Adaptation of the child to kindergarten - advice to parents

Cases when the child's adaptation to the conditions of the kindergarten passes easily and painlessly, are single. Most often, babies express an explicit or implicit protest against a new way of life, many have fears or difficulties in establishing collective communication, and also the failure to adopt a new, more strictly regime of the day.

Of course, parents are not less concerned with their offspring about the coming changes, but not always their actions and behavior contribute to facilitating the process. Today we will talk about how long it takes and how to facilitate the adaptation of the child to a kindergarten, as well as voice some general recommendations of a psychologist.

Psychologist's advice on the adaptation of the child in kindergarten

The habitual, established way of life of crumbs "collapses" before our eyes. Undoubtedly, for a child such changes are stress, therefore it is not worth hoping that the child will happily go and remain in the care of recently unfamiliar educators. The task of moms and dads is now to adjust yourself to a positive mood, to have patience, and to prepare and introduce the child to the innovations to the maximum. Following the advice of a psychologist that the adaptation of the child in the kindergarten is quick and painless, parents need:

• in advance, about 2-3 months begin to hold talks about the kindergarten, you can read fabulous stories about visiting the kindergarten, sometimes walk in its territory, play stories during role-playing games;
• talk about the kindergarten and educators in the presence of the baby only positively. In no case can you give out your concern, for example, about the quality of nutrition or the competence of the teacher.
• about a month before the commencement of the visit, it is necessary to revise the daily schedule of the crumbs and bring it closer to the garden.

As for toddlers who have already started attending pre-school educational institutions, advice to parents on how to facilitate the adaptation of the child to a kindergarten is as follows:

• at first you should not leave a crumb in the garden for more than 2 hours;
• at weekends, it is necessary to adhere to the regime established in the DOW;
• to put the crumbs to bed early in the evening, in order to avoid problems with awakening in the morning;
• after visiting the kindergarten, one should be interested in how the child has gone through the day, emphasize more on the positive aspects;
• in the process of adaptation, parents are more loyal to the vagaries of the baby - they are often caused by overstrain of the nervous system;
• in his spare time to pay more attention to the crumb, to show love and tenderness;
• exclude emotional overload;
• create a calm and peaceful atmosphere at home;
• parents should remain calm and confident during farewell, the child quickly "reads" uncertainty and anxiety, accordingly his anxiety rises;
• at parting, it is necessary to clearly designate the child the time when mom or dad will come after him, so he will feel calmer;
• it's best to think up your ritual of farewell, after which you can safely leave;
• to calm the child, and instill in him the certainty that his mother will take it, you can lose the situation during role-playing games or come up with a fairy tale story.

Of course, in all children adaptation takes place in different ways, and its duration also varies, but with a competent approach, parents are able to make this process not so stressful and protracted.