Tips for Families
- Talk about school with your child
- Be positive and enthusiastic
- Encourage questions and answer honestly
- Show confidence that school will be a good, safe place
- Make sure your child understands the teacher will always be there to help
- Plan and get ready for school together
- Count down the days until school starts
- Arrange a visit to the new school with your child (many schools offer tours for incoming families)
- Sign and organize the documents you need to bring to school
- Make sure your child gets plenty of rest before the first day of school
- Provide a healthy breakfast
- Be patient and offer continual reassurance