{"id":6060,"date":"2012-08-22T09:22:45","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T08:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livingwithkids.co.uk\/?p=6060"},"modified":"2013-06-24T13:00:46","modified_gmt":"2013-06-24T13:00:46","slug":"guest-blog-transition-from-nursery-to-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/guest-blog-transition-from-nursery-to-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Making The Transition From Nursery To School"},"content":{"rendered":"Today’s guest blogger Sarah Ebner is the author of the\u00a0Starting School Survival Guide: Everything you need to know when your child starts primary school<\/a>.\u00a0She is also the editor of the Times\u2019\u00a0School Gate education blog<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong>\n\nAs the summer continues there will be many mums and dads, not to mention children, who are both excited and nervous. Why? Because they are all soon to embark on a new stage in their lives – starting school.\u00a0Starting school is a big step for a child, but it\u2019s similarly (and sometimes more) emotional for their parents. Nothing else demonstrates how big your once-tiny baby has become.<\/span>\n\n\"\"<\/a>\n<\/span>\n\nThis is true even if your child has been going to nursery. Nurseries are usually smaller than schools, with friendly staff (often called by their first names) who are happy to tell you what your child\u2019s been up to. You get friendly staff at schools too, but it\u2019s usually a much bigger set-up and more formal relationship \u00a0– it has to be.<\/span>\n\nYou should do your best to help your child to see school as simply the next stage of the nursery they enjoyed so much. So, here are my tips for a happy transition from nursery to primary school.\n\n1) Talk about it.\nI can\u2019t stress how useful this can be. You need to \u201cbig up big school\u201d and you can do so in many ways, from going to have a look (just take a walk past this summer) to answering any questions your child may have (positively!).\nYou can also be more subtle. For example, if you\u2019re reading, say “I wonder what kinds of books they’ll have at school, I\u2019m sure they’ve got a lot to choose from”. This can really help to embed the concept of school as a reality in a child\u2019s mind.\nI would also recommend specific books such as Topsy and Tim Start School by Jean and Gareth Adams and Kevin Starts School by Liesbet Slegers. These are lovely to share.\nYour child might also enjoy playing schools. You could even dress up and then practice register, circle time, etc.\n\n2) Stay calm.\nOur children can reflect our moods all too easily. You may be feeling emotional about your little one starting school, but don\u2019t let him or her pick up on that. Try to be positive and excited.\n\n3) Make friends\nIf you know of other local children starting school with yours, try to get together beforehand. It\u2019s great to see a familiar face on the first day (for you, as well as your child).\n\n4) Remind them of you.\nWhen it comes to the big day, give them something special of yours to keep. In psychology speak, this is called a \u201ctransitional object\u201d and it might be a special hankie, a note in the lunchbox or even a small teddy which they can keep in their pocket.\n\n5) Don\u2019t hang around for too long!\nSettling in periods differ, and your school might want you to stay at the beginning. But after that, do go, even if your child cries. He will soon stop and have learnt a life lesson, that you can leave, but that you will<\/span> come back.\nHowever, don\u2019t just disappear. Instead, tell your child and explain when you will return.\nI\u2019ve spoken to many teachers and they all say that children are usually fine when their parents have gone! It might be that you could ring the office later, just to check.\n\n6) Buy sensible uniform\nYou can also make life easier through choosing the right clothes and keeping it simple.\nDo:\n<\/span>Buy jogging bottoms or skirts with elasticated waists \u2013 these are so much easier to put on and take off.\nBuy shoes with Velcro rather than straps or more complicated fasteners (such as laces).\nBuy coats which are easy to do up – toggles may be simpler than zips or buttons.\nDon\u2019t:\n<\/span>Buy tights, unless you\u2019re convinced that your child is perfectly capable of taking them off to go to the toilet \u2013 and then putting them back on again.\n\nGood luck!\n\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Today’s guest blogger Sarah Ebner is the author of the\u00a0Starting School Survival Guide: Everything you need to know when your child starts primary school.\u00a0She is also the editor of the Times\u2019\u00a0School Gate education blog. 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