What should kindergarten and primary school freshmen experience separation anxiety? Child care experts come to offer tips, on the first day of school
At the beginning of the new semester, children are beginning to enter the kindergarten and school, and separation anxiety is a timely topic. As children grow older, they move from home to small societies such as daycare, kindergarten, and primary school, and each upgrade is a separation and test. How should parents work together with their children to cope with such separation anxiety? Jin Xingming, Chief Physician of the Children's Health Department at the Shanghai Children's Medical Center affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, came to support "newborn" families.
"Separation anxiety is more likely to occur in new or enrolled children, and specific manifestations may include: low mood or irritability, loss of interest in things that are usually interesting, decreased appetite, and in severe cases, unexplained symptoms such as fever, vomiting, lack of concentration, difficulty completing homework, insomnia, etc." Jin Xingming said. In addition, many people may think that separation anxiety is mainly children's anxiety, but little do they know that many times, parents' anxiety is no less than that of their children. "Especially for parents who spoil their children and take care of everything for them on a daily basis, their level of anxiety is often higher than that of the children themselves. Therefore, both children and parents need to intervene in the face of separation anxiety."
The common manifestations of separation anxiety are as follows:
To prevent potential problems and overcome separation anxiety, parents and children should take action together and make the following preparations:
To prevent potential problems and overcome separation anxiety, parents and children should take action together and make the following preparations:
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Firstly, according to the rules of the kindergarten and school, children should start adjusting their daily routines 1 to 2 weeks before the start of school, so that they can quickly adapt to the pace of learning and life after the start of school.
Secondly, it is important to cultivate children's basic independent abilities, such as dressing, eating, and using the toilet. Children can also learn to organize their own backpacks.
Thirdly, for children who are about to enter daycare or kindergarten, parents can guide them to develop good behavioral habits, such as listening to instructions, being polite, and being able to socialize. For children who are transitioning from kindergarten to primary school, parents can focus on adjusting their children's learning status, such as prolonging their attention span and mastering basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities.
Fourthly, in the family, it is common to talk about interesting things about kindergarten and school or conduct on-site inspections in advance. Communicating more between parents and children can help alleviate each other's pressure.
Fifthly, when faced with a child's temporary discomfort, parents cannot tolerate it and should insist on letting their child enter the kindergarten every day. For younger children, a gradual approach can be adopted, starting with half a day in kindergarten and waiting for one or two weeks before switching to full-time.