Some students are beginning to return to face-to-face school after months of remote learning during the pandemic.

For many parents, there are still big questions about safety, including protecting their families from exposure to the virus and how children and schools may contribute to COVID-19 transmission in communities.

Families may also face behavioral, social and emotional challenges as children and teens readjust (again) to a new normal in their learning environments.

Experts from U-M's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital will answer some of families’ top questions about returning to in-person learning.

Topics to be addressed include:
• What research says about transmission and COVID-19 health risks in kids
• Contact with at-risk family members like grandparents
• How to know if your child should stay home from school
• Making decisions about continuing remote learning
• Helping kids adjust to the new school normal
• Supporting kids’ emotional, social and mental health
• Managing behavioral challenges during the transition
• Advice for families of children with special learning needs
• Re-engaging children who may have been disengaged during remote learning
• How to respond (and how not to respond) to disappointed teens who continue to miss milestones
And more

Viewers may ask questions live at the time of the event or add them to the event discussion area here to be considered.

The discussion will be moderated by developmental behavioral pediatrician Jenny Radesky, M.D., and the panel will also include pediatric infectious disease specialist Alison Tribble, M.D., and Terry Bravender, M.D., chief of adolescent medicine at Mott.

Broadcast live on @mottchildren Facebook and Twitter channels as well as Michigan Medicine's YouTube channel