If you would have told me last August that in one year my family would be living in a new city and my daughter would be starting a new high school - I would have called you crazy. We just finished remodeling our home - yet, here we are. So, this Wednesday, my daughter will be starting a new high school. I've had to enroll numerous foster children into new schools, but this was a first for my daughter. She's the new kid on the block now and has to make all new friends and find her way around a much bigger school.
So, as you're preparing to send the kids off to school this month or early next, take a moment to remember all the new adventures your foster child will be embarking on this time of year. Is this a new school for your foster child? How do you help a child transition into a new school? Click "comments" below and share.
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I am excited for you and your daughter. Moving to a new place and starting in a new school is both nerve-wracking and exciting. When my parents moved to a new city and I moved to a new school, I was seriously crying every night just so we could go back to our old place. But I began enjoying school and meeting new people and here I am ten years later, working in the same place.
The world may seem a huge place for your little one, but you being there for her will make the adjustments in school a little easier for her. Hope you have a good year!