| Sending your child off for their very first day of | | | | how quickly they will learn. |
| school is a nerve wracking experience. So much | | | | Talk to Your Children |
| of their future seems to depend on this single | | | | Most children who are anxious about the first day |
| day. There are always doubts about whether or | | | | of kindergarten are really worried that they won't |
| not they are really ready to mind someone else, | | | | be smart enough to keep up with their |
| if there mind is ready to absorb knowledge, and if | | | | classmates. After taking your child to the open |
| they will make lifelong friends. The most agonizing | | | | house, spend some time talking to them about |
| part of the day is the concern that the things | | | | exactly what they will be doing during their first |
| your child experiences their first day of school will | | | | few days of schools. The best time to discuss |
| change them. | | | | this is on the way home from the open house |
| The best thing you can do is take a deep breath | | | | when the experience is still fresh in their mind. |
| and relax. It might not seem like it right now, but | | | | When you are discussing the upcoming school |
| everything will be okay. Your child will be just fine, | | | | days with your child, it is important to make sure |
| especially is you know what to expect. | | | | that you keep your voice light and cheerful. Push |
| Take Advantage of the Open House | | | | you own anxieties aside. If you sound and appear |
| Most schools have an open house before the first | | | | confident in your child's ability to do well on their |
| day of school. It is really important that parents | | | | first day of kindergarten, you child will start to |
| take advantage of this event. The open house | | | | share your confidence. |
| provides the child with a chance to see the | | | | Make a Big Deal of the First Day |
| classroom and meet some of their future | | | | When your child gets home from their first day |
| classmates. It also gives the parents the chance | | | | of school, it is important to make sure that you |
| to meet the teacher and get some of their | | | | talk to them. As soon as they get home, you |
| questions answered. Many parents are surprised | | | | need to drop everything that you are doing and |
| to find that a child who was nervous about school | | | | make sure that they tell you what they learned, |
| is suddenly excited and can't wait for the first | | | | who they saw, and how they felt. The more |
| day. | | | | interest you show in the child's first day, the |
| The purpose of the open house is twofold. Yes, it | | | | more they will share with you as their school year |
| is good for the parents and children, but it also | | | | progresses. Knowing that their parents are |
| gives the teacher a rare opportunity to see how | | | | interested in their school life will help your child |
| the child interacts with their parents, who will helps | | | | enjoy the experience more, which will make them |
| them guess how the child will interact with their | | | | more open to the learning process. |
| classmates, if they will be a discipline problem, and | | | | |