Getting Ready For School

How do you know your young child is ready for school? What if they don't want to go? How do you handle drop off? We're answering all the questions in this episode!

Find a school you feel good about and examine how ready your kids are to go to school.

Prep, prep, prep: avoid "I'm not going to tell him until the day before so he won't worry about it." This almost never works and misses the opportunity to let them express and it's their big feelings.

Your kids are going to cry at drop off. That's normal and should be expected. 

Don't try to talk them out of their feelings or convince them they're going to love school. Just let the big feelings come. They can be nervous, scared, or sad and get through it. Our job is to help them develop the language and make connections for what happens when they have big emotions but it turns out ok.

Teachers generally know if your child's behavior is different from other kids their age.

Teachers are doing the Lord's work and deserve all our respect and care. You have the right to ask questions or address concerns, but always, always with kindness.

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