Rebound Kern County: Families have anxiety going back to school

The current financial crisis due to COVID-19 has left many people unemployed, feeling frustrated & helpless in a time of extreme vulnerability.

So, 23ABC is dedicated to helping individuals and businesses rebound.

There's a great deal of anxiety for parents and kids in going back to school!

NOTHING IS DEFINITE AND I THINKWHAT WE REALLY NEED TOREMEMBER IS WE'RE TEACHING KIDSTO BE FLEXIBLE.DOUBLE BOX 2 SHOT OF NUNEZ ANDWENDY :14-1:01WITH COVID 19 CASES STILL ON THERISE... PSYCHO-THERAPIST DR. ANNETTE NUNEZSAYS... WE NEED TO BE HONESTWITH KIDS ABOUT THIS VIRUS...WHILE KEEPING YOUR OWNANXIETY IN CHECK.SOT 14;54-15;03 DR NUNEZCHILDREN PICK UP NON-VERBALS OFADULTS ALL THE TIME.

SO IFYOU'REHIGHLY STRESSED AND ANXIOUS,YOUR CHILD IS GOING TO PICK UPON THAT AND THEY'RE GOING TOFEEL STRESSED AND ANXIOUSTHEMSELVES.GENERIC SHOT OF KIDS AT SCHOOLAND GRAPHIC OVER VIDEO SAYS:PROS VS.

CONSAND WITH THE SCHOOL-YEAR UPONUS... SHE SUGGESTS...HAVING YOUR CHILD WRITE A LISTOF "PROS AND CONS"... ABOUTGOING BACK TO SCHOOL AND MAKETHE DECISION"TOGETHER."2;51-3:03CHILDREN WHO HAVE A SAY-SO INIT, IT MAKES THEM FEEL VALIDATEDAND IT MAKES THEM FEEL THATTHEY, TOO, HAVE A CHOICE IN WHATTHEIR SCHOOL YEAR'S GOING TOLOOK LIKE FOR 2021.USE COMPUTER SHOTS/SCHOOLSHOTS/PEOPLE WEARING MASKSIF YOU'RE E-LEARNING AT HOME...YOUR CHILD MIGHT FEELLIKE.... THEY'RE MISSING OUT...SOCIALIZING WITH FRIENDS!!SO NUNEZ SAYS... IT'S IMPORTANTTO EXPLAIN THE REALITY OF WHATSCHOOL WILL LOOK LIKE... WITHNEW RESTRICTIONS INPLACE.SOT 4;03-4:13A LOT OF SCHOOLS ARE TALKINGABOUT NOT HAVINGRECESS, KEEPING THEM IN THE SAMECOHORTS, WHERE THEY'RE NOTGOING TO BE SOCIALIZING WITHTHEIR PEERS.GENERIC OF KIDSALSO... SETTING UP THEIR OWNCLASSROOM AT HOME... WITHNEW THINGS CAN HELP.SOT 7:35-45SOMETHING THAT MAKES THEMEXCITED, LIKE I HAVE A NEW DESK.I HAVE A NEW CHAIR.

I HAVE NEWPOSTERS.

I HAVE NEW SUPPLIES, SOTHAT WAY IT'S LIKE A NEW NORMAL.IT REALLY IS.GENERIC OF SCHOOL KIDS VIDEO ANDIF YOUR CHILD IS PHYSICALLYATTENDINGSCHOOL... NUNEZ SAYS... EXPLAINTHE "NEW RULES" TO HELP EASETHEIR ANXIETY.11:47- 12:04SO JUST TEACHING THEM WHAT ARETHE TOP PRIORITIES?IT'S WEARING A MASK.

IT'SKEEPING OUR HANDS CLEAN.

IT'SSOCIAL DISTANCING.

IT'S KEEPINGYOUR DESK CLEAN,KEEPING THE MATERIALS ON YOURDESK CLEAN.

ANDSETTING NEW GUIDELINES OF WHATTHAT LOOKS LIKE GOING INTOSCHOOL.A PRIVATE SCHOOL IN FRESNOCOUNTY IS UNDER FIRE BY