Make the transition to primary school easy
Catrina Linz advises on how to help your child take the leap from nursery to school
The leap from nursery school to primary school can be a big adjustment not just for your child, but for you as well. If your little one feels prepared they will feel more confident, making the transition a lot smoother for both of you. In fact, preparing for school is so much more about their confidence and emotions rather than their academic skills and abilities. Sending a confident, independent and happy child to school is the true goal.
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Preparing your child emotionally is one of the most important things you can do to help them. Children?s thoughts about starting school vary, some can hardly wait and others find it stressful. Prepare your child for what it?s going to be like in a positive way, but don?t oversell it as this could lead to disappointment. Discuss realistic expectations such as, ?it?s going to be very exciting and busy so you may get a little tired or feel a little scared at times?. If possible, do a school visit, attend an open day or look at the website so the school seems familiar to your child. Look at photos of other family members or your own school photos while discussing that everyone goes to ?big school? and how we all felt a bit nervous at first, which is normal. Organising a play date with someone new will encourage them to make friends, or an outing with someone other than yourself will help them get used to being away from you for a longer period o...
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