Only a few days to go before the beginning of the 2018 school year! I know for some parents I can hear the sigh of relief already! It can be a loooooooonnnggg school holidays!
For others there can be a feeling of worry and anxiety around this big change for your little person! Will they make friends? Will they sit and listen? Will they have a meltdown? Will they eat! Will they understand? Will they learn to read and write?
So many of these questions are raised by parents all the time but particularly this time of year. The main one is: What can I do to help?
Here are a few of my tips:
1. Prepare, prepare: be organised, make sure you have all of your equipment needed e.g. lunch boxes, shoes etc. Make sure your child is involved in this process, get them to pick a lunch box, make getting shoes fun and feel like a milestone for them!!
2. Plan: plan a visit to school or look on the internet about what the school offers, talk about what might happen during the school day, talk about what you might eat for lunch, start a ‘count down’ on the fridge/ calendar for how many days before school.
3. Practice: Practice getting ready for school, make a visual time table of what you have to do in the morning, practice packing your school/ lunch bag.
4. Discuss: discuss your worries/ concerns with school or your Speechie/ Psych/ OT we are all here to help make the transition as smooth and as worry- free as possible.
If you feel you need help with this transition, ring your Speechie/ OT or ask them to go out and do a visit. I know term one for me is lots of school and kinder visits as this is such a tricky time for parents and children and I know it can be difficult explaining things to schools/ kinders, we can help with this!
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