Transitioning from middle school to high school is a lot like starting kindergarten--there are similar woes and worries. So is switching from home school to public school or institutional school. Kids worry about a myriad of issues. Will I make friends? Will my old friends meet new people and ditch me? Do I look okay? Will I get lost? Where's my locker and how the heck do I get it open? Here are parenting tips to help kids cope with back-to-school senior high jitters. Helping high school kids with first-day back-to-school jitters