There are several things you can do in that regard.
- Most children are apprehensive about their first day. You should talk to them. Get them to express their fears to you. Let them ask any question they like about school and answer them patiently. Tell them about school experience, what they will get to do there, and about other children they will meet. Lay stress on activities they will learn to enjoy at school. Give an explanation about the time they will be spending, and routines they will have to follow, at school every day.
- In addition to allaying their fears, you should try give them some experience with the kind of things they will be dong at school. Encourage your child to play with other children in a group to develop their social skills. Teach them about taking turns and sharing. Give your child opportunities to speak or recite in front of others. Allow them to practice drawing and painting, and to play with other toys found in school settings.
- You can also role-play with your child about going to school and engaging in learning activates there.
- Choose his or her school uniform and bag, with child’s active participation in those decisions.
- Visit the school with child if that is possible, and make use of any transition programs school may have. Such familiarity will significantly reduce the initial stress child will feel on first day
All in all you can do a lot to reduce your child’s anxiety to great extent, and to make that first day an enjoyable and memorable experience.
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