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 The academic year is just around the corner. Children will have to get used to a clear school timetable and homework again. But, there are situations that for one reason or another, parents decide to change school for their child. This can be caused by the move, or the elite of the school, or proximity to home ... Life is quite unpredictable and, at times, you need to go with the flow.
In general, children find it more difficult to adapt to new conditions than adults. Therefore, if you have a process of changing schools ahead of you, try to make sure that this period is painless for your child.
Another class in the same school
If you decide to simply transfer your child to another class, but at the same school, it will go almost without nerves.
It is very important for a child to be in a familiar comfortable environment. Therefore, transferring to another class, for example, if there is an in-depth study of the English language, or mathematics, will not affect the child's psyche too much.
The child will continue to see the same teachers, and will be able to see friends from the previous class during breaks until he adapts to the new team.
Another school without a change of residence
If a child is transferred to another school, but the address of residence is not changed, then it will take some time to support the child in new living conditions. Increased attention to the child will help to get used to new classmates, a new school, a new road and, in general, the atmosphere. Try to talk to him more and show the benefits of the fact that he now goes to another school. Explain that he will now have significantly more friends and that he will know his area better.
When collecting your child for a new school, you can buy several new school items. For example, backpack, or shape, or whatever the child wants. This way, you distract him a little, and the joy of new things will slightly dispel the sadness for the friends he leaves at the old school.
Let your child walk with old school friends, invite them to your place. So the child will quickly get used to the idea that the usual life has not collapsed, but only slightly changed.
Another school with a move to a new home or another city
If you decide to change your place or city of residence and send your child to a new school, be prepared for the fact that it will take him several months to get used to the new environment. And the environment will be completely different, because absolutely everything in a child's life changes dramatically.
If you decide to change your place of residence, try to postpone the move to the end of summer. This will allow the child to start the new school year with other students, which will ease the situation a little. After all, if you move in the middle of the year, it will be more difficult for your child to start school.
Tell your child in advance that you have made a decision to change your place of residence, explain why this is happening. So the child will get used to calmly react to future changes and will be able to mentally prepare for the move and the new school. Again, invite your child's old classmates over, or remind them not to forget to call them.
Tips for better adaptation when changing schools
Don't force things. When changing schools, regardless of the circumstances, give your child time. It may take several weeks to several months before the child begins to feel free in the new environment.
Consider the situation that the child will not immediately be able to make friends with someone, because, in fact, he moves into an already formed team, divided into his own "companies". And how quickly he will be able to join this team will depend on the nature of your student.
Support your child.Advise how to behave in a given situation, or how to react to the actions of classmates. Remember, adapting to a new school is a matter of time.
Visit your class teacher. At first, you can come almost weekly to learn about the success of your student and his social adaptation. Tell the teacher about your child's strengths and weaknesses.
Try to keep your child busy in the first months of the new school. That way he won't have much time to reflect on how his life has changed. But, these should be activities that are interesting to the child.
Soshnikova E.
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