Essential
reading for any parent wanting to help their child develop the emotional skills
necessary for school success!

Starting school can be an anxious time for both
children and parents! Studies increasingly show that children who have good
emotional skills are far better equipped to meet any challenges and develop resilience
in the face of any setbacks. And it’s parents and carers who are the key people
in helping children to develop these strong emotional foundations.

By focusing on your child’s emotional and social
needs, School Start enables you to understand your child’s brain development
and how this impacts on their emotional intelligence. It also offers practical
strategies for how you can help your child to:

deal with anxiety
initiate new friendships
cope when things don’t always go to plan
accept that people have different strengths
and weaknesses and that they won’t always be ‘the best’ (or ‘the worst’) at
things
deal with teasing and bullying, and
develop resilience.

Guidance is also given to help you cope with
your own reactions to your child starting school. It’s important for new
‘school parents’ to be self-aware and in touch with their parenting values, as
it’s all too easy to draw on ‘baggage’ from your own school years when faced
with problems your child might face.

With School Start to help you, you’ll be
well equipped to offer the right advice and be the emotional support your child
needs—no matter what they encounter!