How Does Changing Children Affect Our Children?

Changing school  involves a complicated process of adjustment, where the child has to come face to face with the fear of the unknown. He or she will most likely experience the feeling of insecurity or insecurity that may lead to him or her feeling helpless in new situations.

If you are planning for your child to change schools, then you must first consider how it may affect him or her.

Changes can lead to new opportunities for development, but your child will need your help to adapt to his new environment and new surroundings.

The role of parents in change

Change is a normal part of life because it makes us face our fears and doubts. Due to lack of experience, children do not have the ability to assess or calculate the situations they experience.

For this reason , parents should support and prepare their children so that they can face the change with confidence. 

However, you should be aware that all children have their own way of expressing their confusion about the new relationships. You need to be present and aware of your child’s reactions.

In addition, parents must be willing to help and accompany the child. Parents represent stability for their children, so it is us who can help them adjust to change.

How does changing children affect children?

As a mother, you have experienced types of change throughout your life. These changes include hiring, friendships, new homes and even new doctors. In that sense, you are aware that change affects children and can harm them. 

It is not easy for children to go through a period of instability. They may experience a wide range of emotions such as nostalgia, anger, frustration, fear, negativity, sadness, sadness and joy. 

Among the changes they will experience are:

• Making new friends and distancing yourself from the old ones.
• Adapting to new teachers and often new learning methods.
• To be part of a foreign environment and a new climate.
• Being the center of attention because they are the new in the class.
• To use new forms of transport and to have to get used to new routes.

Some children may be very opposed to change, while others are more positive, flexible and very adaptive. The more drastic the change, the more resistance the child can show.

Of course, we cannot measure exactly how changing schools affects each child. There are several factors that come into play, such as what the child leaves behind and what he finds at the new school. 

However, if the child manages to make new friendships quickly, then the changes can be more affordable. Keep in mind that your child’s performance in school may decline slightly at the beginning of the shift.

How to reduce the impact of changing schools

Here are some recommendations to help your child cope with these changes:

Communication and sincerity

When you know that the decision to change school can not be changed, you should tell your child right away.  Talk openly with him and give him the opportunity to express his concerns and insecurities. Remember he can be reticent and negative.

You must not lie to him and you must not give him the impression that you can protect him from any change. Sooner or later, he will realize that he has to face the changes by changing school.

Help him look positively at changing schools

Changing schools will give your child a chance to start over and make new friends. Help him enjoy the change instead of suffering under them.

Visit the school first

By visiting the school first, your child will not feel completely lost when he comes to class. Take a walk around the area. If possible, show your child the new classrooms, the library, the canteen and the sports areas.

Prepare your child for the first day of school

Preparation is your best option. The more you inform your child, the better it will be for both of you. Explain what time the school starts and ends, who the teachers are, etc.

Write your child up for extra activities

A quick way to integrate your child with his new classmates outside of school hours is by letting him participate in activities. You should encourage him to sign up for the various sports opportunities that are. If he is more creative, you can write him up for music, visual arts or drama.

Finally, you need to be patient and give your child time to get used to changing schools. It will make the experience better for your child and it will contribute to his development.

If you respect his place and give him confidence in his new situation, you can help strengthen his confidence and self-esteem. Thus, it becomes a positive experience to change school.