Follow us on Facebook! facebook.com/princetonhousebh