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Conor Barker, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology & Faculty of Education, Mount Saint Vincent University

Dispelling 6 myths about back-to-school readiness

August always feels like one long Sunday to me. It is also a time of year when parents across Canada begin the ritual of preparing their children for September.

We buy the backpacks, lunch kits, running shoes and pencil crayons. There is a nostalgic excitement to it all. I have worked as a school psychologist for the past 15 years. Even now, I still remember the scent of a fresh package of Mr. Sketch markers.

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