For the first time in first class! Every year thousands of young first-graders await this day with excitement. They still do not know what lies ahead, what difficulties and joys, excitements and victories. For parents of young students, the first months at school become a real test of endurance and patience.
Help your kid cross the school threshold without stress, loss and worries will help simple tips collected in today's Top 10 Tips for Parents of First Graders.
10. Monitor your own behavior
All parental worries are reflected on the face, and children are excellent psychologists - they read and instantly transfer their mother's or father's attitude to any subject. Naturally, it will be harder for those kids whose parents are nervous and worried on the eve of the start of school. But positively minded and calm parents will certainly give their child a positive charge.
9. Develop independence
Collect a portfolio on their own, prepare a school uniform, set an alarm for the morning ... It's great if the child gets used to doing all these things on his own. Naturally, under the tacit control of the parents, which should be as inconspicuous as possible.
8. Don't be scared by school
You should never say to a future first grader: “At school you will be weaned from self-indulgence!”, “They will make silk out of you in class,” etc. Such statements will form a persistent reluctance to go to an institution where a deliberate drill is waiting and nothing else.
7. Share your experience
Take out old photographs - let the child see how dad brings a bouquet to his teacher for the first time, and mom holds out her hand in an open lesson. Remember funny and interesting stories from your own school life. Surely the experience of the parents will help the kid to tune in and look forward to the start of classes.
6. Buy school supplies together
Let the kid take part in choosing a pencil case, knapsack and other things. Do not resist if your favorite cartoon character is on the eraser or backpack. After all, the things we love bring positive emotions, which are so important for a first grader. Naturally, do not overdo it - overly bright notebooks and stationery can distract from classes.
5. Get used to the school routine in advance
If the child is not used to getting up early, it will be very difficult for him to start classes. It is better to get used to the new regimen 2-3 weeks before September 1. But in the last days it is not too late to start - tell your child how the student's day is built, when the climb, how long it takes to get to school, what a change is, etc.
4. Play school
Children most easily perceive new knowledge in a playful way. Therefore, you should definitely play school with a future first grader. Let the kid get used to answering when the teacher asks, let him try to go to the impromptu blackboard and work on his first recipes.
3. Leave time and space for games
Despite the fact that the schoolchild's play activity gradually recedes into the background, you should not get rid of toys. Let the child have time and space for favorite entertainment. With toys, the baby will be able to relax, be distracted and truly relax.
2. Prepare a study space at home together
A comfortable place for homework should definitely please your child. Draw an analogy to an adult's workplace - have a son or daughter proud of their new desk. Well, do not forget about the pleasant little things that the child can choose himself - a pencil holder with his favorite cartoon character or a bright table lamp.
1. Take a tour of the school
An unfamiliar environment is always scary. But if you start walking in the evenings in the schoolyard in advance, and go into the building in the afternoon, show your kid school classes and corridors, the school will immediately become more familiar and less frightening.