Every year, the arrival of the new school year causes many parents of young children to have a “headache”. As parents know, most of the days when a child first enters kindergarten are spent in tears. It is a painful experience for the mother, but after all, it is a necessary path. What exactly should you do to keep your child from crying when he or she goes to kindergarten? Here are the four major preparations for your baby to enter kindergarten, for mothers to refer to: a. Preparation for life: Eat, drink, pull up and sleep. Learn to take care of themselves; sleep when the time comes; know how to express their will to urinate and defecate with adults, and develop the habit of washing their hands before and after meals; have their own towels and cups to drink from; put on and take off simple clothes and shoes …… If your child has basically mastered these life skills, then congratulations, he will adapt to kindergarten very quickly. Kindergarten will be fast. Keyword: eat by himself “It’s time to let your child eat by himself. Give him a place to eat, sit down quietly, learn to hold a spoon and finish his meal within a certain amount of time. He may eat everywhere and make a mess, but even so, still don’t chase and feed him or play with him while he eats.” Nowadays, many parents are too involved and let their children eat too finely, chopping vegetables into purees and juicing fruits, which are actually not conducive to training children’s teeth to chew, and let them eat more coarse fiber dishes. At the same time, do not nag your child in the ear: “Why don’t you eat properly again!” Instead, replace it with words of praise and surprise, such as “Today’s meal smells so good,” and “The baby eats so well!” Keyword: regular nap “Kindergarten generally requires children to start napping at 12:00 noon and get up around 2:30 p.m. Then, from now on, parents should not take their children out to play during this time.” Nanjing Youfu West Street kindergarten director Li Deping suggested that “the curtains are drawn, play a soft and soothing music, ask the whole family not to make noise, in short, to give the child a suitable environment for naptime. Of course, if the child can not sleep, do not reprimand, but tell him that he can lie in bed to rest.” In addition to naps, it is also important to understand the work and rest arrangements of the kindergarten day, and gradually adjust your child’s routine accordingly, rather than according to the regular schedule of adults, do not let your child still play outside at noon, and do not let your child go to bed at ninety o’clock at night. Go to bed early and get up early to help your child synchronize with kindergarten work and rest as much as possible. Keyword: expressing poop “It is normal for children who have just entered kindergarten to accidentally wet their pants or wet the bed when they go to sleep, small classes are still small after all. Especially after the garden, with the weather gradually turn cool, if urinated on the body and not changed in time, the child is easy to get sick.” Zhu said, “This time, let the child understand want to urinate and defecate, or accidentally get on the body to tell the teacher in time, this is very important. Of course, in kindergarten teachers will remind children to go to the toilet, so at home, parents should also remind their children to urinate and defecate in a timely manner.” In fact, in family life, parents can train their children to properly express their willingness to urinate and defecate as early as possible, around 1.5 years old, so that babies can learn to say, “I want to pee, I want to poop.” In addition, before going to bed and after waking up, you can remind your baby to pee. Second, psychological preparation to get to know kindergarten. Generally speaking, children will have a certain degree of anxiety about the unfamiliar environment, so it is most important for them to accept kindergarten. This acceptance process should first begin with getting your child acquainted with kindergarten, which is a human and environmental contact. In addition, human communication is extremely important, including the communication process with teachers and peers. Keyword: get to know kindergarten “First of all, parents need to have a correct understanding of kindergartens. Choosing a kindergarten does not depend on whether it is famous, has high fees, or has good hardware and equipment, but on whether the kindergarten and teachers are suitable for the child. Every child is different, some are introverted and restrained, some are extroverted and lively, so introverted children can choose a more open and artistic teacher. At the same time, the teacher’s responsibility and love is very important, listen more to the parents of children who have entered or graduated from the school, do not climb.” Zhu Yuhua, director of Nanjing’s second kindergarten, said. “During this time, parents can take their children to visit kindergartens, get familiar with the kindergarten environment and pay attention to what parent-child activities are available in kindergartens, because some kindergarten activities are now open to the community, so they can participate in them without losing time and let their children get close to kindergartens.” Li Deping, director of Nanjing Youfu West Street Kindergarten, reminded the parents. Keywords: and teacher communication kindergarten director told reporters: “Usually before the new students enter the kindergarten, the teacher will visit the home, which is actually an opportunity for children to get in close contact with the teacher, the child will have a preliminary impression of the teacher in the class when they enter the kindergarten, this teacher is I have seen, he at least will not be too rejected. At the same time, home visits will also allow the teacher to understand the child’s family environment, family education situation, the child to kindergarten, the teacher can be targeted education.” And at the same time, the child in the kindergarten, parents and teachers of communication is also very important for the child to adapt to the kindergarten, Li director continued to emphasize that “and the teacher’s communication also have to pay attention to, it is recommended to choose to pick up the child when the teacher communication.” Keywords: get along with peers The change of children from family life to group life is a very big change, to which Director Zhu said, “From now on, parents can consciously increase the opportunities for their children to interact with their peers. Tell your child how to get along with peers, to interact, share, cooperate, rather than grab and bite, and help prepare your child for group life.” And Lee, the director of the garden, suggests, “From now on, take your child to play more in the neighborhood, in the community square, and at the same time consciously let your child play more with children of the same age, and tell your child what is sharing and what is modesty. Third, the preparation of materials to understand the kindergarten. Let the teacher know that your child will be sent to kindergarten, do you know enough about the kindergarten where your child will live? Here, the Express “good children” parenting group directors remind parents that it is very important to know some kindergarten, and to provide some essential information to the kindergarten teachers. Keywords: what you need to know about the child’s kindergarten “day routine”, which includes all the details of the child’s day in kindergarten rules training, including: correct hand washing, correct eating, quiet meals, wiping mouth after meals, quiet sleep, focus on activities, correct sitting posture, etc…. …these details are also required of children in the home environment. In kindergarten, children participate in a “theme-based curriculum”, which often covers social, language, math, science, health, art and other aspects of the curriculum; “area activities” are also a major component, based on the materials and types of activities that interest children. Based on the materials and types of activities that children are interested in, the activity room is relatively divided into different areas and given different thematic contents, allowing children to choose independently and learn and develop through full interaction with materials, environment and peers in the process of activities. In addition, kindergartens have “open houses”, which are usually half-day open houses where parents can learn all about their children from the time they enter the school until lunch. Some kindergartens have a “parent school” and some have a “home committee” which is a way to increase communication between parents and the school, so it is important for parents to learn more from the teachers. Key words: You should provide a medical checkup for your child within one month before entering kindergarten, and provide the medical checkup form to the kindergarten, as well as the child’s vaccination certificate, and communicate with the health teacher as soon as possible if your child has special conditions, such as health conditions and special habits. Take a picture. Record your child’s growth process a few days before starting school, perhaps everything is ready, but do not forget that there are many details to think about for your child! For example, prepare a gift for your child, after all, this is an important first step in his life. Keyword: comfortable clothes and shoes Maybe your little princess would love to wear that puffy dress, but when you think about the fact that your child will be wearing such a dress for the whole day in kindergarten and the weather is still a bit hot in September, such a choice does not seem appropriate. Give your child a few more sets of loose, comfortable, soft clothes, cotton is best, preferably with pockets, open body, easy to put on and take off. Girls’ clothes should not have too many decorations, and boys are better off not wearing pants with zippers. Be sure to wear underwear. Shoes should be the right size, try not to choose new leather shoes, soft bottom, light cloth shoes or sneakers are better, suitable for running and jumping activities. The style of the elastic mouth or sticky buckle is better, it is best not to lace up shoes. Pay attention to the non-slip soles of the shoes. It is wise to prepare an extra set of clothes and bring a bib to the kindergarten, as your child may accidentally wet his pants or eat dirty clothes when he first arrives. Keyword: Give your child a gift Choose a gift that will make him feel that he is doing something great, a toy that he has coveted for a long time, or a commemorative book with his kindergarten name, date of entry, class name, his name, or his teacher’s name. Keyword: Take a picture to remember Finally, have a camera or DV ready to leave a permanent memento of this milestone moment, and don’t forget to tell your child when you send him off to kindergarten, “I love you, and I’m proud of you!”