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- Do not be afraid of kindergarten
- Tip 1: Get your child used to their absence
- Tip 2: Tell your child about kindergarten
- Tip 3: Arrange a taster day
- Tip 4: To radiate safety as a parent
- Tip 5: Always involve the educator
- Tip 6: Parents should actively participate in the adaptation of the child
- Tip 7: Give the child time
- 8. Tip: Choose the right words
- 9. Tip: The child is allowed to co-decide
- 10. Tip: Kindergarten free days only after the acclimatization
Do not be afraid of kindergarten
The first weeks in kindergarten can be a real challenge for children and parents. Our 10 tips help you get used to it.
When the first day in kindergarten approaches, not only the little ones, but also the parents are nervous. For many mothers and fathers and also for their children, it is often the first time that they are separated from each other for longer. But there are ways in which you can make the cutting process easier and more relaxed for yourself as a parent as well as your child.
Tip 1: Get your child used to their absence
Of course, that should not mean leaving your child at home on occasion. Get your child more used to the fact that it is not always just mom and dad who take care of it. Maybe the grandparents would like to take care of their grandchild or the godmother will take care of your little pet for an afternoon. There are certainly enough opportunities to get your child used to the fact that you can not always be present. An advantage: This gives you a little more time for yourself.
Tip 2: Tell your child about kindergarten
Talk to your child in good time about what a kindergarten is and what it can do there. You should also explain to your child why it is kindergarten. After all, you do not want your child to feel abandoned in kindergarten in the first few days and weeks. It's about it gaining new impressions, gaining experience and finding many new friends.
Tip 3: Arrange a taster day
In most nursery schools, it is customary to arrange a taster day. This allows the child and parents to get an idea of the facility. On this introductory day, your child can not only take a closer look at the kindergarten, but also make initial contacts with future playmates and educators . Also important is a conversation with the educators so that they are aware of the child's peculiarities such as allergies or certain salient features.
Tip 4: To radiate safety as a parent
Show your child that it is nice and normal to go to kindergarten at his or her age. Give your child the feeling that this is also normal for you. Even if the first days of separation are not so easy for you. Because the more insecure adults give to the outside, the faster the children notice it. Then they tend to adopt the attitude of their parents.
Tip 5: Always involve the educator
As soon as the parents leave the nursery school, you hand over responsibility to the educators who will be with their child for much of the day. It is important for you as a parent to trust the people who look after your child . It is important to interact with educators from time to time to find out how the child behaves in kindergarten and what other observations the caregivers make. This is the only way to stay informed about the current status. Especially in the kindergarten acclimatization time, this is very important to make it easier for your child to get started in kindergarten.
Tip 6: Parents should actively participate in the adaptation of the child
Your child does not want to part with you in the first few days? Then just accompany it to the kindergarten. At the beginning you can just spend a few hours together with your child in kindergarten. The time together is then reduced until your child finally spends the whole morning alone in kindergarten.
Tip 7: Give the child time
How long the kindergarten familiarization takes is very different from child to child. Do not try to push your child to something they are not ready for. If the child clearly signals to mother or father that they do not want to stay alone in kindergarten, then they should not have to.
8. Tip: Choose the right words
With phrases like "You have to go to kindergarten today, " you will make your child feel forced. Parents, on the other hand, should pay attention to expressing positive comments on statements concerning kindergarten. It would be better, for example, the sentence: "Today you may go to kindergarten to play with your new friends." Emotional farewell scenes should also be avoided. They could also unsettle your child.
9. Tip: The child is allowed to co-decide
New lunch box? A cool backpack for the kindergarten? Have your child decide. So it can look forward to his first day in the kindergarten, when it finally show all the new stuff and may perform.
10. Tip: Kindergarten free days only after the acclimatization
If you are not working and your child does not want to go to kindergarten, let it stay at home and spend the day with you. This is how your child feels understood and not forced to go to kindergarten. In the acclimation phase, however, it is not a good idea to leave the child at home. Thus, the process of the Abnabelung is made even more difficult.
