Preparing the child for kindergarten

If you made a decision in favor of a kindergarten, the baby needs to be properly prepared for this. How exactly?
The crumb will be easier to adapt in the kindergarten, if he has already mastered some skills of independence.
He knows how to eat, drink from a cup.
Can or tries to dress and undress.
He plays with peers, not always involving his mother in his studies.
He asks for a pot.

Speech of the crumb is fairly well developed. The kid can already ask for something or even tell what happened in a day. Usually the child has these skills by the age of 3, but not all parents have the opportunity to leave the crumbs at home until that age. Most often it turns out that the baby has to start going to the garden before. How can you help him adapt to the new conditions? First of all, carefully approach the choice of the garden. It's better if he is near your home. Talk with caregivers, parents who are already bringing children to the garden, look for information on the Internet. Find out the average number of children in a group (optimal 10-12 people), an approximate daily routine than what is fed and how to entertain and develop babies. Try to teach your child to live according to the kindergarten routine. Perhaps, the baby will have to be laid earlier - in fact it is usually necessary to come to 8.30 or even to 8.00.
If your crumbs are food allergic or intolerant of some products, it is worth discussing the issue of the peculiarities of its nutrition. Tell the kid about the garden with fascination and enthusiasm. In order not to be unfounded, go there "for exploration" - take a walk to the kindergarten, go to the territory, give the kid an opportunity to play in the playground, go to the group - let the little one see that there are books, toys and other entertainments. and introduce them to your baby.

Mom's tasks
Ask the teachers what to bring with them. Usually it is changeable shoes and clothes. Shoes should be light and comfortable, velcro and fasteners are preferable to laces.
Capture several sets of clothing - change clothes, socks, pajamas, light cotton trousers, boys 'shorts, skirts or girls' sarafans, knit shirts with short or long sleeves.
All the clothes are better to sign - you can embroider the baby's initials, order and sew tags with a surname or simply write the name of the kid with a tissue marker.
If the crumb uses disposable diapers, then do not forget about them either. Sometimes teachers ask to bring napkins and towels.
The street wardrobe is also important. For a walk in the garden, the child should be comfortable to move, and the educator should wear the baby. Trousers on straps, overalls are not welcome. For girls it is better to choose not dresses, but trousers. In them it will be easier for her to run and climb. Avoid complicated fasteners - buttons, Velcro and zippers where it is more convenient.

First days
Even if the first visit to the garden was successful, there is still a high probability that children's tears can not be avoided during subsequent visits. A child experiences separation from his relatives, he may be frightened by the unknown and the need to obey a stranger. Some kids happily go to the garden from the very first day, while others need time for adaptation - an average of 1-3 weeks, although there are children who have this process 1-2 months. Be sure to say goodbye to your child when you leave it in a group. You can start your own ritual - for example, let a little wiggle you in the window when you leave. Even if the child is upset and crying, do not run unnoticed. Be sure to kiss the baby and tell him: "Bye!" Explain when exactly you will take it - for example, after a walk or sleep.The first days in the garden the kid can behave not quite normally - to refuse food, to be less sociable. the child simply sits in a corner, not paying attention to peers and caregivers.Restoration of appetite or participation in joint games - signs that adaptation is successful.

Tune in for the best! Do not show your child anxiety. When a child always respond well about the garden and its employees. Try not to discuss the tears and frustration of the child with strangers in the presence of the baby, better emphasize the positive points: "Imagine, today he ate two servings of porridge!" But you should not frighten the garden, so you can beat all the hunt to go there.You can play "in the garden" - Call for help your favorite toys baby or draw a picture. Let your mother leave in your game and return, and the hero eats porridge, draws, plays with other guys.

Some pluses!
What will be useful for visiting a kindergarten?
The child learns to eat and drink independently from the cup, and if he already knows how to do it, it will become much more accurate. Children learn faster when they are surrounded by peers who have already mastered self-service skills.
After a few weeks of "garden" life, you can be surprised to find that the kid himself puts on his shoes before walking, and after that he undresses himself.
Communication is a powerful stimulus for the development of crumbs. Often, the silent children begin to speak just after they went to the kindergarten. Once in the group of peers, the child learns to take into account not only his position, but also the opinion of others.
Many mothers note that their child becomes more organized, gets used to the regime, more easily learns the norms of behavior.
It is worth remembering that a kindergarten, no matter how wonderful, can not replace a family and parental upbringing. On the contrary, now you need the crumb not less, but much more.