Children become stressed about starting school months before term begins, researchers have claimed

Raised levels of the stress hormone cortisol were found in youngsters up to six months before classes began, a Bath University team said.

Lead researcher Dr Julie Turner-Cobb said the results of the study of 105 children suggested parents’ anxieties were rubbing off on them.

The study was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

The team sought to discover the impact that beginning school had on children’s temperament and behaviour.

Children start school at age four or five in England

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