Back to School: Prepare your child for changes in life

Tim Hacker

First Day of School

Mesa’s Harris Elementary School kindergartner Jack McCrea,sheds some tears as he embarks on his first day of school in this August 10, 2011, file photo. Going to a new school can be as emotional for children as their first day. [Tim Hacker, Tribune]

Shiloh Lundahl

Shiloh Lundahl is a child and family therapist in Gilbert and Mesa. He provides both in-office and in-home therapy to children, as young as infants, and their families throughout the East Valley. He teaches parenting classes including the popular Becoming A Love and Logic Parent® parenting class. He owns Parent Arizona and Counseling Services (parentarizona.com) and is associated with Arizona Family Institute (www.arizonafamilyinstitute.com). He is married and has three beautiful children.