Almost all parents face the problem of adaptation of a child in kindergarten. How to make the process of getting used to kindergarten less painful.
When the parents of the baby get a place in kindergarten, they are very happy about it. However, they often do not even assume that a new rather difficult period begins in their lives with a placement in a kindergarten. The difficulties of adapting a child in kindergarten are familiar to many. Let's try to figure out how to make this period the least painful for both the child and the parents.
Here are some tips.
1. Moral preparation. Both the child and the parents need it. Try to create a positive kindergarten image for your child. Tell him about the upcoming changes in his life, about the daily routine in kindergarten, about what awaits him and what he will do. You should not deceive the child or embellish the reality, tell him that the mother will leave, but she will definitely come back for him.
2. Preliminary acquaintance. Before you take and leave the child in the group, acquaint him with the territory of the kindergarten and the playground with him, look into the group when there are no children there, get acquainted with the teacher. Try to create a positive kindergarten image.
3. Positive image. In your conversations, always mention kindergarten only from the good side, even when you are discussing kindergarten among yourself, and the child is just playing somewhere nearby.
4. Timing. It is better if during the habituation period you take your child to sutra kindergarten. Everyone goes to work - dad, mom and child.
5. Ritual. Create a specific child-friendly morning ritual of waking up and collecting before going out. You can establish traditions such as watching a cartoon in the morning or reading a short story, choosing and eating candy or other delicacies, you can simply give the sutra chewable vitamins. You can hang a feeder in the yard and feed the birds in the morning on the way to the garden, if you take your child to kindergarten by car - let him unlock the locks by pressing the alarm key fob, etc.
6. Favorite toy. Allow your child to take a favorite toy to kindergarten. This will help the child create an atmosphere around him that will at least partially resemble his home. And the teacher will have something to talk about with your baby, because he is so proud of his teddy bear or battered dinosaur!
7. Nutrition. For many children, food in kindergarten is very important and interesting. If your child loves to eat, try to get some meal even during the adaptation period. This will be one of the positive aspects of being in kindergarten for the child.
8. Sleep. Do not try to quickly leave the baby for a nap. It's pretty hard for him. If you have already decided on this step, talk to the teacher about allowing him to sleep with a toy brought from home.
9. Morning tantrums. Often children, even those who are already accustomed to kindergarten, start crying if they encounter a sutra in the locker room with “roars”. Try to remember what time the children come and cry in the morning before entering the group, and avoid meeting them.
10. Focus on the positives. Always remember kindergarten only from the good side: new interesting toys, delicious food, games and activities with a teacher, etc.
11. Relax yourself. Mom and Dad need to calm down and relax themselves, not to worry too much. It is often more difficult to adapt to kindergarten if you yourself are not ready to leave your child. If you have made the decision to send your child to kindergarten, be firm. For the period of adaptation, think of important things for yourself that you will do while the child is in the garden.
12. Go to work. If you know that after you have brought your child to kindergarten, you need to quickly run to work - it will be easier for you to part with him, and the child will feel that there is simply no other way.
13. Be sure to tell your child that you are coming. For you, this is clear by itself, but the child may be afraid that he will not be taken away.
14. Be prepared for the fact that after an illness or a break in visiting, the child will again be capricious and cry during separation from you.
And most importantly, be attentive to your child and show maximum patience. This is a new stage in life, understandable to you and completely incomprehensible to the child. All he needs is your love and understanding.
