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Parents -
Attention Please
Hello Parents !
The most tensed and excited thing in parenthood is looking out for a
best school or college for our children. This not only talks about
the tensed state of mind but also about the knowledge which we get
to hear or know from other parents or neighbors or relatives who are
grateful to help us with their knowledge. It also binds us to a
steadfast approach towards our goal since the school or colleges are
not about academics alone but also which teaches many values to our
growing children. Meeting the application deadlines and waiting for
an interview with the correspondence or people from head of
department for our children along with us are all great duties.
After all the effort taken and at last have decided upon the college
or school, then the next step is to prepare yourself while sending
your children to school or college for the first time.
Tips to prepare yourself
Try going along with your children to school on the first day.
Drop them at school and also make sure to stay there and watch if
things are at comfort.
Visit the hostel along with your children on the first day and watch
out for sometime.
First
plan and get up early in the morning ,so that you and your child are not late on the very first day.
If
the school or colleges is located far off, then arrange
transportation or if it is provided by the school or colleges make
sure to use that comfort if it’s up to your budget. But you need to
also think about their safety, concern and timeliness. If the
college is located in different part of place then hostel has to be
an option to be considered.
Try
to visit their hostel along with them for the first day and
check if the hostel is best in environment, food, stay and
security.
Get
detailed list of hostel facilities and charges which cost out of
the fees.
Always
try to get the phone number of the hostel warden and also get
the room mate’s phone number.
Check
about the days and timings when you can visit and also enquire
with other people who are staying in that hostel about the
condition and safety of the hostel.
If
your relative is located in the same place then always ask your
child’s preference about staying in hostel or at your relative’s
place.
Give
a healthy talk about the school, teachers, and also how well he/she
must behave in school for entering the school campus for the first
time.
Send
them a proper lunch and water on the first day so that they do not
struggle while they see other children eating.
Always
remember to read the strict rules followed which will be given in
the school calendar or college prospectus.
Make
sure they carry a notebook and a pen along with them.
A
big NO to carry any gadgets like mobile, MP3, IPod, etc., to schools
or colleges.
Discuss
about your likeness towards the school or college preference and how
your children feel to go.
Check
and find out if your child is happy about the school and the
playground, and you can also ask the teacher end of the day about
the behavior of your child’s comfort level.
Ask
your child about the college, friends, teachers, and environment,
and how they generally feel about it when they returned back to
home.
Talk
openly if any raging has taken place and did that affect him/her
emotionally or mentally or physically else, if he/she wasn’t
affected but rather enjoyed the general raging then tell him/her
that it is the same way those same people would turn to be their
best friends in college.
Author - Mary Ramya
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