my beautiful 12 year old has just started high school. oh my god what a transition! a lot like starting school in kinder, no one could prepare us for the change we would have to manage. i use "us" advisedly. while it is, i know, huge for him it is also huge for the mummy getting him there and supporting this big change. he it is true is managing text books, a locker, real homework daily, attending meetings, remembering things, a diary, new friends, new serious uniform and a school bus for the first time. school starts an hour earlier than it did last year. everything he thought he knew about school is different. the poor little thing is worried his brain will explode.
but we need the training too. we need to manage the kids to get them off in the morning without screaming and crying. we need to work calmly on a new routine. we need to maybe get up a little earlier, give them more responsibility and let them do whatever they are capable of doing. we need to train ourselves to better manage uniform, to manage homework and to supervise social media use. surviving this transition is an achievement for all of us.
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so true....training and modelling is the key....part of this transition includes letting go a little and providing opportunities where small responsibilities can be given to our young people to assist in their growth and maturity....another milestone.
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