Are We Accidentally Causing Back-to-School Anxiety? The Science of the Expectation Effect

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Ridgewood NJ, Every August, the exact same ritual unfolds across millions of households. Parents frantically search for back-to-school anxiety tips, schools send home detailed preparation checklists, and mental health articles warn about the “inevitable” stress of returning to the classroom.

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