Starting school can be both an exciting and nerve-wracking time for you and your child. Your little one is about to take a big step and start a new chapter of their life. Here are some tips to help make this transition go as smoothly as possible:
- Talk about their school – as soon as your child’s place is confirmed start talking about their new school: name of the school, location, the daily routine, teachers and anything else you know about the school. These conversations can be very exciting for you both.
- Get familiar with the school run – the summer holidays is the ideal time to practice the school run. Get them excited about their new adventure.
- Tidying up – encourage your little one to get involved in tidying up activities.
- School uniform – trying on their uniform is a great opportunity for your little one to practise fastening and unfastening zips, buttons and Velcro. If your child is taking a packed lunch to school let them choose their own lunch box.
- Language development – enjoy lots of reading time with your little one
- Writing their own name – get lots of practice in before school starts.
- Self care:
- Wiping their nose
- Telling the teacher if they are not feeling well
- Toilet training
- Before starting school ensure that your child knows how to:
- wipe themselves properly and pull up their pants
- flush the toilet
- wash their hands thoroughly
Page last reviewed: 15/02/2025