| The first day at school for most kids is a | | | | know that not attending school is not an option. |
| terrifying experience. Being away from home | | | | You need to stand your ground and be |
| alone for the very first time, and not having | | | | authoritative. Whatever you do, do not bribe your |
| parents there to hold their hands, most kids will | | | | children into going to school, that is just asking for |
| most likely start crying and refuse to go to school | | | | trouble down the road. Lines like "Mommy will buy |
| the following day. | | | | you a toy car if you be good" will just back fire |
| While some children get over their phobia of going | | | | and you'll eventually need to buy a toy car every |
| to school very quickly, there will always be a few | | | | time you want your kid to do something. |
| who will take a lot longer to get used to the fact | | | | If the child already has an older sibling who's |
| that they can't be at home with you everyday as | | | | already attending school, then it is more likely that |
| they used to. | | | | he or she will be eager to go as well. If you meet |
| Some lucky parents just get crying kids who sulk, | | | | with some resistance, utilize your cunning and get |
| other unfortunate ones get cranky kids who yell | | | | the older sibling to encourage the younger one, |
| and scream or even worse, absolutely refuse to | | | | making it clear on how great fun kindergarten or |
| go to school. So what do you do when your kid | | | | primary school can really be. |
| just makes things hard on you and tests your | | | | In conclusion, you will need to learn how to as well |
| limits? | | | | as what motivates your child to become |
| There are multiple ways of dealing with kids like | | | | enthusiastic about school life. Avoid any lectures |
| this, and there is no correct way. Every child is | | | | about how beneficial school can be when they |
| individual and will require different mythologies. | | | | grow up or how they need to behave well in |
| Only you will know your child best and what the | | | | school - kids just do not get excited about things |
| appropriate course of action should be. | | | | like that. You need to keep selling them the idea |
| Either way, you need to let your little boy or girl | | | | of fun to win this tug of war. |