Manhasset preschool guide - Gnmcccp.com
Manhasset preschool guide - Gnmcccp.com
Manhasset preschool guide - Gnmcccp.com
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PREPARING YOUR CHILD FOR SCHOOL<br />
(Excerpt from Doris Herman‘s Preschool Primer for Parents: A Question-and-<br />
Answer Guide to Your Child‘s First School Experience.)<br />
� Begin using the word ‗school‘ in everyday conversations.<br />
� Read books to your child about <strong>preschool</strong> (see pp. 27-28 for<br />
suggested titles).<br />
� Point out children on their way to or from school as you are<br />
taking walks with your child.<br />
� Talk about friends and relatives who go to school.<br />
� Tell your child that when he gets bigger, he may go to school<br />
and play.<br />
� Take your child to visit the school you have selected.<br />
� Talk about your child‘s class and teachers by name.<br />
� Don‘t overdo it! Your child will pick up on your anxious feelings.<br />
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