With children returning to local schools in one form or another, a Sturgeon Bay psychologist strongly encourages parents to help their children talk about their feelings on a regular basis.  The positives and negatives of returning to the classrooms are being complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Dr. White says some students look at the return to school as a form of refuge while others fear the bullying that they might have experienced in the past.  He notes that it is vitally important for young children to express their feelings to their parents.

Dr. White adds that parents that are worried about their child should reach out for guidance with the changing landscape of remote therapy and telemental health.  A good start can be a pediatrician because they often have a sense of what is available with recommendations around mental health providers. 

The entire Mental Health Minute with Dr. White is below.