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6 Tips on managing the dreadful Initial Days

What do you think of your child’s first day of school? Dreadful, sad, full of tears, anxiety? As a parent, you start feeling anxious the moment it dawns upon you that your little one will be in another environment without you. 



If you are a first-time parent, the feeling is worse. Well, one thing we need to understand is that these are normal feelings. Here are a few tips which might help you to deal with those dreadful initial days. 

Discuss it with your child and treat those initial days as a fun ride. Plan your day ahead, develop a fun routine around it, which belongs to you and your child. A walk from school to home, discussing about what s/he will wear, etc. 

Plan and go with the plan, the person who drops the child to school ideally should be someone who the child isn’t the closest to. Say a quick good bye, develop your own quick drop off routine and leave. Your child might cry, try to cling on to you, but try and not hang around there where your child can see you. While pick up, be on time and welcome them with a big smile. 

For you, your child won’t be prepared enough for school; but if you want to send him/her to school, chances are s/he is better prepared than you think s/he is. When you think your little one can’t wear shoes, how will s/he make friends, how will s/he communicate, eat food, will s/he get lost in their thoughts? Young children are like sponges, once they are well adjusted in an environment, they will look forward to going to school, make friends, do activities, etc. The school staff is there to ensure your child is taken care of. Some children take days to adjust, a few take months; but they all get adjusted beautifully. All we say is, just hang in there. 



Spend quality time with your child at home, even if that means a hour a day. This can be your time with your child, where you do what you love; read, bake, talk, have fun. Give your child undivided attention, keep your mobile phones and laptops away. Now your child isn’t with you 24*7 and most probably you’d start enjoying your me-time. Make the most of me-time and quality time with your child. 

Trust the school you have chosen for your little one. You chose the school after a lot of analysis, believe in the school At Ayelet, we want parents to remember for us at Ayelet, your child’s happiness and well-being is always important for us. We ensure we keep you updated about your child and how/what they’re doing at school. 

If you still have queries/confusion or you’re worried, talk to the Directress or the teacher. We are always there to help. We understand parent behaviour is normal, we can only help you to deal with the situation. 

In the end, always remember it will get easy. It might take months, don’t get worked up, it will always work out for the best in the end. You will soon have a child who will be excited to go to school, who’d want to go to school on vacations and weekends as well. 

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