08/06/2024
Anyone else’s summer fly by? 👋 Alisha here, Bold Child Co.’s with some tips for helping your little one navigate the new school year with confidence! were originally created to support people with but can be used with children of all abilities! In we use social stories to help our little ones understand upcoming or new social situations - in this case back to school 🚌 Here are some ideas to help your child navigate the first day of school and new routines: 📚 talk about one topic or event (e.g., lunch in the cafeteria) per social story. 📚use drawings or pictures to help create a visual image for your child to understand what to expect from the environment. Talk about the size of the cafeteria, the bright lights, loud noises, smells and other sensory input they may expect. 📚pair with a visual schedule of the steps they will take (e.g., line up, go through the lunch line, sit down and eat, throw away trash, then line up). 📚don’t reinvent the wheel! and other social media resources have plenty of pre-made social stories for a variety of topics!