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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think this is a great preliminary exercise for the OP in trust. Depending on the size of the school, there are anywhere from about 50 to about 200 incoming kindergartners. It would be impossible to give personal tours to every family, so instead the schools have developed systems for orienting new kids to the school.

You were going to hand your child over for 7 hours a day to these folks, every day, starting in less than 6 months. You have to trust that they know what they are doing, at least until you have reason to believe otherwise. Without at least extending that benefit of the doubt, you are in for a very long public school adventure.[/quote]

Thanks. DD goes to daycare every day for about 8 hours, so we do have experience with trusting others with our child, who does have special needs. Just trying to figure out how to implement a recommendation from a psychologist. It sounds like a school tour is not a good approach.[/quote]

I have a child who was dealing with selective mutism (anxiety disorder) in preschool and early elementary.  Based on a recommendation from a therapist, we reached out to the school prior to starting kindergarten and we were able to have our child visit the classroom and meet the teacher during pre-service week ahead of the open house, so they could start building up their comfort level in that environment.  I was very grateful that the principal and teacher supported this and made the effort and time; it wasn't a huge effort for them, but it made a big difference to my kid.  So if you have a psychologist's recommendation and a specific need/request, it may be worth it to reach out to the school to see if they are willing to accommodate it.[/quote]

Thank you! This is really helpful.[/quote]

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