Teachers and experts recommend parents stop texting their children during school hours. Texting and anxiety contribute to children's anxiety by messaging them, tracking their location, and checking on their academic performance daily.
Teachers say there may be a way to stay in touch with your child if you have an urgent change of plans or a family emergency: call school officials. For children with severe anxiety who used to texting their parents for reassurance, Dr. Libby Milkovich suggests limiting contact gradually so the student learns independence.