| Fall is just around the corner and the new school | | | | whether there is in fact any anxiety. In order to |
| year with it. Although parents often welcome the | | | | do this parents should simply ask a few questions. |
| break that comes when children go back to | | | | Their child's answers, along with tone and even |
| school, kids can sometimes feel stressed | | | | body language for kids too young to articulate |
| out-even preschoolers attending Brookline pre-K | | | | themselves very well will tell parents a lot about |
| or preschool programs part time. That's why | | | | how their child is feeling about attending their new |
| experts recommend preparing your kids for | | | | Brookline pre-K or preschool. |
| school as summer draws to a close. Even if your | | | | Tips for Parents |
| child is headed back to the same Brookline | | | | Play "School" - Role-play, in this case playing |
| preschool program she attended last year, there's | | | | school, is an easy way for parents to understand |
| still a chance for some anxiety to creep in. From | | | | and reduce their child's fears about preschool. |
| being away from home to being in a strange | | | | Take turns being the teacher and student and |
| place or having a new teacher, there are plenty | | | | enlist the help of stuffed animal friends to sit in |
| of things to stress youngsters out even. After all, | | | | the classroom and be students too. Pre-K and |
| most of us (adults included) get anxious when | | | | even preschoolers love to play school and parents |
| faced with a new situation don't we? Even if you | | | | will find the playacting very telling. |
| don't sense any anxiety revolving around school, | | | | Visit the School - Chances are, the Brookline |
| preparing your child for the school year ahead of | | | | pre-K or preschool program has an open house in |
| time is still a good idea. | | | | late summer for the purpose of (re) acquainting |
| Set Expectations | | | | parents and students with the school, teachers, |
| By setting expectations for their child, parents can | | | | and facilities. Take advantage of this opportunity |
| ease any concerns children have about attending | | | | by personalizing the school. Show your child where |
| a new Brookline preschool or pre-K program and | | | | her cubbie is, where the bathrooms are, and of |
| make the experience a positive one for both | | | | course the play areas inside and out. |
| parent and child. The first step is to determine | | | | |