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    "title": "Harvard Health Posts by Anne Densmore, Ed.D. Feed",
    "home_page_url": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/authors/anne-densmore-edd",
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            "id": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/12-ways-to-help-a-child-make-the-transition-to-kindergarten-201308166611",
            "title": "12 ways to help a child make the transition to kindergarten",
            "url": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/12-ways-to-help-a-child-make-the-transition-to-kindergarten-201308166611",
            "content_html": "For some children, beginning kindergarten represents a scary transition. They wonder about making new friends and getting used to a new teacher—will they be able to find the bathroom, where will they eat snack, how will they fit in? There are several ways to help make the transition a smooth one. These include acknowledging the child’s fear as real and appropriate while offering reassurance, talking about the transition in a positive way, doing play therapy at home, visiting the school beforehand if possible, and reading to the child about starting kindergarten.",
            "summary": "For some children, beginning kindergarten represents a scary transition. They wonder about making new friends and getting used to a new teacher—will they be able to find the bathroom, where will they eat snack, how will they fit in? There are several ways to help make the transition a smooth one. These include acknowledging the child’s fear as real and appropriate while offering reassurance, talking about the transition in a positive way, doing play therapy at home, visiting the school beforehand if possible, and reading to the child about starting kindergarten.",
            "date_published": "2013-08-16T15:30:38-04:00",
            "date_modified": "2013-08-16T15:30:38-04:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Anne Densmore, Ed.D." }            ],
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            "tags": [ "Pediatric health","Stress" ]
        }        
    ]
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