The start of the year has been a very exciting time for us, the small one is starting pre-school and the big one is going to big school already.
For the last month, I have been priming my little one about pre-school. I was apprehensive that she might cry on the first few days of school. I would ask her almost everyday if she was excited to start school, and her answer would be the same:"Yes!"
On her first day of school, she seemed excited to be carrying her new school bag as we left the house. The whole family brought her to school. Once there, she immersed herself in class right away! No tears. And that has continued. She has finished her second week of school already with no tears. She seems to have adjusted to school very well. At the end of each day, when I ask her how school was, she would tell me that it was fun!
I partly attribute this to the fact that the little one has been going to her sister's school to pick her up and to watch her shows. She also saw that her sister goes to school, so she knows that this is the next step for her too.
With my little one, I have been seeing the advantages of not being the firstborn child. Because she idolizes her big sister, she wants to do everything her big sister does. It has been very easy for us because of this. She was fully toilet-trained (no diapers even at night) before she turned two. She eats by herself. She prepares her own food and drink. Sometimes, she even pretends to be the mommy and helps button her big sister's clothes on.
Now, the next step for her is her first ever school performance for Chinese New Year. I am already prepping her for her for this. How do I prepare her, you may ask? I just tell her everyday that I am very excited to see her perform on stage for the Chinese New Year celebration. I then ask her if she wants to sing and dance on stage. I told her I would be sitting on the front row to watch her and take a video of her performance. She would then smile and tell me she will performing on stage. I am confident that she will do well in her first ever school performance. Excited to see the little one on stage!
For the last month, I have been priming my little one about pre-school. I was apprehensive that she might cry on the first few days of school. I would ask her almost everyday if she was excited to start school, and her answer would be the same:"Yes!"
On her first day of school, she seemed excited to be carrying her new school bag as we left the house. The whole family brought her to school. Once there, she immersed herself in class right away! No tears. And that has continued. She has finished her second week of school already with no tears. She seems to have adjusted to school very well. At the end of each day, when I ask her how school was, she would tell me that it was fun!
I partly attribute this to the fact that the little one has been going to her sister's school to pick her up and to watch her shows. She also saw that her sister goes to school, so she knows that this is the next step for her too.
With my little one, I have been seeing the advantages of not being the firstborn child. Because she idolizes her big sister, she wants to do everything her big sister does. It has been very easy for us because of this. She was fully toilet-trained (no diapers even at night) before she turned two. She eats by herself. She prepares her own food and drink. Sometimes, she even pretends to be the mommy and helps button her big sister's clothes on.
Now, the next step for her is her first ever school performance for Chinese New Year. I am already prepping her for her for this. How do I prepare her, you may ask? I just tell her everyday that I am very excited to see her perform on stage for the Chinese New Year celebration. I then ask her if she wants to sing and dance on stage. I told her I would be sitting on the front row to watch her and take a video of her performance. She would then smile and tell me she will performing on stage. I am confident that she will do well in her first ever school performance. Excited to see the little one on stage!
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