Social/Emotional Tips for Families to Prepare Your Child for Kindergarten
Welcome aboard! Each week you will receive tips to help your child prepare for this amazing journey. We are honored to partner with you and your child as they begin this school adventure at North Penn!
Save the Dates!
Please save the dates for the following exciting opportunities to help with the journey into kindergarten:
August 6, 8, 13, 15: K-Day
Enjoy a ride on the school bus with your child
Meet at North Penn High School
2 sessions each date, 8:30 AM and 10 AM
Kindergarten Orientation
Wednesday, August 28 at an assigned time
Families will be given additional information in an invitation from the school
Helpful Resources
Learning Self Control
Life requires children to understand emotions and control their emotions to some level. This means they can identify when they're angry (for example) and express that in healthy ways that don't impact others. At home, you can support this emotional development by:
Allowing your child to express their emotions. Help them name the feeling, and then support them in finding appropriate ways to show the feeling.
Look carefully at pictures while reading stories and talk about how the character(s) might be feeling.
Modeling emotional regulation. Talk with your child about the emotions you feel and model healthy ways to manage those emotions. For example, taking deep breaths when upset.
