With session breaks getting over its time for a new school
year. Whether your kid is going school for the first time or getting promoted
to the next grad , Back to School time is always a big transition. So it’s
always a good idea to prepare your kids for this a few days ahead ….and of course
yourself too !
Early to bed early to rise:
Bedtime is the first routine
that gets upset with the onset of holidays. You needn’t be very hard with this
but it’s good to reintroduce the normal schedules for this at least in the last
week. Taking them out for an early morning walk or cycling or park visit can be
the motivation to get them out of bed early even on holidays.
Normalizing the sleeping patterns is essential else the kids might feel tired and drained out
in the early days of school due to sudden onset of early rising and hectic
school routines.
Start talking about the new grade:
New grade will obviously
tougher in terms of syllabus and study patterns. To add to these, introduction
of new teachers and if class reshuffling happens then kid might face emotional
rupturing too because of loosing of old friends . In this situation it helps talking to them in
a sublime manner about things they can look forward to. Help them in setting
new goals for this year and ways in which you will celebrate them. Like maybe
striving for a particular role in the annual day function or the fun of learning
the third language that has been introduced in this academic year.
Get organized well in advance :
Stationary , books ,
bags , uniforms…..a long list to be
ticked off. Get your kid’s 100% participation in doing all this . If he gets to
choose his school supplies, it will double his excitement to go for the new academic
session. He will look forward to use all his belongings.
Study time :
For kids who get regular home work from school
, make an half hour slot for studies a week or two prior to the reopening of
school. For the elder kids you may get a practice book of the previous grade to
finish in this time. This will reinforce the topics that have been studied and
prepare them to have regular study hours before they feel pressurized with the
higher grade studies.
Get together :
An amazing relaxation trick could be organizing
a big family or friends dinner or picnic before the school reopens. This way
the kids will have a nice finishing to their holidays and also meet their cousins
and friends to discuss about their school and new grade. You may host a role
play game picking up characters or stories from chapters of the new course
books.
All said and done , the most important thing to do as
parents is to BE POSITIVE with their children about the coming year. They are
excited as well as apprehensive about the new session. If you walk hand in hand
with them in praising them for each of their accomplishments as well as
supporting at the time of failures , every grade year will be something they
will look forward to !
All the Best ...
PS : get some beautiful back to school quotes ( yeah there
is such thing also !! )for kids here
