by Swarna K

Created on: August 09, 2009   Last Updated: August 11, 2009

After a long summer vacation, when the school reopens, there is a lot of difficulty that your child faces. And more than a child it's parents who faces challenges. As again the child has to familiarize with the school environment, they have to again learn new things, make new friends, so on and so forth. The child, on the other hand, faces a different problem altogether, as he/she has to again come to the routine of getting up early and making themselves ready for school. Apart from that, after a long vacation, children tend to forget subjects they were taught in their previous class and here comes the problem of again making them learn the same things and bringing them back in track.

Of late many schools have started giving holiday homework which is good for a child to brush up his/her knowledge. Apart from this there are many simple things that can be done to make your child or more appropriately prepare the child to return to school. Lets figure out some simple things that can be done to make the child get rid of return to school fear:

Learn with fun: This is a simple formula to be followed while on vacation. While you and your kid are enjoying vacations, you can spend some time on teaching things which you child has already studied and which he/she would be studying in the next class. This will make it easy for you child to grasp things when taught in class, as this has already been taught by you.

Read books daily: Purchase story books and other knowledgeable books and make it a habit to make them read these books daily, so they don't lose the flow of reading and this will also add to their knowledge. Also keep reminding them that their school is going to reopen soon, so they get prepared for the final day.

Go shopping together: you have to shop new books, new uniform, and new shoes! Take your kid along. Make them feel excited about return to school. Buy the books together, buy them new shoes and also some learn and fun stuff like creative writing books, painting books, so they feel excited about the same.

Early to bed and early to rise: As the kid has to again make a habit of early to bed and early to raise, its better to keep the school routine going. Get up early and go for a walk with your kid, this will make them feel fresh and healthy and they will also get into the habit of getting up early. Similarly make them go to bed early. NO late night cartoon watching or playing games. This will make them disciplined as well.

Follow these simple things to make you child ready for the new session of the school without any hassles and without they having a fear of return to school after a long and tension free vacation.

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