It is back-to-school time in the United States, which for many is bittersweet. The bitter part is for saying goodbye to carefree, unscheduled summer days. The sweet part is saying hello to a new school year and school friends. This exciting time is filled with smells of new books, paper and pencils. Children might dress in a new set of clothes and wear new shoes. And of course there are the first-day-of-school pictures that parents share with family and friends. However, going back to school can also be a stressful time for children and families. Everyone must make the transition from easy summer life to routines, schedules and homework. Families might also stress about spending extra money for a new school year. Parents often need to pay school fees or to buy new school clothes, sports equipment, musical instruments and school supplies. When parents are stressed, children feel the tension.
Title: Dealing with Back-to-School Stress
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2096/Back_to_school_stress.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Dealing with Back-to-School Stress' data-article-id='2614'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7188'>It is back-to-school time in the United States, which for many is bittersweet.</span> <span data-start-time='7188' data-end-time='14896'>The bitter part is for saying goodbye to carefree, unscheduled summer days.</span> <span data-start-time='14896' data-end-time='21938'>The sweet part is saying hello to a new school year and school friends.</span> <span data-start-time='21938' data-end-time='30417'>This exciting time is filled with smells of new books, paper and pencils.</span> <span data-start-time='30417' data-end-time='37438'>Children might dress in a new set of clothes and wear new shoes.</span> <span data-start-time='37438' data-end-time='46354'>And of course there are the first-day-of-school pictures that parents share with family and friends.</span> <span data-start-time='46354' data-end-time='54896'>However, going back to school can also be a stressful time for children and families.</span> <span data-start-time='54896' data-end-time='64583'>Everyone must make the transition from easy summer life to routines, schedules and homework.</span> <span data-start-time='64583' data-end-time='72417'>Families might also stress about spending extra money for a new school year.</span> <span data-start-time='72417' data-end-time='85188'>Parents often need to pay school fees or to buy new school clothes, sports equipment, musical instruments and school supplies.</span> <span data-start-time='85188' data-end-time='90792'>When parents are stressed, children feel the tension.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2096/Back_to_school_stress.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=9346 data-hint-location='54896' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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