The school makes great demands on the student. The child is involved in systematic educational work, he has new responsibilities and concerns, he has to be motionless for a long time. By organizing the right schedule for the student, parents can successfully prepare him for school.
Compliance with the daily routine is very important in the daily life of a student. The regime disciplines, helps to be collected. This is especially true for first graders, as it helps the student to get used to a new life and to correctly combine rest and study. A properly organized daily routine will prevent irritability, excitability and keep the child working throughout the day. If you notice that your child is very tired, becomes lethargic and nervous by the end of the day, and academic performance suffers, try to organize his regimen correctly, and the negative symptoms will most likely disappear on their own.
The main elements of the schoolchild's day regimen are: studies at school and at home, active recreation with maximum exposure to the fresh air, regular and adequate nutrition, physiologically adequate sleep, free activity of individual choice. When organizing the regimen, parents should take into account the state of health of their child and the functional characteristics of a given age period. With a clear daily routine, the child forms a habit when a specific time is a signal for appropriate action.
For first grade students in the extended day group mode, it is recommended to provide for sleep and games. In the absence of special rooms in the general education organization for organizing sleep and games, universal rooms can be used that combine a bedroom and a playroom, equipped with built-in furniture: wardrobes, single-tier beds. It is recommended that the educational organization organize outdoor activities. For this purpose, when conducting a daily dynamic pause, it is recommended to increase the duration of a big break to 45 minutes, of which at least 30 minutes are allocated for organizing motor-active types of activities of students on the sports ground of the institution, in the gym or in recreation.
For students in grades II-VIII, depending on the specific capabilities, it is recommended that the educational organization allocate assigned premises for the organization of play activities, circle work, classes at the request of students, daytime sleep for the weakened.
Sleep relieves fatigue and excitement of children who are in a large group for a long time, increases their efficiency. The duration of daytime sleep should be at least 1 hour.
For the organization of daytime sleep, either special sleeping rooms or universal rooms should be allocated, with an area of 4.0 m2 per student, equipped with teenagers (1600x700 mm in size) or built-in single-tier beds.
When arranging beds, it is necessary to observe the distance between: the long sides of the bed - 50 cm; headboards - 30 cm; bed and outer wall - 60 cm, and for the northern regions of the country - 100 cm.
Each student should be assigned a certain sleeping place with a change of bed linen as it gets dirty, but at least once every 10 days.
Adequate night sleep is especially important for the child. The younger the child, the more he should sleep. So, a first grader needs to sleep 11.5 hours a day, including 1.5 hours of naps if possible.
Approximate norms of night sleep for schoolchildren: in grades 1-4 - 10-10.5 hours; 5-7 grades - 10.5 hours; 6-9 grades - 9-9.5 hours; 10-11 grades - 8-9 hours. First graders are encouraged to take up to 2 hours of naps.
The greatest influence on the health of a student is exerted by the quantity and quality of sleep, nutrition and physical activity.
In children, with a lack of sleep, the flow of specific hormones into the bloodstream can be disrupted, which negatively affects their growth and development. With a lack of sleep, the proportion of that stage of sleep (the so-called "REM sleep"), on which the ability to learn and its success depends, suffers. Schoolchildren are shown to increase the usual duration of sleep (at least by 1 hour) during exams, before tests and during any intense mental activity. In children who are sleep deprived for 2–2.5 hours, the level of efficiency in the classroom is reduced by 30% compared to children who “pour out” their norm.
For proper rest of the central nervous system and the whole organism, it is important to provide not only the necessary duration, but also a sufficient depth of sleep. To do this, you need the following:
Teach your child to go to bed and get up at the same time. When a child goes to bed at a certain hour, his nervous system and the whole body prepare in advance for sleep;
Limit emotional stress after 19 hours (noisy games, watching movies, etc.), the time before bedtime should be spent in activities that calm the nervous system. It can be quiet games, reading;
Form your own good habits ("ritual"): an evening shower or bath, a walk, etc .;
The child's bed should be flat, not sagging, spacious, clean, with a low pillow;
The room should be well ventilated before bed. At the moment the child falls asleep, as well as during his sleep, you need to create a calm environment (eliminate bright light, turn off the TV, stop talking loudly).
The transition from preschooler to first grader is a huge event in the life of a seven-year-old toddler and his parents. Academic performance over the next ten years, and most importantly, the desire to learn, is laid precisely in the first school year. And here a lot depends not so much on the teacher (although this is important), as on the behavior of the parents. Therefore, psychologists say that before school you need to work first of all with parents.
A small student in the first academic year spends the maximum amount of physical, mental and intellectual strength. After all, it's not a secret for anyone that the educational process in the modern first grade is super-intensive loads. At the same time, the first grader needs to preserve his health (otherwise who will need his achievements?).
So, what is a healthy lifestyle for a young schoolchild, how to maintain and strengthen health, teach organization and independence, maintain interest in learning, and most importantly - how to help a child adapt to a new role. Let's figure it out together.
LABOR AND RECREATION ORGANIZATION
The basis for a child's adaptation to school is the daily routine, he disciplines, helps to maintain health, it is easier to get used to the conditions of school life, and to avoid nervous overload.
It would seem that if the first grader observes the correct daily routine, everything will be all right. But at first it will require some effort both on the part of the parents and on the part of the little student. After all, a child of seven or eight years old cannot yet rationally allocate time on his own, but it is necessary to teach him how to build his day, this will come in handy in the future. Mom and Dad will have to stick to their goals, even become a little stricter in relation to the baby. And the newly made first grader will have to fulfill your requirements through “I don’t want” and even through “I can’t”. When mental stress with physical exercise, daytime rest and just walks with friends alternate in the schoolchild's day regimen, the results will not be long in coming. You will not need to overcome the resistance of the baby, and he will start work (to do homework) without delay and will no longer be distracted by extraneous objects.
It has been proven in practice that adherence to the daily routine helps the student to become independent and organized, and special studies conducted in primary grades have shown that excellent students have a fixed time for preparing lessons and adhere to it constantly. So good grades are the result of not only ability and perseverance, but also hard work and habit of systematic work at a certain time.
So, what does this commonplace concept include - the daily routine.
COMPLETE SLEEP
Parents should pay special attention to the child's sleep. By the end of the preschool period, some children no longer need to sleep during the day, but the total duration of sleep in a first grader should be at least 11 - 12 hours.
After school, the child's performance and activity decrease sharply, so do not sit him down immediately for lessons. After a homemade meal, let your baby sleep or rest for 1.5 to 2 hours to fully recharge. If the child does not sleep during the day, let him lie quietly for at least an hour in a dim room.
The most important moment in the daily routine is going to bed. It depends on what time the baby went to bed, with what mood, what state of health he will get up in the morning and how efficient he will be in the classroom. In the evening, you need to go to bed no later than 21.30. Therefore, evening guests, late entertainment and for parents with a child are excluded. Before going to bed, you should not watch TV, play noisy games on the computer. It is better to lie down next to the baby, talk to him, listen to or read the story. Maybe you don't guess, but even a seven-year-old child needs mother's care, participation, warmth and affection.
In addition, the maximum amount of growth hormone in a child's body is produced during sleep from 22 to 24 hours. Your baby needs quality sleep for full growth and development. Have your child sleep at ten o'clock in the evening.
RECREATION
The regime of work and rest is of great importance. It is important for parents to determine a reasonable ratio of time allotted for lessons, walks, and household chores.
Every day, a child needs to spend at least 3 hours in the air in any weather, actively moving - this improves well-being and increases efficiency. Do not exclude walking with peers from the regime, he should not feel deprived in communication. The best option is when the child walks both to and from school. It's good if you make evening walks before bedtime a family tradition.
Be sure to establish control over the duration of TV programs and the game on the computer. The recommended time for TV is 30 minutes, and the recommended time for a computer is 10 minutes a day. The distance to the TV screen should be more than 3 meters, and the computer monitor screen should be no closer than the child's arm's length.
Expands the circle of communication with peers by visiting circles and clubs of interest. Try with your child to find an activity in which he would fully reveal his talents and abilities. It doesn't matter what it will be - beadwork or aeromodelling, the main thing is to like the classes, let him look for "his" place in this world, and it’s not scary if he moves from one circle to another. The time of additional classes is not more than 1 hour a day, and completely exclude classes in circles at the beginning of the school year, until there has been an adaptation to school loads.
HOMEWORK
First, let's define the concept of workplace hygiene.
The first grader should have his own work area (ideally, a separate room), under which the brightest place in the room with a desk and a chair corresponding to the age anatomical and physiological characteristics of the child is allocated.
Classes at a desk are associated with a certain, predominantly static, position of the body, which causes tension in the muscles of the back, neck, abdomen, arms and legs, so the baby should sit at the table during classes in the correct position - the head is slightly tilted forward, the back is straight and rests on the back of the chair, the shoulder girdle in the horizontal plane, the feet rest on the floor (if the legs do not reach the floor, put a small bench under them) - all this significantly reduces muscle tension and prevents early fatigue. The surface of the table when the child is sitting is at the level of the lower edge of the sternum, and a children's cam is placed between the edge of the table and the sternum. The seat height of the chair is equal to the leg length plus 1 - 2 cm per heel, and the chair is pushed 4 - 5 cm under the table. Do not allow your baby to put his legs under the seat or sit with his legs crossed - this is how large blood vessels are pinched. Watch how the little student sits - his back should remain straight by the end of the 11th grade!
It is important that natural light falls through the window from the left; a table lamp should also be placed in the left corner of the table. The child's eyes should be at the distance of the length of the forearm and the extended palm to the table surface (to the notebook sheet), while the elbow of the hand is placed on the table top, or a distance of about 30 - 35 cm is considered sufficient. cervical spine.
A favorable work environment for the child is very important. Before doing your homework, ventilate the room, open the curtains while the baby is engaged, do not turn on the radio and TV, do not speak in a full voice even in the next room.
Cooking homework is given a constant time within daylight hours, even in winter. The optimal time for doing homework is 16 - 17 hours - the baby has already rested after school. Do not postpone classes until late in the evening: after 17 - 18 hours concentration of attention, concentration, ability to perceive new information decreases, therefore it is more difficult to study.
The total duration of classes should not exceed one hour, breaks (active respites) are required every 15 - 20 minutes, since attention at this age is short-lived and is based on interest.
Homework assignments for first graders are given to a minimum, but they must be completed together with one of the parents. Not every child is able to independently do even a simple task, he is not used to it yet. It will take a few months for the little student to understand that homework is his responsibility to do. Therefore, it is necessary to remind him that it is time to sit down for lessons and help with his presence. Always start with the hardest, with written assignments, alternating with oral assignments. And what the kid is already familiar with (for example, drawing), he will be able to do at the end of the hour.
Most importantly, praise your child often. Never focus on failures, instill in the kid the will to win, and he will have a positive attitude "I can do it myself." Moreover, it is necessary to praise the child even when not everything turns out neatly and correctly, the training should always take place in a positive way. Do not scold the kid, otherwise there will be a protest, and homework will take on a negative connotation. Encourage his interest in learning, help at first, and do not scoff at failure.
And yet, dear parents, "there is no escape from genes." If you yourself did not have good academic performance at school, do not demand only fives from your child. This is usually not possible. Let the child have solid threes and fours, but a healthy psyche and he will not turn into an inadequate and exhausted excellent student.
Be sure to teach your child, after assignments, to tidy up the workplace and collect a portfolio, it is better to do this immediately after class or in the evening, so as not to waste the morning time on the hustle and bustle.
A few more important details should be recalled. Create a calm environment for your child in the morning so that he does not rush, does not worry and comes to school in a good mood. In order not to be late for the beginning of lessons, he must get up on time, preferably come to school 10 - 15 minutes before the call. The kids are very worried about their lateness and the teacher's comments. But the responsibility in this case lies only with you.
Do not forget that first graders are experiencing tremendous psychological stress, because a new life has begun for them: a new team, the first teacher, new requirements and new responsibilities. Your task is to help the child as much as possible. Do not overload children's leisure time, do not send your baby to several circles and sections at once, do not demand the impossible from him - he will not cope. It is better to surround your baby with attention, care and kindness.
The daily routine is not an abstract concept, its observance makes the child organized, punctual and independent, and this has a positive effect on his studies and grades. Therefore, from the first days, organize the daily routine for the baby - and success will not be long in coming.
BALANCED DIET
The first place among all chronic diseases in children of primary school is occupied by diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, food for a schoolchild, and first graders in particular, should be timely, regular, fresh and four times a day. A small student of a modern school not only experiences outrageous (for his age) mental stress, but also continues to develop and grow, so his diet must satisfy all the body's needs for proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and trace elements.
Do not send your child to school without breakfast. Let it be cottage cheese with sour cream or hot porridge, yogurt or scrambled eggs, a cheese sandwich or cornflakes with milk. Of course, breakfast is important, but if the baby has absolutely no appetite in the morning, do not force him to eat through force. You can give your child tea with milk, cocoa or fruit - whichever he likes best. You should not give up hot meals at school, because first-graders at a big break at about 10 o'clock in the morning are sure to be fed.
First-graders have few activities, so they usually dine at home. Lunch must include soup for the first, and meat or fish for the second. If you are unable to warm up your child's lunch, teach him how to use an electric or microwave oven himself. Avoid snacks and dry food (muesli, cookies, chips, gas water). Remember that food should be digestible and quick-digesting. These are products such as chicken, fish, eggs, cereals, fruits and vegetables, dairy products.
High-quality and proper nutrition is one of the fundamental aspects of both mental and physical development of a first grader.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Thanks to physical activity, under the influence of physical exercises, the nervous system is strengthened, skeletal muscles develop, and the work of the heart and lungs improves.
Movement is vital for the child's body and is of great importance not only for physical, but also for mental development.
Be sure to set aside time for morning exercises, even better, do exercises with your child, showing him how to do the exercises correctly. Children 7 - 8 years old enough 5 - 7 exercises for 10 minutes. It is better to do gymnastics with the window open and in light clothing (T-shirt and swimming trunks).
Enroll the child in the sports section or continue training if the child was engaged before school - this will make him responsible for his own health and organized. Let it be swimming or tennis, football or martial arts. The main thing is that training should bring pleasure and positive emotions to the child. Just remember: it is recommended to include in the daily routine no more than 3 sports activities per week.
PERSONAL HYGIENE
A first grader needs to follow the basic rules of personal hygiene - this is an axiom that does not require proof. And teaching your kid these rules is your sacred duty, and preferably even before school.
use a handkerchief;
when eating, use cutlery, napkins, carefully take food;
use toilet paper after bowel movement.
Tell your child these simple truths about caring for your own body, and not only your baby, but also the people around him will be grateful to you in the future, because “caring for your loved ones” is one of the elements of the general culture of a person and one of the means of preventing diseases.
PSYCHOEMOTIONAL COMFORT
One of the most important components of a child's health is his mental health. The age of 6-7 years is a crisis age not only in the physical, but also in the psycho-emotional development of the child, because his status changes from a preschooler to a schoolchild, and this fact radically changes the whole life of the child. He begins to think, compare himself with other children, evaluate others by their actions, experience resentment and failure, he becomes more responsible and independent, the circle of his responsibilities expands. It is very important that parents help their child at this moment.
The first grader is in a new environment, with new people and new rules, not only at school, but also at home, his way of life is changing: along with games and entertainment, there is also homework. Therefore, the child is under stress almost all the time. The main task of loving parents is to keep this stress to a minimum. This can be done only with love, participation and kindness. During adaptation to school, dose not only intellectual, but also emotional stress, do not overload the baby with additional activities, remember that children adapt to school for at least 6-8 weeks.
In the first year of school, communicate with your baby as much as possible, do not push him out at once into adulthood, saying "you are already an adult" (this is akin to a world catastrophe for a child), be interested in his relationship with the teacher and classmates, praise his achievements and successes , sincerely and thoroughly delve into all his affairs, never scold for failures, in a word, study with the baby and live the life of the baby, especially during the first school year.
Remember, dear parents, if a child in the family is loved and respected, and at home he is calm and comfortable, then the child is not afraid of any stress, even in the first grade.
So, you now know the main components of a healthy lifestyle for a first grader, you just have to follow these simple rules - and you will succeed.
Good luck in the first class!
T. Karikh, pediatrician, HCMP
Primary general education
The correct daily routine of a first grader
A school teacher and a child neurologist - about excessive exercise, proper nutrition and the necessary length of sleep.A school teacher and a child neurologist - about excessive exercise, proper nutrition and the necessary length of sleep.
"How do I organize a day for my first grader?" - this question is regularly asked by parents to teachers, doctors and other experts. Indeed, a properly structured daily routine is extremely important for the child to smoothly and comfortably enter the educational process and maintain his health. Often the parents themselves form the rules that are not always executable and are not always really needed by the first grader.
To correct the possible mistakes of parents, we decided to contact two experts - a primary school teacher and an experienced pediatrician. Let their advice and observations help us form an objective picture of what the daily routine of a modern first grader should be.
Alexey Igorevich Krapivkin, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Director of the Moscow Scientific and Practical Center of Pediatric Psychoneurology
Daily routine: keep the kindergarten norm
When a child goes to school, his life changes a lot. But even in the first grade, it is quite possible to maintain the same daily routine that you had in kindergarten: with regular meals, afternoon rest and fairly active walks, albeit not so long.
Nutrition: the main thing is variety
The body of a first grader is in dire need of regular nutrition in order to replenish the lack of glucose in time. By the age of seven, the child should already have formed food habits: a compulsory full breakfast, a hot lunch, the right snacks - second breakfast, afternoon tea.
My main advice to parents is to feed your kids a variety of foods. Any excess food can affect the baby's condition, digestion, sleep and physical activity. Of course, it is better to avoid an abundance of sweet, fatty or spicy foods in a child's diet - for the same reason.
At the same time, if the child does not have serious illnesses, then there should be no deliberate restrictions on food. Coming to a new children's collective, the child revises his nutritional norm: if everyone eats cookies, why should he flatly refuse them? If everyone has a snack after the third lesson, why can't he bring a sandwich or an apple with him?
And one more tip: in order not to risk the well-being of the child at night, try to feed him with dinner about two hours before bedtime, no later. If you didn't manage to have dinner on time, offer the lightest and safest food for the digestive tract.
Sleep: the main thing is not to fight for performance
Not only a first grader, but also any person should sleep as much as his body requires. But sometimes parents put the child to bed almost at eight in the evening so that he sleeps as long as possible, this, in my opinion, is an unnecessary measure.
According to statistics, an adult needs at least 8 hours of sleep per day. A first grader needs a little more, but not 12 hours as a baby. The most important thing is to put your child to bed early, do not fight for performance, it is better to look at his condition. Is it easy for him to wake up in the morning? Do you have enough strength until the evening?
It is best to put the child to bed between 9 and 10 o'clock in the evening, preferably no later than 10 o'clock. At the same time, the child should have free time 1.5-2 hours before bedtime for daily rituals: water procedures, reading at night, a glass of milk - and as little stress as possible, then the child will smoothly fall asleep and be able to fully rest.
With regard to naps, it seems to me that there is no reason to insist that the child should sleep during the day. If he wants to go to bed after dinner - great, if not - do not insist. The main thing is that daytime sleep should divide the day into two equal intervals. You do not need to go to bed later than 4 pm: then the night's sleep may suffer.
Exercise: achieve a state of reasonable fatigue
Nowadays there is a lot of talk about the fact that first-graders can barely withstand the exorbitant burden that the school and parents with their circles and sections arrange for them. I like the idea that the level of exercise should be determined by the tolerance. If your child has enough resources to practice for two hours on the piano after school, and in the evening to go to the sports section with pleasure, then why not? For parents, the main indicator of the level of stress should be the condition of the child in the evenings. If he falls off his feet, is capricious, cannot eat, he is so tired - you are clearly overdone. If he is active and could be engaged in something for a couple more hours, it means that the daily load was not enough. But if his fatigue is not excessive, natural, does not cause him serious discomfort, then the volume of the load is sufficient.
Physical activity
It is important to remember that for a seven-year-old child, just sitting at a desk for several hours in a row is a colossal load. To take it off, it is more useful not to put the child to bed, but to let him run properly, to give vent to tension.
The child's need for movement is natural, physiological. Be sure to give him the opportunity to properly jump, climb, run after school, and if necessary, then also in the evening.
Be sure to remind your child to do small warm-ups after sitting for a long time: basic gymnastics will be enough. And send your child to the sports section: two or three times a week.
Elena Alexandrovna Chulikhina, primary school teacher at MBOU "Malodubenskaya secondary school"
Mode of the day: on weekends as on weekdays
There is nothing to talk about, every first grader needs a full-fledged daily routine. Best of all, if he does not get lost on the weekend, otherwise it will be difficult to rebuild by the beginning of the working week.
Food: hotter is better than cookies
Now almost all parents are very afraid that their children will go to school hungry. They give them sweets, cookies, buns, waffles and other "dry rations" with them - despite the fact that the school has a canteen where you can always eat a hot breakfast and have a good lunch. Naturally, after eating sweets, children in the dining room refuse full-fledged hot food. Therefore, I want to give my parents advice: teach them better to go to the dining room, to eat porridge or omelet in the morning, to dine with good hot soup in the afternoon, and not lollipops. I do not mind that you give the children food with you, but in moderation, and not in such a way that it interrupts the appetite.
Sleep: do not peck your nose in class!
To be honest, it’s very unpleasant when in the first lesson in your class the children nod. Therefore, please put your children to bed on time, at best around nine in the evening. There is no need to hope that you will snatch fifteen minutes of sleep in the morning: morning lateness begins with this, and this also does not help children to concentrate very much.
Daytime sleep is a useful thing, especially since children themselves, as a rule, require an afternoon rest: they come from school and immediately go to bed. This means that they need it, which means that parents need to take this need into account when drawing up a daily routine.
Loads
Now, in connection with the introduction of the Federal State Educational Standard, first-graders are entitled to up to 10 hours of extracurricular activities per week. They usually start in the afternoon and last up to two academic hours a day, in addition to the normal school workload. In addition, almost every child attends various clubs, some of them are very serious and are located on the other side of the city. It turns out that first-graders are very busy on weekdays, even if they are not asked home in the first grade.
Here I have no right to give parents any advice: they themselves decide how, what and how much to load the children, what achievements to demand, etc. But I would insist that at least on weekends the children be free, they can do their own affairs, play, walk, spend an evening with family. This is the best support we can give them.
Physical activity
We make sure that the children do warm-ups between lessons, can run, and unload properly. It is important that parents take care of the same. Be sure to let the children walk, move a lot. It is best when they walk home from school rather than driving.
YEREVAN, September 2. News-Armenia. It is often difficult for a child to switch to a new regime, especially with the onset of school days. Elena Muradova, the mother of three children and the head of the BabySleep Center for Sleep and Development, tells about how to cope with school loads on the pages of the resource woman.delfi.ee.
1. Leave a short nap
A first grader needs to sleep 10-11 hours a day on average. Studies have shown that children with longer sleep duration received higher IQ scores and were more successful in class than those who did not sleep enough.
Most children stop sleeping in the afternoon by first grade, but if your child continues, do not try to stop it at the beginning of autumn. Let him rest after school, but not too long - otherwise it will badly affect the night's sleep and in the morning the child will not get enough sleep.
2. Reduce extracurricular activities to a minimum
The school schedule of a first-grader may seem very easy to parents: only 4-5 lessons a day, "either way in our time." But this simplicity is deceiving.
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The beginning of schooling puts significant pressure on the child's psyche. And if you overload him with circles and activities, you can go too far. From overwork, children do not sleep well, learn new information at school worse and get sick more often.
In the first grade, it is better to keep the extracurricular workload to a minimum. Leave 1-2 hours of free time every day so that the child can choose what to do or just sit back.
3. Observe the same sleep schedule on weekdays and weekends
School life involves keeping a clear timetable. When it comes to sleep, predictability and schedule are also important.
Most often, you need to get up early for school, so bedding in the evening should not be too late. If you need to get up at 7:00, then in the evening you need to go to bed no later than 21:00. And not just be in bed, but fall asleep.
It is also important that the regime is stable not only on weekdays, but also on weekends. If a child stays up late on Friday evening (“tomorrow you don’t need to get up”), and then sleeps on Saturday and Sunday, it will not be easy to get up on Monday morning, and he will not start the new school week in the best way.
4. Pick up all gadgets an hour before bed
By the evening, most children have a second wind after studies, circles and sections. Take all the gadgets from him and turn off the TV at least 1 hour before bed, so that he has time to calm down and fall asleep easier. Games and cartoons, especially without time limits, lead to excessive excitement, and the light of screens slows down the production of the sleep hormone melatonin. Before going to bed, it is better to give preference to a book.
5. Help your baby fall asleep with a bedding ritual
Parents need to monitor the regime of a younger student. He is not yet able to discipline himself on his own. If you give up on the regime with your hand, in the morning your first grader will nod off in class and will hardly remember anything from the new material.
Chat with him before bed, discuss plans for tomorrow, help pack up a briefcase, check school uniforms - all this prepares for a smooth end to the day. A predictable bedding ritual that is repeated every night relaxes the baby, sets him up for sleep and helps him fall asleep quickly.
6. Explain why sleep is so important
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For a child, going to bed late may be associated with growing up: "I am no longer small, I go to school and will stay up late, like mom and dad." Be sure to talk to your "adult" first graders:
Explain why it is so important not to go to bed too late.
Together, remember how difficult it is to get up in the morning when you have not had enough sleep.
Tell us about the relationship between quality sleep and school performance. I got enough sleep - and learned the verse faster, and wrote the test better.
Remember to set an example: even if you go to bed later than the children, falling asleep after midnight is not useful even for "owl" parents. -0-
Adapting to school is a difficult process, and most importantly, a lengthy one. For first graders, it lasts 6-8 weeks. Compliance with the daily routine is the golden rule for a family in which a student has appeared.
A first grade student needs to sleep at least 10 hours, so make every effort to go to bed at 9pm and get up at 7am. If you pick up your child from school right after school, then first it is better to take a walk before lunch for about 40 minutes. Elementary students are required to walk for 3 hours a day. We have lunch at 13.30-14.00. After lunch - a compulsory rest. Children come home from school on a decline in their working capacity, so in no case should they be immediately put to work. Even a child who has long stopped sleeping during the day, having come home from school, can fall and fall asleep. Of course, we must give him such an opportunity to rest.
After lunch and rest, we sit down for lessons. In first grade, they shouldn't take more than half an hour. The optimal time for their preparation is between 15 and 17 hours. Then the child can go to additional classes - in a circle, section, studio. The road to class can be combined with a walk. In no case should you do or finish your homework in the evening. It often happens that a child comes from school in the afternoon sluggish and tired, and in the evening he seems to have a second wind. He is cheerful and cheerful, ready to do anything, just not to go to bed. Do not think that he is not tired and does not want to sleep - in fact, this is just overexcitement.
To relieve tension that has accumulated over the day, it is helpful to take a walk before bed. If we assume that we need to go to bed at 21.00, then the best time for a walk would be 19.30, right after dinner. At home we take a warm shower, drink a glass of milk with a spoonful of honey (if there is no allergy) - and go to bed. Going to sleep should be very calm, without talking about the problems and difficulties of the past day, especially without reminders of failures and annoying mistakes.
One of the most important components of your daily routine is your diet. Meals for a younger student should be five times a day: breakfast at home, lunch at school, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner. A hot breakfast at home is a must. Ideally, this is hot porridge, but you can also offer dry cereal drenched in warm milk. Of course, there are many options - it can be an omelet, and cottage cheese, and cheesecakes or pancakes. In no case should you have breakfast in a hurry, accompanied by constant shouts "Faster!", "You will be late!" It is better to wake up the child half an hour earlier than to urge him on. There is nothing worse for a child's physical and mental health than the stress caused by time constraints.
If the child is not on an after-school day, he usually dines at home. At first, it is best to offer him a light soup (strong meat broths are not useful for children). When preparing the second, it should be remembered that not only for kids, but also for younger students, spicy, fried, spices, mayonnaise, ketchup are not recommended. Fruits and vegetables are a must on the daily menu. For lunch, it is good to give a vegetable salad. Afternoon snack - this is the time to eat buns, pancakes, pancakes. Good for afternoon tea and fresh fruit. Dinner should be hearty but light. If you expect your child to go to bed at 21.00, then you should have dinner no later than 19.00, 2 hours before bedtime. Nutrition should be varied, not only in terms of the composition of the products, but also in the form in which these products are given to the child. It is important for him how the food is on the plate, how it is decorated. In catering, a positive emotional attitude is as important as in all other areas of a first grader's life.
Physiologists do not recommend combining the beginning of school education and the beginning of education in a music school, an art studio, additional classes in a foreign language. If there is a desire to develop the child comprehensively, it is better to start a year before school or from the second grade. In the first class, additional loads should be minimal.
It also happens: before school, the child is engaged in both music and sports, but in the first grade you have to sacrifice something, because there is not enough time for everything. You can postpone some of the activities for a year, but be sure to listen to the child's choice: those additional activities that remain, must surely please him and emotionally nourish him. From the point of view of physiologists, if you have to choose between English and swimming, then the answer is clear: swimming. And, for example, with dancing, not everything is so simple: dancing is such a finely coordinated and complex action that for most children it turns out to be hard work. But even here it is worth relying on the choice of the child.
Unfortunately, parents often tend to schedule their child's time in minutes. And it turns out that children do not have the opportunity to be alone with themselves, and they really miss this. A student comes from school - "Sit down to dinner." Had lunch - "Sit down for your lessons." It is necessary to let him be alone, to leave him alone in the room. Maybe he will take his favorite toy - this helps many children to relieve stress and relax. At this age, the child still has a great need for play. If many teachers do not allow to bring toys to school, then at home you can allow the child to do homework with her and put him to bed with him. It is very difficult for the child at this time, and everything that helps him to get through the period of adaptation more easily will be beneficial.
But the most important thing is that children in this period really need our support. Do not focus too much on school difficulties, demand excellent results, scold for grades or sloppy notebooks. The child's health and good relationship with him are more valuable. He must be sure that he has protection at home, that his parents are on his side.
The first period of adaptation to school - "physiological storm" - lasts 2-3 weeks. All body systems at this time work with great stress. It is very important to understand that the child is facing extreme stress. Therefore, in the first 2-3 weeks, he may sleep poorly, be irritable, start crying, seemingly for no reason. Parents have no choice but to take all this as calmly as possible, with understanding, to be patient.
