{"id":22449,"date":"2018-06-05T15:47:30","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T12:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enka.k12.tr\/istanbul\/?p=22449"},"modified":"2020-03-26T12:59:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T09:59:42","slug":"helping-your-child-transition-into-next-school-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enka.k12.tr\/istanbul\/helping-your-child-transition-into-next-school-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Your Child Transition into Next School Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Helping Your Child Transition into Next School Year<\/p>\n<p>As we head into the final weeks of this school year, parents should be aware of the fact that for their children, the transition into their next grade may be a source of anxiety for them, as significant transitions like this can often be for children.<\/p>\n<p>At each stage, whether from Pre-School to Primary, or grade 12 to college, change brings its own challenges.<\/p>\n<p>We work hard to make transitions smooth in school, but parents can also help by learning more about the stage ahead by attending upcoming transition meetings here at school, reading suggestions (see below), and listening to, and talking with, their children. If you have any questions or concerns, please always ask. Our entire team is here to help&#8211;including me&#8211;so do drop by!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/confidentparentsconfidentkids.org\/2016\/08\/04\/in-between-transitioning-from-one-school-or-grade-to-another\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IN-BETWEEN \u2013 TRANSITIONING FROM ONE SCHOOL OR GRADE TO ANOTHER<\/a> (click this link)<\/p>\n<p>The article offers practical suggestions, briefly excerpted below:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRaise your awareness&#8230;<br \/>\nBeing aware that there\u2019s a mourning process taking place with your child \u2013 moving from one school to another or even leaving a beloved teacher \u2013 will give you greater empathy for what you child is experiencing&#8230;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCreate a ritual or rite of passage&#8230;<br \/>\nCreating an event to recognize or symbolize the passing away of the old and the passageway to the new can help a person commit to a new path and let go of the old\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmbrace the in-between&#8230;<br \/>\nThat place in-between when you\u2019ve let go of the old but have not yet begun the new can be incredibly uncomfortable. We are anxious for the new to begin. Sometimes we will even make choices that will escalate the change so that the uncomfortable nothingness of the in-between passes quickly. In the neutral zone&#8230; is the optimal time for quiet reflection\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPave the way for the new&#8230;<br \/>\nPaving the way for the new means offering ways to stay connected to the old and then focusing on new opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helping Your Child Transition into Next School Year As we head into the final weeks of this school year, parents should be aware of the fact that for their children, the transition into their next grade may be a source of anxiety for them, as significant transitions like this can often be for children. At each stage, whether from Pre-School to Primary, or grade 12&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22447,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,198,207],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","category-news-events","category-newsroom","blog-entry clr","thumbnail-entry-style"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enka.k12.tr\/istanbul\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enka.k12.tr\/istanbul\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enka.k12.tr\/istanbul\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enka.k12.tr\/istanbul\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enka.k12.tr\/istanbul\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.enka.k12.tr\/istanbul\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22449\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enka.k12.tr\/istanbul\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enka.k12.tr\/istanbul\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enka.k12.tr\/istanbul\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enka.k12.tr\/istanbul\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}