Upset 5 year old?
we have just recently moved house and my son starts school next year, he is concerned that he will have no friends because he doesnt know anyone. How do i get him to be posotive about school and help him make this experience happy and exciting for him?
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I'd say take him to the library,park,neighbors just any place where he can make friends on his own,he'll soon master the art and forget about the difficulties which are yet to come. try pointing out how you are coping in the new place same way he too will do it,usually boys look up to their fathers so it'll be great if he sees his father doing it.
He has until August, get him into some play groups.scope out the parks close to your house and in no time he will have lots of little buddies!
try "practicing school" at home. Introduce him to neighbors if they will be attending the same school.
Well seeing as he is only 5 I am sure he will not mind school since the classmates will probably rush right over to talk to him, especially if he is the new kid. Well good luck with everything and hopefully you recieve more help.
Contact the school and find out if there are any local activity classes (dance, martial arts, sport etc) that some of the children his age go to.
Then join him upto one, if he makes friends there that are already at the school then he will feel loads better about going.
you have another year for him to start school..by then he would have made friends in your neighborhood..take him by the school when school is out, go to the play ground and let him play there..then while he is playing, just let him know that next year when he is in school, that this is where him and his friends will be playing..maybe ask the principle if you can have him visit the school because your new to the area and your concerned about what your son is feeling
ok babe been her moved bak to liverpool after 5 years in glasgow so what you do is join him in a club beavers or karate ot football he will make friends and love it and try and get into clubs where the kids from the school hes going to are in phone the school they will guide you dont worry he will be fine i promise
check out the local pre schools you ve got time to introduce him to friends talk to health visitor on groups for children in your area
Have you consedered getting him involved in Pop Warner? They have a league for 5-6 yr olds, or perhaps he would enjoy tennis lessons. Involvement in any little sport would help him to adjust to the new area, and perhaps he would meet other children his age (that may possibly go to his same school next year) in his involvment w/ these activities. Don't let him just sit at home and watch cartoon, get him out and about and involved!
we just went through the same thing. my son is 6 and was starting 1st grade. I tried everything to get him ready and explain it to him that there are kids his age at the new school too and he will meet lots of them and make lots of friends. He seemed alright and ready to go but when school started he through a fit every morning. He would cry and not want to go because he wanted to go back to his old school. After abut 2 weeks he made some friends and began to relax. When he entered kindergarten he didn't act like this. I took him to the school a couple of times before school started and he met a couple kids and then he was excited to start kindergarten. He loved it and then 1st grade came and he through a fit because in 1st grade the kids do actual work and have homework and have to follow directions more. You kid will be fine as soon as he meets some kids his age that will go to his school. Tell him good luck and that he will love it.
Bless his little heart. Just explain that everyone will be new and there will be lots of children who don't know anyone. Tell him he is privileged because he won't have to stick with those he knows, he will have a completely free choice of who he befriends.
Induction into school is much gentler now than it used to be, he will gradually ease into it and won't feel any different to the others.
Make the time between now and him starting as much fun as possible and don't make a point of talking about it more than is necessary. You will probably be kitting him out with uniform, sewing on name labels, making him a slipper bag etc - make all this exciting for him and tell him how handsome he looks in his school clothes.
Everything will be fine and before you know it he'll be going off to university! Good luck to you and him.
Check your local library. Usually they have "story time" groups for pre-schoolers..that is a great way for him to meet new friends, and even for you to meet the moms! Good Luck!
Think about these:
1. What does your son like to do?
2. What is your son's favorite movie?
3. What are his favorite things?
Those question can help you. If you feel that your son is not happy that he doesn't have any friends, contact the teacher to ask about what other kids in the class like and if anything that your son likes, matches up with another child. To get him excited tell him about his good traits and what he is good at, so that he feels good about himself. Tell him that there will be other people in his class that will be right where he is. Not many kids have best friends until the second or third grade, I personally didn't have mine until the fourth. I hope my message helped! :)
don't worry he is just nervous just tell him he will be fine he is probably picking up on your concerns rather than having them himself - its more likely your worried about him going to school anywhere, see if the school has a playgroup you can visit with him and sit in with him till you both know its safe if he has to wait till first year you could still volunteer as a helper even if you have to grovel a bit to the head teacher and explain it's cos your worried but you can organise this now don't wait
Mom to foster children said it! Good luck.
If you know some of the parents of the other children,invite them to a little party. Games for the kids,nibbles,etc. The kids will have fun and get to know each other,and you'd only need to have 3 or 4 kids there-so nothing too big. I did this when my daughter and I moved into our flat after leaving her father,and the kids had a great time and my daughter's anxiety was immediately alleviated.
reasure him that he will have friends and it will be fun kids in that age need time to get used to new things and new people good luck
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I'd say take him to the library,park,neighbors just any place where he can make friends on his own,he'll soon master the art and forget about the difficulties which are yet to come. try pointing out how you are coping in the new place same way he too will do it,usually boys look up to their fathers so it'll be great if he sees his father doing it.
He has until August, get him into some play groups.scope out the parks close to your house and in no time he will have lots of little buddies!
try "practicing school" at home. Introduce him to neighbors if they will be attending the same school.
Well seeing as he is only 5 I am sure he will not mind school since the classmates will probably rush right over to talk to him, especially if he is the new kid. Well good luck with everything and hopefully you recieve more help.
Contact the school and find out if there are any local activity classes (dance, martial arts, sport etc) that some of the children his age go to.
Then join him upto one, if he makes friends there that are already at the school then he will feel loads better about going.
you have another year for him to start school..by then he would have made friends in your neighborhood..take him by the school when school is out, go to the play ground and let him play there..then while he is playing, just let him know that next year when he is in school, that this is where him and his friends will be playing..maybe ask the principle if you can have him visit the school because your new to the area and your concerned about what your son is feeling
ok babe been her moved bak to liverpool after 5 years in glasgow so what you do is join him in a club beavers or karate ot football he will make friends and love it and try and get into clubs where the kids from the school hes going to are in phone the school they will guide you dont worry he will be fine i promise
check out the local pre schools you ve got time to introduce him to friends talk to health visitor on groups for children in your area
Have you consedered getting him involved in Pop Warner? They have a league for 5-6 yr olds, or perhaps he would enjoy tennis lessons. Involvement in any little sport would help him to adjust to the new area, and perhaps he would meet other children his age (that may possibly go to his same school next year) in his involvment w/ these activities. Don't let him just sit at home and watch cartoon, get him out and about and involved!
we just went through the same thing. my son is 6 and was starting 1st grade. I tried everything to get him ready and explain it to him that there are kids his age at the new school too and he will meet lots of them and make lots of friends. He seemed alright and ready to go but when school started he through a fit every morning. He would cry and not want to go because he wanted to go back to his old school. After abut 2 weeks he made some friends and began to relax. When he entered kindergarten he didn't act like this. I took him to the school a couple of times before school started and he met a couple kids and then he was excited to start kindergarten. He loved it and then 1st grade came and he through a fit because in 1st grade the kids do actual work and have homework and have to follow directions more. You kid will be fine as soon as he meets some kids his age that will go to his school. Tell him good luck and that he will love it.
Bless his little heart. Just explain that everyone will be new and there will be lots of children who don't know anyone. Tell him he is privileged because he won't have to stick with those he knows, he will have a completely free choice of who he befriends.
Induction into school is much gentler now than it used to be, he will gradually ease into it and won't feel any different to the others.
Make the time between now and him starting as much fun as possible and don't make a point of talking about it more than is necessary. You will probably be kitting him out with uniform, sewing on name labels, making him a slipper bag etc - make all this exciting for him and tell him how handsome he looks in his school clothes.
Everything will be fine and before you know it he'll be going off to university! Good luck to you and him.
Check your local library. Usually they have "story time" groups for pre-schoolers..that is a great way for him to meet new friends, and even for you to meet the moms! Good Luck!
Think about these:
1. What does your son like to do?
2. What is your son's favorite movie?
3. What are his favorite things?
Those question can help you. If you feel that your son is not happy that he doesn't have any friends, contact the teacher to ask about what other kids in the class like and if anything that your son likes, matches up with another child. To get him excited tell him about his good traits and what he is good at, so that he feels good about himself. Tell him that there will be other people in his class that will be right where he is. Not many kids have best friends until the second or third grade, I personally didn't have mine until the fourth. I hope my message helped! :)
don't worry he is just nervous just tell him he will be fine he is probably picking up on your concerns rather than having them himself - its more likely your worried about him going to school anywhere, see if the school has a playgroup you can visit with him and sit in with him till you both know its safe if he has to wait till first year you could still volunteer as a helper even if you have to grovel a bit to the head teacher and explain it's cos your worried but you can organise this now don't wait
Mom to foster children said it! Good luck.
If you know some of the parents of the other children,invite them to a little party. Games for the kids,nibbles,etc. The kids will have fun and get to know each other,and you'd only need to have 3 or 4 kids there-so nothing too big. I did this when my daughter and I moved into our flat after leaving her father,and the kids had a great time and my daughter's anxiety was immediately alleviated.
reasure him that he will have friends and it will be fun kids in that age need time to get used to new things and new people good luck
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