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Video: My Tips on Helping to Make the Kindergarten Transition

Karen

If you haven’t heard, I’m participating in the Say it Face to Face web conversation. In essence, someone asks a question and we respond to those questions via video.

And if you haven’t guessed, I’m having a BALL playing!! I hope you’ll consider hoping over there and playing along, too!

Here is my video response to the call for tips on how to help your child make the kindergarten transition.

Do you have tips on how to make the kindergarten transition easier?

3 thoughts on “Video: My Tips on Helping to Make the Kindergarten Transition”

  1. I’ll be honest….I didn’t watch the video…yet…I’m watching a TV show right now while I’m reading your blog.

    But my tip for making the transition for K easier is for the parent NOT to show saddened emotions when the child is dropped off or even before. That will only stress the child out even more. Children feed off their parents more than most realize.

    After working in Pre-K for awhile I saw this quite often even at that age.

  2. We had kindergarten orientation tonight at our school. My second, Alex, is starting! He is very excited about going and honestly, so am I. They did assessments earlier today and Alex was so excited to talk to the teacher and tell her everything he knows. I think our transition will be quite easy.

    I think you hit every point right on. We didn’t do the preschool route, but the kids are used to me leaving them in the nursery at church and with friends. Our hardest part with my oldest was sleep – David still needed a nap but couldn’t take one. We finally established an after school routine of snack and then 45 minutes to lay down and rest. By the end of the first semester, he didn’t need those naps anymore.

  3. When Girlie Girl started Kindergarten, it really helped to take her there ahead of time and tour the school. We talked about how big she was getting and all the new friends she’ll make. I also promised to volunteer at the school – which I did. It helped a lot!
    Love the video! You’re very good at it. I hate the sound of my voice. 🙂

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