Making the first day easier

The following tips for health and safety come from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

1. Parents should remember that they don't have to wait until the first day of class to ask for help. Schools are open to address any concern that a parent or child might have, including the specific needs of a child, during the summer. The best time to get help could be one or two weeks ahead of the school's opening.
2. Many children get nervous about new situations, including switching to a new school, class or teacher. This can happen at any age. If your child seems nervous, it can be helpful to try to get into the new situation. Take them to visit the new school or classroom before the first day of school.
3. It highlights the positive aspects of the beginning of the school to create a positive anticipation for the first day of class. They will see old friends and meet with new ones. He speaks with them about the positive experiences they may have had in the past at school or with other groups of children.
4. He finds another child in the neighborhood with whom he can go to school on foot or by bus.
5. Make sure you get in touch with your child's new teacher at the beginning or end of the day so that the teacher knows how much you want to be supportive of your child's school experience.
6. Consider the idea of starting the school's sleep schedule about a week ahead of time so that the change of time is not an important factor in the first two days at school.

Let's talk about bullying

Bullying or cyberbullying occurs when a child is repeatedly taking it with another. Bullying can be physical, verbal or social. It can happen at school, in the courtyard, on the scuolabus, in the neighborhood, on the Internet or via mobile devices such as mobile phones.

When your son is a victim of bullying

1. Advise school officials on problems and work with them on solutions.
2. It teaches your child to feel comfortable and to ask for help from a trusted adult who is not by force you parent.
3. Be present in your child's life, anyone could be bullied.

Help your son to be sure of himself

It teaches your son to express himself with a firm voice

1. "I don't like what you're doing."
2. "Please do NOT talk to me in this way."

• It encourages your child to make friends with other children.
• Support the external activities that interest your child.
• Make sure that an adult who is aware of bullying can be careful about the safety and well-being of your child when you can't be there.
• Check out your mobile phone, social or your child's interactions so that you can identify problems before they get out of hand.

When your son is the bully

1. Make sure your son knows that bullying never goes well.
2. Establish precise and consistent limits to your child's aggressive behavior.
3. Help your child learn empathy for other children by asking them to consider how the other child feels about the way your child has treated them. Ask your son how he would feel if someone was to take him around.
4. It shows children that they can get what they want without tearfully making fun of someone.
5. Focus on your son's eulogy when he behaves in a positive way, like helping or being nice to other children, instead of being bullheaded.

When your child is a spectator

• It encourages your son to talk about the bullying to an adult he trusts. It encourages your child to join the others to tell the bullies to stop.
• Help your child support other children who may be bullied. Encourage your child to include these children in activities.