Getting Ready for School: A Parent's Guide

This series aims to provide relevant, practical and helpful books for parents, which confront their main areas of concern and reflect the involvement of parents in their children's education. In this book, the author provides parents with practical information on how best to prepare their children for the early years at school. There are sections dealing with: helping children at home, through talk, TV and radio, books, cooking, games and toys; choosing a school, visiting it and registering; how to cope with the first day of school; children's fears; dinners; clothing; punctuality and attendance; illness; and criticisms of the school.