How to Prepare a First-Grader for School: An Expert Tells Where and When to Start

It is better to plan the preparation of a future first-grader for school in advance. This is not so much about buying school supplies, but about adaptation.

First of all, parents need to ensure that their student gets used to his new status.

Child psychologist Galina Vasilenko spoke to NGS.RU about how to prepare a future first-grader for school.

Skill 1: Communication skills

Parents should set an example for their child in this regard. It is important that communication skills are not a problem for a first-grader.

The ability to communicate will allow you to find contact with others, as well as to solve problems and conflicts through joint efforts.

Second skill: analysis

Teaching a child to analyze a situation can be very simple. To do this, it is enough to analyze the actions and characters of the characters while reading, watching cartoons or walking.

By assessing behavior and feelings, the child will be able to avoid conflicts and other troubles.

The third skill: daily routine

By the start of the school year, the child should not have any difficulties with getting up early, eating, and other routine activities that will now have to be done according to a schedule.

The fourth skill is stress resistance.

Here it will be important for parents to calm their anxiety, which is transmitted to the child. It is important for children to understand that they can find support and support in their parents.

And the last important point. A first-grader must have his own personal space. This can be his own room or part of it, a desk for studying, a place in the closet for a school uniform, as well as duties that he must now perform independently - cleaning shoes, tidying up the desk, etc.

And parents shouldn’t be afraid that the first steps can always be associated with mistakes.

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• 16 July 2024

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