Some guidelines for parents if their children have to go Back-to-School.
Snipper Snip Private School set up a few guidelines to help you kick off the school year with success!
As with any new situation — like starting school for the first time or entering a new grade or new school, children must be allowed to adjust. Remind them that everyone feels a little nervous about the first week of school and that it will all become an everyday routine in no time.
Talk to your children about the positive things about going back to school, such as seeing old friends, meeting new friends or doing your favourite sport activities.
Consider adjusting your own schedule to make the transition smoother. If possible, it would help if you could be home at the end of the school day for the first week. But many working moms and dads just don’t have that flexibility. Instead, try to arrange your evenings so you can give your children as much time as they need, especially during those first few days.
Make sure that they:
- Get enough sleep ( very important!!!!) at least 8 – 10 hours per night
- Eat a healthy breakfast( if they don’t get one at school)
- Use a wall calendar or personal planner to record when assignments are due, tests will be given etc.
- Have them organize and set out what they need the night before (homework and books should be put in their schoolbags by the door and clothes should be laid out in their bedrooms)
- Get up early. Make sure you wake up at least 30 min before your child. Get things organized before you wake them.
After school:
- Ask your child about her day at school. Try to ask questions that encourage more than yes-or-no answers. What did you learn? Who did you sit with at lunch?
- Communicate with your child’s teacher.
- Praise your child’s best efforts. Not every child is a straight-A student. Let her know how proud you are when your child has truly done his or her best.
- Get to know your child’s friends, and encourage relationships with those who are a positive influence.
- Provide a quiet place that is free of distractions, and help your child as needed, without doing the work for her.
- Really listen when your child talks to you. Put down the newspaper, turn off the TV, close the laptop and listen.
- With your child, choose which after-school activities are the most important. Kids need downtime, time for balanced meals and plenty of sleep.
- Read school and classroom newsletters regularly.
- Busy lives make quality family time hard to find. Eat dinner together, go for a walk or play a game with your child.
- Mornings can be hectic, and a lot of kids bring this stress into the classroom with them. Try to send your child off with a smile and a hug to set a positive tone for the day.
- Do not allow them anywhere near the T. V., video games, or other “really fun” activities before their homework is done.
Bedtime:
- Note: Don’t let your children choose when they go to bed. Put them on a
Children need a lot of sleep. Their bodies need to adjust to a fixed schedule of going to sleep every night at the same time. - Make sure your children have at least a half hour of quiet time before bed when they can sit and read, listen to music, play quietly, etc.
Most important aspects:
Enjoy your children and Love your children. They are all so special and each one is made special in their own way. Before you know it you will be grandparents and then you can spoil them as you like.
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