This is one of the most important questions that worries many parents. Changing the usual environment and regime of the baby, who spent most of the time at home with his mother, will negatively affect the child's psyche.
In order to reduce stress levels, parents need to help their child adapt in kindergarten. The period of adaptation of children depends on the nature and age of the child, and normally lasts from one and a half weeks to three months. If, after three months, your child reacts negatively to kindergarten, you will most likely have to seek help from a psychologist. Child's illness prolongs the adaptation period. After recovery, the baby will again have to get used to kindergarten.
To speed up the adaptation process, the first thing to do is to tell about the kindergarten, why children are taken there, and what he will do there. Pay the child's attention to the fact that in kindergarten he will be without mom and dad, who will definitely come for him.
On the first day of visiting the kindergarten, tell the teacher what the child loves and what does not. If your baby does not speak well, tell us how he asks to use the toilet.
At first, do not leave the child in the kindergarten for the whole day, gradually increase the time of stay by one hour. When the child is calm about the fact that they come for him in the afternoon, you can try to leave him to sleep in the kindergarten. Ask your provider to call if your baby is crying. Later you can try again to leave him to sleep in the kindergarten. Only this time, warn the teacher that you need to call only if the child wakes up other children with his cry. When the baby gets used to sleeping in the kindergarten, he can be picked up after an afternoon snack. Gradually coming for him later and later.
In the morning, when you take your child to kindergarten, try to distract him with stories of something interesting. After bringing the child, quickly change his clothes, take him to the group and leave. If all of the above manipulations are done for a long time, then the baby may have a hysteria. And not every mother will withstand the tearful requests of her child not to leave him alone. Ask the child to tell what he did, who he played with, what activities were, what games they played. Ask guiding questions to help your child talk about their time in the garden. Be sure to praise your baby, whether he was crying or not. Tell him that now he is big, because he goes to kindergarten, and this is a very responsible occupation. You can compare a baby to a dad who goes to work.
Parents should not only help the child adapt in kindergarten, but also create a calm atmosphere in the house, protect his nervous system from strong emotions. Try to avoid unnecessary conflicts with the child during the adaptation period: scold him less, do not punish him. After you have taken your child from kindergarten, take a walk with him, talk about abstract topics. If desired, the child can buy something as a reward, for example: juice or something sweet. Just be careful not to spoil your baby.
