Question for parents of kindergarten students
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Anonymous
| Question for parent with kindergarten students coming up. What are your feelings on that first day of school for your kindergarten child? What would you like for YOU on that first day of school that the school could provide in terms of a program for you? Information on the coming year? Information on de- stressing for the coming year? How to deal with separation anxiety? Loved to hear some ideas, suggestions on what would be helpful, or not helpful, for all of us. |
Anonymous
| Boo Hoo breakfast with other parents is nice |
Anonymous
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From what I've heard on the 1st day it can look like the paparazzi have decended upon the school because so many parents come with cameras and video recorders.I have a feeling my kindergartner will be overwhelmed by it all. Not sure if there's a solution though. I'll probably just join in with my camera and hope that having me there the first 10 minutes of school will be comforting.
I agree breakfast or even just coffee with other parents is a nice idea. Information on the upcoming school year is a great idea too. I personally am not interested on info regarding de-stressing or separation anxiety, but perhaps others are. We already dealt with separation anxiety early on in preschool, so if it hits again, I think I know how to handle it. I have heard a few schools do a practice run riding the bus before school starts. That woulds be nice to build comfort. Class playdates before school starts would be fun as long as some are offered on weekends for those who can't take off during the week. |
Anonymous
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Playdate before the first day is great.
One thing that I feel is missing in what I've got is how the first day will work for SACC. My kid is in morning SACC, but all the information the school has given us has been regarding drop off directly to school. |
Anonymous
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I would roll my eyes at best and be irritated at worst if my kid's school gave me some sort of de-stresser / seperation anxiety thing on the first day.
I'm not stressed about my kids going to kindergarten. I'm excited for them (twins...if you are wondering about the plural). And I'm not experiencing any seperation anxiety either. I know they will do great! |
Anonymous
this |
Anonymous
What part about SACC do you not understand? They'll escort your kids to class in K. Their job is to watch your children, so really no need to worry. |
Anonymous
| It's low key at SACC. I wouldn't do it for the first day though because you want to see your child off at class and drop off supplies, but would start the 2nd day and just go into the SACC room with your child. Our SACC room requires parents to walk in with children anyway. |
Anonymous
This. I feel like it was about 100% more stressful to send my daughter to daycare when she was 10 weeks old than it will be to send her to school. She's excited, we're excited, it's a part of life, etc. |
Anonymous
It SHOULD have been; sending an infant away from her mom. Priorities, people. Hope you are enjoying your McMansion and SUV! |
Anonymous
Woahhh, op here, don't want this discussion to go down this road. Point well taken about whether of not it is stressful, be that child or parent, to start kindergarten now days since the majority of children have been in some sort of school for years by then. Some good points made otherwise. |
Anonymous
It SHOULD have been; sending an infant away from her mom. Priorities, people. Hope you are enjoying your McMansion and SUV! Ummm...yeah. Because the only reason why women work are so that that can live in a "McMansion" and drive an SUV. Geez, perhaps your kids would have been better off going to daycare than staying home with somebody as ignorant and closeminded as you... |
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I think seeing classroom, meeting new friends and families and a basic rundown about routines and schedules is helpful to parents who can then talk to their child about his/her day. It is also helpful to introduce all of this before or as close to the first day as possible. Our generation of parents don't trust and detach like our parents did.
For the parent: feeling like the teacher likes your child. If you have to get bad news (and we all will as some point) at least if it comes from a "good place" it is easier to swallow. |
Anonymous
| i went thru this last year with my first child entering kindergarten...i wish that all the information they gave me on back to school night, happened the week before that first day of school! On the first day/weeks, I was just wondering what the schedule was like and what they were doing, etc. I would ask my child and he wouldn't give me any details! In the end, it is all just fine, but for us parents who are curious, it would have been good to have! |
Anonymous
Ummm...yeah. Because the only reason why women work are so that that can live in a "McMansion" and drive an SUV. Geez, perhaps your kids would have been better off going to daycare than staying home with somebody as ignorant and closeminded as you... here we go...those bitter, angry mothers just venting on this forum....very sad, very sad... |