There are less than two weeks left until the end of summer and the beginning of the new school year. These tips from renowned psychologist Svetlana Royz will help your child adapt to school more easily.
1. Return (or form) the usual routine of the day during school life (start waking up 15-30 minutes earlier every day).
2. We remember that children, first of all, go to school... to friends, to establish relationships. Only after they feel safe in contacts will they be able to start their studies. It would be great for younger students to look at a photo of their classmates, arrange a zoom meeting or in a cinema / park / on a quest (the elders will figure it out themselves).
3. If the class teacher (curator, tutor) has enough energy and time, it would be great to send all the children a sincere short letter with a good "setting" before the school year.
4. You can remember - learn - map the way to school. With kids - draw - print the card.
5. Spendrevision of stationery and clothes. Choosing / buying a new one - creates a background of joyful anticipation. It is only important to give children the opportunity to choose their own stationery. And clothes for hypersensitive children of any age and first-graders - it is better to have a minimum of seams, not tight and preferably not put on over the head. If the child's body is uncomfortable, uncomfortable, he will not be able to concentrate on his studies.
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6. The child can already cook workplace: remove on the table, place the lamp - the ordering process itself structures. (It is important for babies that their feet reach the floor when sitting or stand on a stand, and there are fewer toys in the field of view).
7. Summer rollback in knowledge. It is important to remember that during the summer months there is a "rollback in knowledge", on average, by the end of the first and the beginning of the second quarter of the previous year of study. This is fine. Everyone will remember.
8. Please find out which toilet is in the school. If a design is unusual for a child, it is important to teach him how to use just that. For toddlers (the hands of children of 6 years old still do not reach the priests), it is important to consolidate the skills of self-service: hygiene, change clothes, eat by yourself.
9. For babies: it is important to play with them, calling them and by their last names, teaching them to respond not only to the name (many children in the first the class is expected to be addressed by name and do not believe that they are being addressed when the teacher says: "Children, open books ".
10. It's great to think of breakfast or school meals with your child to take with them. Even at home you can "play" - at lunch, taking food out of the lunch box, using napkins.
11. If the teacher is unfamiliar - for kids (grades 1-4) - it would be right to see, hear a voice, "feel" a new person. And the parents will be able to assess how different the teacher / teacher is from the women / men of the family - higher-lower-louder-more-less. Kids, especially those who have not been to kindergarten, are sensitive to completely new types. Our words may be important for the child - reminders that people are different.
12. If the class is inclusive, it is important to talk to the child about this, to warn that his care may be important to a classmate, that all people have different ways of perceiving information. And dissimilar does not mean bad.
13. When moving to high school, it is important to introduce your child to the homeroom teacher. Ideally, if the school prepares a "portfolio" of teachers (photo, full name, what subject is taught). This is also important for the children to tune in, and it will help them navigate the new world of different teachers.
14. This is convenient when the school is full time. With circles, different activities. But it is very good if, in addition to the school, the child also has "his own" territory. Not related to school life.
15. It is important for us to “mark” the transition from rest and summer to working autumn. Celebrate. :
16. At the end of August, I think that I will invest the first month in my daughter's backpack and recommend to the families of clients: small postcards, a soft keychain that can be squeezed into hand, bracelets, which we will have the same, a handle with glitters - sequins or a spinning top - which we use as mindfulness practices, watching them spin and movement.
17. Another important topic: I often repeat that it is very important for my dad and me to know that our daughter is safe, that we will always be on her side. When we see the features of bullying in cartoons or films, I call her: “This is bullying. It is unacceptable". If this happens next to you or suddenly, God forbid, in relation to you, please be sure to tell us and other adults. We repeat simple rules - it is important to go to the toilet, you cannot leave school without us if help is suddenly important - there is a tutor or class teacher. and this year it is important to clarify the new quarantine rules.
18. Well, I remind myself and others that school is only part of life. In addition to school, there should be Life in a child's life. With play, relaxation and joy.
