Whether it is the first day of school for pre-schoolers, new school admission, or an upgrade to the upper grade, the first day of school comes with lots of excitement, confusion, and nervousness. Parents also feel anxiety for their child’s first day of school and if a child is preschooler then parents also feel separation anxiety. Parents feel constant concern for how their child will manage these all.
Parents have mixed feelings of stress, anxiety separation and at the same time feel excitement and happiness.
That time is challenging for both parents and children. Here are a few tips to remember which will help you before that first day of school.
Establish a Routine
It is beneficial for both you and your child to establish a routine before school starts. Start the routine by Following the bedtime routine. Ensure your child gets enough sleep so they have energy and a fresh mood in the morning and at school.
Get them up in the morning when they usually have to. Brushing teeth, taking a bath, getting ready, and having a healthy breakfast. Everything that you want to include in their daily routine starts a week before their first day of school.
It will make them prepare, and on the first day, they will not feel overwhelmed or low in energy due to the load of emotions or any circumstances.
You will also feel less stress as your mind also gets used to the routine and is ready to manage.
Prepare Study Supplies
Every school gives the list of supplies in advance for the convenience of students and parents.
Prepare all the required supplies in advance so it doesn’t seem chaotic at the last moment.
You can also include arranging school bags in their schedule before the day. This will help them to develop a habit of preparation for the next day in their adult life.
Take a Visit to the School
Take a school tour in advance. This is the best thing to do before the child’s first school day. Visiting the school helps your child to be less stressed and anxious on the first day of school.
Take a tour of the school, the classroom, canteen, washroom, and playground, and even let them meet their class teacher and subject teachers. This will make them familiar with the school’s atmosphere and they can easily adopt the environment on the first day of the school.
Make Your Child Independence
If your child is a preschooler and a first-time school goer then you must make them independent to do their chores on their own.
Encourage them to take care of their belongings and themselves.
Ensure that they can hand-wash properly, and can use the restroom safely on their own. Let them Practice eating food with less spillage.
Generally, children at this age love to do their chores on their own, you have just to encourage them by proper praising. Then see how wonderfully they work on themselves.
Being independent is becoming a milestone for them.
Give your Child Support
Every child needs parents’ support no matter what their age is. They need our unconditional love every time but at some time they also need our support, the emotional support.
Be a little more compassionate for them as they are facing some difficulties at this time. They feel stressed for facing an unusual situation, whether it is their first day at school or the new class at the same school. They feel overwhelmed at some point and it is okay for them.
As a parent, it is on us to give them emotional support to cope with this and help them to regulate their emotions.
Conclusion
We parents also face stress when our children go through something new or they have hard times. The child’s first day at school feels much excited for us but our child may have different feelings from us and that’s why it is important to stay connected with them. this will help you to find out the situation of your child.
Remember that it is very common with all the children to feel uncomfortable at the beginning. But your support and love help them to deal with all the tough situations.
If needed you can also ask for help from school and class teachers to support your child.
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