This is the video & transcript of my video titled:
“Helping Your Child Return to School: Routines, Readiness, and Emotional Wellness”
The start of a new school year brings excitement and a few butterflies for children and parents alike. Whether it’s your child’s first year in school or they’re returning as a more seasoned student, there are simple ways you can help them feel ready, confident, and calm as they head back to class.
Here are some of my practical tips for preparing your child for a successful and smooth return to school.
Video Transcript:
“Hi, this is Ms. Davis, and I wanted to talk to you about getting your child ready for school.
First thing, sleep. It’s the most important thing. Your child needs about 10 to 11 hours of sleep. So getting them accustomed to a routine where they know, brushing their teeth, finding a book, reading a book for a little while, being calm, and getting ready for a nice sleep, and then waking up and being consistent with that schedule will really help them get started for the first day of school and school really well.
Second is to learn to write your name, first and last name, capital letters on your first name and your last name. We teachers, we need their name written on every paper, and this gives students confidence. If when we give them a paper, then right away they know, Oh, I know how to write my name, and they can write their name and date eventually on the top of every paper. So practice writing their name, having them write their name. Also, another idea is counting forwards and backwards, getting them back into thinking mathematically about, let’s count the blue cars, let’s count the red cars, how many cars, that thing, making it fun, but just getting them back into thinking again. And so when the first day of school, it’s like, Oh, numbers.
And then lastly is socially, starting to get them to think about what are the expectations of school. One of the key expectations is to be polite and kind with others. So learning people’s names. We could say, Good morning, Ms. Davis. Practice like, Good morning, brother. Good morning, aunt. Whatever is in your house, getting them used to greeting each other. Then when it comes to school and they to greet their friends, they know how to greet their friends.
Another idea for socially is to get them to be polite. Oh, I said polite already. Get them to know how to ask questions. That helps with anxiety and helps with them feeling more confident is to know their teacher, I’m there to help them. So just tell them, your teacher wants to help you, but there’s a lot of students in the class. So make sure you raise your hand and be patient. She’ll be there ready to help you.
I hope these tidbits help you and your child feel confident and excited and ready to come back to school. Love Ms. Davis.”
❤️ Ms. Davis