{"id":44244,"date":"2017-08-18T10:25:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T14:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/the-network\/uncategorized\/september-is-here-back-to-school-tips"},"modified":"2024-05-07T15:28:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T19:28:49","slug":"september-is-here-back-to-school-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/the-network\/human-resources\/september-is-here-back-to-school-tips","title":{"rendered":"September is Here! &#8211; Back-to-School Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Come September, the carefree days of summers are replaced with regimented school days and disciplined evenings spent doing homework. Here are some quick tips &#8211; both practical and psychological &#8211; to help pave the way for a smoother transition into the new school year.<\/p>\n<h3>The Whole Family is Involved in Preparing for School<\/h3>\n<p>It may be children who attend classes, but all family members are impacted by school routines and changing schedules. Some students and families anticipate school positively and with enthusiasm, while for others, it signals an unwelcome return to academics and a predictable Monday-Friday structure. Either way, being prepared for the change helps!<\/p>\n<h3>Practical Preparation<\/h3>\n<p>At the practical level, prepare for the first day of school by taking the following actions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Procure appropriate &#8220;school clothes&#8221;, including a pair of &#8220;indoor shoes&#8221; for students in the primary grades.<\/li>\n<li>Buy school supplies in advance.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that your emergency contacts are known and readily accessible to your child, the school, baby-sitters or after-school programs, etc.<\/li>\n<li>For younger children, identify and practice age-appropriate safety procedures to manage traffic, strangers, school buses, after-school activities and so on.<\/li>\n<li>Establish bedtime and morning routines a week or so in advance of the start of school, so that sleep schedules and wake up times are in line with the school timetable.<\/li>\n<li>For children under 12, organize before and after-school care so that as a working parent you can rest assured that your children are safe and well-cared for.<\/li>\n<li>Strategize and develop &#8220;back up plans&#8221; for days when your child is sick, or there&#8217;s a &#8220;storm day&#8221;, so that emergencies don&#8217;t catch you off guard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Psychological Preparation<\/h3>\n<p>On an emotional level, supporting and encouraging your child as they head off to school is important. For children who love being at school this is not generally a problem, but for those who struggle with either the social or academic aspects of attending school, some thought and planning is required. Some ways to make the prospect of going to school more inviting are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Talk positively about the school process and your child&#8217;s relationship with school, so that you set a tone of anticipated success; if your child counters your optimism with negative expectations, listen closely and attentively to what is being said, and look for strategies to address these potential problems proactively.<\/li>\n<li>Younger children often benefit from visiting their classroom before classes start and holding a &#8220;dress rehearsal&#8221; for school routines. Even university age children appreciate having time to settle into their campus life ahead of time as a means of reducing the anxiety associated with being &#8220;the new kid on the block&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Most of us find it easier to do things with a &#8220;buddy&#8221;. If your child has no siblings attending their school, linking up with someone else who is in the same class can reduce the first day jitters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out the following websites for more information:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.parenting-child-development.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.parenting-child-development.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidshealth.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.kidshealth.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.growinghealthykids.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.growinghealthykids.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Ligne_bleue_separation_version_e-2024.jpg\" style=\"height:67px; width:400px\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2>Extra&iacute;do del Programa de ayuda a los empleados &ndash; Equilibrio justo<\/h2>\n<p>Septiembre llega y la despreocupaci&oacute;n de los d&iacute;as de verano le deja paso a los d&iacute;as escolares regimentados y a las tardes pasadas a hacer la tarea obedientemente. Le ofrecemos algunos consejos pr&aacute;cticos y psicol&oacute;gicos, para preparar el terreno con el fin de realizar una transici&oacute;n armoniosa hacia el nuevo a&ntilde;o escolar.<\/p>\n<p>Haga participar a toda la familia en la preparaci&oacute;n del regreso a la escuela. Son los ni&ntilde;os que van a la escuela pero toda la familia se ve afectada por la rutina escolar y por el nuevo horario. Algunos ni&ntilde;os y sus familias perciben el regreso a la escuela positivamente y lo anticipan con entusiasmo, pero para otros, se&ntilde;ala el regreso no deseado de las materias escolares y de una estructura previsible de lunes a viernes. En ambos casos, &iexcl;es bueno prepararse!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preparaci&oacute;n del lado pr&aacute;ctico<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Del lado pr&aacute;ctico, prepare el regreso a clases tomando las siguientes medidas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adquiera para los ni&ntilde;os de primaria ropa adecuada al medio escolar, incluyendo un par de zapatos para cambiarse.<\/li>\n<li>Compre los art&iacute;culos escolares con anticipaci&oacute;n.<\/li>\n<li>Aseg&uacute;rese de que sus hijos, ni&ntilde;eros, personal de la escuela y de los programas de actividades extraescolares, etc. conozcan los datos de las personas a contactar en caso de emergencia y que puedan localizarlas f&aacute;cilmente.<\/li>\n<li>En el caso de los ni&ntilde;os peque&ntilde;os, determine los procedimientos de seguridad adaptados a su edad para que puedan manejar las diferentes situaciones que se les presentar&aacute;n, como la circulaci&oacute;n automovil&iacute;stica, conocer gente extra&ntilde;a, el transporte escolar, la participaci&oacute;n en las actividades extraescolares, etc., y haga que practiquen con usted esas instrucciones.<\/li>\n<li>Una semana antes de entrar a la escuela, adopte las horas de dormir y levantarse previstas para los d&iacute;as de escuela.<\/li>\n<li>Si trabaja en el exterior, y tiene ni&ntilde;os de menos de doce a&ntilde;os, planifique los servicios de cuidado para antes y despu&eacute;s de las horas de escuela, para asegurarse de que sus hijos estar&aacute;n en seguridad y bien supervisados.<\/li>\n<li>Planee desde ahora otra soluci&oacute;n para los d&iacute;as en que su hijo se encuentre enfermo o los d&iacute;as en los que cierre la escuela por razones imprevistas como una tormenta, para que este tipo de urgencias no lo tomen&nbsp;desprevenido.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Preparaci&oacute;n del lado psicol&oacute;gico<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Desde el punto de vista emocional, el apoyo y &aacute;nimo que le d&eacute; a su hijo durante el regreso a la escuela son importantes. Para los ni&ntilde;os a quienes les encanta la escuela, estas medidas normalmente no son necesarias, pero cuando un ni&ntilde;o tiene dificultades con el aspecto social o pedag&oacute;gico de la escuela, se requiere un cierto grado de atenci&oacute;n y de planificaci&oacute;n. A continuaci&oacute;n le presentamos algunas maneras de hacer que la perspectiva del regreso a la escuela sea m&aacute;s tentadora:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hable con entusiasmo sobre el regreso a la escuela y todo lo que trate con la escuela de su hijo, como si el &eacute;xito escolar fuera obvio. Si sus expectativas optimistas son recibidas con comentarios negativos, esc&uacute;chelos atentamente y busque los medios para resolver los problemas potenciales de manera proactiva.<\/li>\n<li>Los m&aacute;s j&oacute;venes con frecuencia pueden beneficiarse, antes del inicio de clases, de una visita de su aula y de una &ldquo;repetici&oacute;n general&rdquo; de la rutina escolar. Incluso a los estudiantes que entran a la universidad les gusta tener la ocasi&oacute;n de acostumbrarse a la vida de estudiante desde que inician los cursos para reducir la ansiedad relacionada con el hecho de &ldquo;ser nuevo&rdquo;.<\/li>\n<li>La mayor&iacute;a tambi&eacute;n pensamos que es m&aacute;s f&aacute;cil hacer las cosas entre dos. Si su hijo no tiene hermanos en la escuela, el hecho de unirlo con un compa&ntilde;ero que estar&aacute; en la misma clase podr&iacute;a ayudarlo a reducir los nervios del primer d&iacute;a.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Para obtener m&aacute;s informaci&oacute;n sobre este tema, puede consultar los siguientes sitios en Internet (disponibles solamente en ingl&eacute;s):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.parenting-child-development.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.parenting-child-development.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidshealth.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.kidshealth.org<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.growinghealthykids.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.growinghealthykids.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Come September, the carefree days of summers are replaced with regimented school days and disciplined [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":44239,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[225],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-resources"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44244"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57035,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44244\/revisions\/57035"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}