Back to School Plans and Issues

Hello everyone,

 

There is so much to do to prepare your child for school, and we know that your many efforts are made to help your child get a good start with continuing their education.  This is always a great time for everyone, but it can be stressful, too.

On the other side, the schools are also trying to put it all together. It’s staffing, transportation, staffing schedules, food menus, curriculum, and safety plans for all who attend.  But it goes on and on to include the environments, medical personnel and emergency planning.  Communication to parents, and presenting activities for your child to join is also on the list of School as a Educational Mecca.

So, as you see, getting an education is a massive structure and a force to be reckoned with.  The most important is your child, the star of the show.

Your child will grow with all the resources offered to them to shape and reshape the world we live in.  The influence of what school’s offer can be more involved than what you learn at home, which is another entity in that it presents many of the policies, rules, and regulations of a school.

So, where does the child escape to get a break? I would say to their room or a Library.

A place to breath, think, and organize is what is expected of them from teachers and their parents can be over whelming to many students.

What is the parent’s responsibility to support your child’s education process and life in general?  I would say conversation. No day should pass without that important contact.  With parents, it’s body language that the parents pick up on, and sometimes with children, it’s the ear plugs that shut it down because they just don’t feel like hearing another adult authority for that day.  I guess you are wondering where I’m going to with this.  Let’s say Reality.

What I say might not be for all children or parents, because each family have its own dynamics, such as the number siblings in the home, culture, single parent, tradition parent unit, or mixed parent unit-be it a grandparent, single father, or parents of the same sexual orientation.  Yes, this can go further: are there pets in the home?  if so, what is the responsibility of the school-age child. What are the rules about using social media and video game playing in the home?

It all come down to rules that both the child and parent understand.

This is when chore boards become handy and just a family group discussion, should be made so that everyone will be on the same page.

When rules are not followed, then there should be adjustments to the decision of what it will be.

In the real world, we all must face repercussions when you don’t follow rules and regulations. Most rules are made to protect someone or to prevent something bad from happening.

This article is written to express how important it is to prepare for school.

Education is to be respected and given every opportunity to insure your child get is a major priority and that giving your child nutritional foods to eat at all times or substituting other foods when you don’t have your usual foods to eat. Eating breakfast foods for dinner is not a bad thing as long as you are getting the nutritional values. Having fruit and healthy snacks available will prevent those unhealthy calories that can impact your child’s health.  All in the family should know who have food allergies, as well as other allergies.  Cleaning becomes a big part of any place you are. So, cleaning chores should be on the list as well. No fun eating with ants all around you.

Parents and children can leave little notes as reminders and also verbalize, such as, “Mom, I’m going to be late coming home, because I’m trying out for basketball, could you pick me up afterward?” or from the parents, “Don’t talk to strangers”, and “Lock the Doors and recheck that they are lock when you come in. ”  This is when a family schedule Board or Activity board comes in handy.

So, what do all of this come to? COMMUNICATION, COOPERATION, UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATION AND SAFETY

Have an Emergency Plan on your Refrigerator and discuss. Such as where to go if a parent is late getting home, where to go in the event they get locked out. Perhaps, you can leave an extra phone hidden somewhere for your child to call if locked out. Schools are cutting down on children bringing phones to school.  I understand the reason behind that thought, but what I’m concern about more is a dangerous weapon or drug a child might bring to school.

So, the family is the first corporation, where all working parts must work.  Like a car, you must take care of it, or it won’t be there for you.

Reward your child for good behavior. It works. They are all part of the corporation and what they do to keep it together is to be commended.

When you see the intelligence of children today, they will pick up and Intergrated in their little minds, just what the family need to keep it all together.  Such as cutting out the lights when you don’t need it to lower the electric bill;  and not running the water if not using it-2-

 

Article, by Thelma Harcum

• In another Article, I would like to speak about your child’s Learning, School Curriculum, and how to keep Them Focus

I’m the oldest of 13 children, and with that family dynamic, it was very different and complex to say the least. The older children become the 2nd set of parents living in the same house!  I myself is a African- American mother of one child. and I enjoyed having a wonderful exchange student from Brazil living with us for a year. Being a Pediatric nurse and studying child psychology helps to understand family dynamics and more!