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Permalink Reply by Angie on February 2, 2010 at 19:37

I have had three children go through the primary school and high school systems. Both my girls are out in good careers, and my son just went into the upper campus of high school, so I am not the new mum first child first day senario. But I do remember each of my children were different. In everything the best advice I can offer is that often, the parents stress more than the children. The children end up off having fun (even if thats after a few tears and a little fear about going) and mum or dad is left stressing all day about whether they are going ok or not. Be calm, don't fuss too much, just enough, make it seem like any other new thing they have done in their lives that you have been there for, and all should go well. Positive re-inforcement and plenty of praise and interst in how their day went and how proud you are of them.

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Permalink Reply by Kelly on February 3, 2010 at 11:46

My little boy started his first day of school on monday. We did alot of talking about going to "BIG" school and some things he might do while at school leading up to school he was very excited and would ask how many more days until school starts...We kept everything positive and when he would ask "will you be missing me mum?" I would say that of course i would be missing him, but it makes mummy very happy to know that you are at school, learing new things, making new friends and having lots of fun !! I haven't had one tear in front of him.. but have had lots of tears in my own moments in the car or at home. I really didn't think my child starting school would affect me in the way it has.. i'm extremely emotiional...and am hoping that next week will be much better. He is doing quite well adjusting but i think that next week when they have been put into their proper class he will better and more confident about making friends.. at the moment all the kindy kids (yes ALL of them) are in the same room (a double room) and there are about 4 teachers rotating so at the moment he can't remember the teachers names and there are so many kids there to try and connect with some of them so i think that is the main reason he seems a little nervous in the morning walking into a classroom with over 60 kids and 4 teachers and not knowing exactly what to do. I'm so proud of my little guy and want him to have the best experience at school and to have a happy education....I just want things to go as smoothly as possible for him. Hopefully next week i'm not on the verge of tears everytime i think about how he is doing !! :) Happy face Mum, Happy Face !!

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Permalink Reply by Michelle Carter on February 3, 2010 at 20:53

My experiences with my daughter going to school has been a nightmare she has been at high school for 5days now with in theses 4days of the five she has been verbally abused and physically abused a great way to start her first year in high school but my son goes to a different school and when he started he never had a moment trouble its a shame that siblings can't be accepted into the same school when they tell you that your out of the area for a school that your son has been attending for 4 years and that my daughter can't attend and it's hard when the education department doesn't get back to you so any person enrolling into a school should check out there schools bullying policy and ask around to people who have attended that high school before as it is amazing what you might find out.

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Permalink Reply by Lisa on February 5, 2010 at 0:49

Gee Michelle, Sorry to hear. I can only imagine and feel your pain. I hope it all gets sorted out soon for your daughter. I don't know if there is a 'Bullying' group on here that others maybe able to offer you support and advice. Which may help.

I do not have enough experience in this dep't or knowledge and pray I never do. I get so angry at my own if they don't show respect to other peers, I think they are too scared of what I might do to them if I heard them hurting anyone else at school. Even at home they are not aloud to hit each other back, to me that's giving them permission for WW III but I take it on instead and do it back to them what they did to the other and it scares them because they know I do it it will be two fold ;).

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Permalink Reply by Anita Bower on February 6, 2010 at 23:25

My daughter started school on the 1st of feb this year, It was also her 5th birthday that day, so I was a little bit nervous how things would go that morning. She has been excited for weeks to go to school, but she was also wondering if she would still get presents for her birthday...how cute. The morning of her first schoolday, and birthday she told me " Mummy maybe I should stay 4 forever" She was obviously nervous, probably also because she doesn't know anyone else who is going to the school she's going. We choose to put her in a private school. We visited many (private and public) schools and this was the one we thought would suit her best. Now a week later, she's happy, very keen on going to school, and already made 2 good friends, and she believes school, and also home work is fun, loves the teacher, and is all happy. She comes home tired and I found that relaxing after school calmes her. I do all the things I need to do when she is in school, so I can spent all my time with her after school. Have a drink when she comes home, and talk about what she did that day, and praise her for the things she has achieved. Happy Daughter - Happy Mummy

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