I know as a parent you may have heard early in the morning, “my tummy hurts; I don’t want to go to school.”

As a parent, you may go through the pattern of children’s tears early in the morning and not wanting their parents out of sight. We parents may shed a few tears as we separate from our young ones for the first time like to preschool or kindergarten.

When we start school or go back to school, this brings a lot of changes in routine, adjustment and a trust bond between the child, teacher and parent. This time of transition offers a wonderful opportunity of growth and learning in the lives of your child.

I’d like to help your parents by making a few suggestions from a teacher’s point of view. 

As teachers we make sure that we know each child individually quickly by assessing likes and dislikes. Orientation programs as well as “Meet the Teacher Day” are offered at most schools. I know that teachers may be absorbed in meeting all of their students — so parents should take this opportunity to show their children all around the school, hand in hand.

Here are suggestions to you parents on how to help your child adjust to the beginning of a wonderful school year:

Beth Pinyerd lives in Daphne and serves as director of younger children at Faith Family Fellowship in Spanish Fort.

Her column appears every other week in the Daphne Bulletin and Spanish Fort Sun.