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[quote=Anonymous]DD is in a similar situation, although she struggles with anxiety about a lot of things. We recently started her on medication and therapy and we've seen a HUGE improvement. Her worries and nerves aren't completely gone (nor would I expect them to be), but even after six weeks we see a kid who is learning how to work through those emotions and that's awesome. I agree that the best thing you can do is validate that these concerns are normal and maybe help him brainstorm some strategies for dealing with things that he's potentially worried about, including knowing where to go if he's feeling really awful once he's there. If you can, latch on to an element about the school that you know he's really psyched about as that might help him transition from dread to excitement mode.

If this is part of a longer-term type of mental state/behavior (like our DD), I would consider the medication/therapy route, but that may not be an option if DS is leaving in a month due to the time it takes for meds to work and make sure they can tolerate it. [/quote]

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