On this first day of school; Children are frightened by this first experience, and parents are worried about what they should or should not do. This is a natural process. Because people may feel anxious about any experience they have not experienced before. Therefore, in the first days of school;
• What will I do here alone?
• When will you pick me up?
• Who are all these kids?
• Can my teacher protect me like you? He asks anxious questions such as. Because the child does not know how to cope with this new experience without his parents.
How can your child's school anxiety be reduced?
• After the child starts school, he realizes that he is protected, loved, learned, supported, and returns home at the end of the day for a certain period of time. Their anxiety decreases and disappears over time. The aim is to ensure that the child adapts to school without being psychologically battered. Sometimes anxiety and fears can last for months and spill over into general life.
• The most important point in reducing the child's anxiety and fears is the attitude of the parents.
• Give him the confidence that he will have many new friends in his age group at school and that his teachers will help him.
• It is important to be calm and positive when you drop your child off at school and when you leave.
• After smilingly explaining when you will pick him up, you should leave warmly without saying goodbye too long.
• If your child is very persistent, be with him in the first days. However, this situation should not last long. If the situation continues to be the same for a long time, contact the teacher and the school's counseling service.
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Explain that they will learn new things in the lessons and that they can play games together during breaks. State that you will wait for him at the place you showed him before after school. Be sure to be there at the time you say.
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Make sure to chat about his day after school. Provide him with a good listening area so that he can tell you everything, good or bad, funny at school.
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Try to get used to a certain system. Before going to school and Be careful to establish an order about what needs to be done after returning from school.
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Remember, beginnings are important in all of our lives. Starting school is a step for our child to stand on his own feet.
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I wish all students and their families a healthy, peaceful and happy academic year.
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