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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, begin as you mean to continue.  That saying was really helpful to me with my kids.  One thing I did differently with my younger one was made sure he learned how to buy lunch the first week.  I always pack school lunches and my older one really wanted the Friday pizza (I know, I know) but because she'd gone the whole year without ever buying, she was really intimidated by the process, even though there were teachers to help and I came in to show her a few times. It took her till almost the end of 1st grade before she felt confident, so with my younger kid, I made sure he bought the first week. Maybe it's my kid, and other kids wouldn't have that problem...[/quote]

The teachers really emphasized the "start as you mean to go on" concept when DCs began K.  My younger DC had to be pulled from my arms and put on the bus, even though her older sister was on the bus and she was very familiar with the routine.  She was crying, I was crying, it was terrible.  That afternoon she bounced off the bus, excited about her first day and laughing that she had cried in the morning.  I figured it was better in the long run for DC to learn the bus routine while all the other kids were new to it -- and would have extra help -- then for me to start putting her on the bus the 2nd week of school.

Also, PP had another good point about buying lunches.  There is so much support for K students the first few weeks of school and then that gradually fades out.  Your DC really needs to take advantage of that time to do as many firsts as possible, including buying lunch.  [/quote]

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