1st Day of School
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Ideas for First Day of School Traditions??
Asked by S.S. from Orlando
on August 5, 2009
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My daughter is starting kindergarten this year. She went to Pre-K at a center, but since she's starting school at a big girl school, I really want to do something extr...
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- Most schools serve breakfast in the morning. If you drive her to school, why not stay a little while & eat with her in the morning? If you don't want to eat, then just...
- New shoes and a lunch box. Will never forget picking them out with my Mom.
- Ok, so I guess I will be repetitive - but, my mom ALWAYS took a picture on the first day of school just as we were getting ready to leave. I remember being in high sch...
First Day of School Traditions?
Asked by A.T. from Myrtle Beach
on July 13, 2011
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Moms, I am a mom with a little girl who will be starting Kindergarten in less than two weeks (she is going to a year round school) and I want to make her first day spe...
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- Pictures are a must. My family always did that so I did with my daughter last fall when she started kindergarten. My husband's family always went out to breakfast on...
- Both my husband and I come from a German heritage. In Germany, the first day of school children receive Schultute (school cone) full of wonderful little gifts. We ha...
- Well for my kid we did a video from the time I woke her up, until we hugged and said our goodbyes in the class. We did mini interviews throughout the school of the tea...
Transitioning to Kindergarten
Asked by P.R. from Boston
on April 20, 2009
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My son is going to kindergarten in the fall. We are looking to move at some point but feel so guilty about him starting kindergarten in one school then starting 1st g...
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- I have to agree with both Helen and Nancy. How you present it is HUGE! Also, I was a navy brat, my children (all grown) were all navy brats. I've never lived anywhe...
- I know this goes against the grain, how ever given the fact that your son is entering kindergarten you can opt to not start school. Kindergarten is not mandatory in Ma...
- P., As a military kid (and only child), I had to move all the time! It was rare if I was in the same school for two grades in a row. I understand that with you it's...
Kindergarten & Bedtime
Asked by D.P. from Pittsburgh
on August 1, 2008
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Hi everyone, my son will be starting Kindergarten in a few weeks, and even though I am pretty sure he will be in the afternoon session, I was wondering (for those of y...
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- Hi D.! How fun! Kindergarten is a blast and more and more school districts are going to full-day programs which is great! We are from out of state and both my older...
- Hey D.!!! I put Adam down between 8-9pm every nite...that's been his bedtime for the last 2 years. He'll be AM kindie (you know my reasons) and he'll need to get up e...
- My niece was in a full day kindergarten this past school year. Her bedtime was 7:30-8:00. This has been her bedtime all along as she has always gone to daycare and n...
Preparation for Kindergarten
Asked by C.M. from Dallas
on June 29, 2011
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My daughter is starting public kindergarten in August and I was wondering what I should do to prepare for it.
School starts at 7:50. Drive is probably 20 min or le...
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- Well with both my kids, they went to Preschool. Preschool was 'practice' for all of this. My son is 4.75 years old now and has been going to Preschool for a few month...
- I have always had really good luck with the soft sided lunch boxes that are insulated. I can pack one little rubbermaid ice pack ( they come in different shapes and ar...
- I like Kathleens routine... my only 2 cents is, last year when we started Kinder, I bought a lunch bag and that was great for about 2 weeks until I figured that there ...
Kindergarten Fear
Asked by P.N. from Cincinnati
on August 26, 2009
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My 6-year-old is terrified of kindergarten, and I need advice on how to help him. He is normally fearless and outgoing. Since he already attended preschool for 2 years...
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- My daughter was afraid to start too. She was a little shy and had been at daycare/preschool for three years and loved all of her teachers. Kindergarten is a big jump...
- I agree with the other suggestions and have another thought as well. How about getting his preschool teachers involved? He is obviously very comfortable with the...
- My son is the same way about just about everything actually. It's very trying at times and it breaks your heart but you are doing a great job. Find some books about th...
First Day of School Temperament
Asked by D.P. from Pittsburgh
on August 15, 2011
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I remember, as a kid, having classic "first day jitters" on the first day of school. Sometimes to the point where I couldn't sleep the night before.
But my son has a...
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- I have one of each type. My son is my cucumber, all the time about everything. He just never really gets worked up. Maybe it's a guy thing (his father is the same ...
- my daughter is no where near ready to start school but i remember in elementrary that I was SUPER excited to start that I couldnt sleep the night before but my 1st gra...
- Cucumbers. I used to throw up the night before school, so I'm glad by kids didn't grow up with my issues.
Anxiety About Kindergarten
Asked by L.Q. from Washington DC
on July 3, 2008
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My 4 year old daughter will turn 5 years old this month. She has never been in a daycare setting. Although we tried many times over the years, she had severe separatio...
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- Layla, I just want to add that there are some kids who are naturally more sensitive than others. It's part of who they are and not something that you caused or can...
- Hi Layla. I just wanted to tell you that you sound like a wonderful Mom and that your little ones are sure lucky to have you! I cannot even begin to imagine how hard...
- My son ,who is now 24 yrs old, had the same issues. I berated myself for years about how I, no matter his reaction, made him go to school ( because I had to work). So ...
Kindergarten Age
Asked by S.D. from Washington DC
on January 29, 2010
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I am curious as to how other Moms feel about children entering Kindergarten at age 6 versus age 5. My daughter will miss the cut of by 27 days, I prefer to have her t...
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- My daughter will miss it by 24 days - same boat! The decision was easier for me because I was a "young" kid - always the youngest in my class as I'd made the cut off ...
- I have to deal with this with all my kids. My oldest missed by a few weeks, my 2nd misses by 1 day and my youngest misses by 10 days. My older 2 are girls and my you...
- my daughter misses the cut off by 6 days.......my husband and i dont agree on this situation he wants her to start at age 5, her bday is on the 1st day of school & i w...
Starting Kindergarten
Asked by D.P. from Chicago
on August 20, 2009
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My daughter is starting kindergarten in a week and a half. She is pretty excited about it. I have heard of other families having school kick off celebrations. I was wo...
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- 1st day of kindergarten we took a photo of each kid standing in front of the garage door. Also make a note of what is exciting / scary etc to go with the picture. Pu...
- Make sure you take a picture on the first day , somewhere with a nice background. Take the picture every year in the same place so you can see how much they have chan...
- Our tradition sounds a little lame next to everyone else's...but we have a first and last day of school trip to the ice cream shop. We started it when our girls were ...
