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The stresses of starting school - 27 Feb 2007

Dr Julie Turner Cobb in the Department of Psychology at the University of Bath is monitoring the stress levels of children as they start school. She has found that levels of the stress hormone cortisol begin to rise as much as three to four months before the children actually start at their new school. She has also discovered that it is the more extrovert children who are more stressed by starting school.

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