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That is one thing I hadn't thought about. Maybe I will visit the school the first few weeks and help her do that. I also pack lunches, and while I know she would probably like to eat some of the things they offer, she will likely be far too intimidated to try it. [/quote]

If you think you are helping by coming the first few times, you are going to be very disappointed. She is going to assume you will be there from then on.

First, you need to have confidence that hundreds of kids start K each year and these teachers and the school know what they are doing.

Second, you need to have confidence in your daughter, that she can learn these new things and that learning these new things is going to be tiring, but are important for her development and growth as a person.

I think a few things that helped my DC in K were: 1) make sure DC knows that the classroom assistant can help you get lunch, can help answer your questions. For us, this person was the more important figure as it was the classroom assistant who was with kids at lunch, took them to recess and their specials. So a very important person in DC's first month! 2) do everything on day one that is what you plan to do. in our case that was riding the bus, extended day after school. 3) your DC is going to get wiped out at first. it's a lot to take in and learn. plan some easy suppers, early nights. stick to your routines. it gets better as they adjust, which in our case took 2.5 months.[/quote]

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