How do i help my child cope with pre-k?

Question

How do i help my child cope with pre-k?

Answer 1

reassure them that you are coming back =)

Answer 2

it is pretty hard to

Answer 3

You can tell him some stories like Aesop's Fables and those fables are able to teach him manners. It will also be good if you sit together with your child and guide him through the work. It is also good if you use computer to teach him ABCs. If you do all those I told u, your child may excel his/her english.

Answer 4

I would try to have a conversation with the child about how they feel.

Instead of constantly reassuring the child that they will be 'okay' or that there is 'nothing to be afraid of' or things along those lines, I would start with something like "It sounds like you are feeling nervous or worried or maybe a little bit scared about school, is that true?"  or something like that.  If the child says 'yes' I would try to figure out what they are scared of (that is. if they don't say why they are scared)...something like: "hmmm...I wonder what you are feeling scared about?"....maybe they will say something, maybe not...if they say nothing, I would say something like: "I wonder if you worry that I won't come back to get you".  Or instead of a question, you could sort of acknowledge things about school..."I know there are a lot of new people there that you haven't met" or "I know school is really different for you, you've never done that before"...things like that.  I would reassure them once I found out what it was they were worrying about.

I would not play into the fear, so to speak, by telling them repeatedly that they will be 'ok'...or by attending to the behavior for an extended period of time and getting nervous about it.  I would attempt to normalize school and talk calmly and normally.  There IS likely nothing to fear about going to preschool, so acting like there is ("it's okay, it's okay, it's okay...etc) something to fear only makes it worse.  I don't know if that is what is going on, but either way, try to get at the feeling the child is showing (fear, etc) and talk about that.