Water Safety Tips For Preschool Children

Children in Nursery Schools in Dubai love to play water and enjoy all water based learning activities. They love to splash, giggle, wiggle and learn the many benefits of water. There are a lot of benefits about children's aquatic joys. And sometimes, even a simple bucket of water or a faucet can keep them amused for hours. But, as children become more involved and adventuresome, they become less fearsome of large bodies of water, like pools and the sea, which can be a concern and a worrisome factor for parents due to the dangers of drowning.

Here are some helpful and useful water safety tips, that parents should adopt with their little water loving toddlers, both at home or at the Early Years Nursery in Dubai. 

• Life vests are a must around pools, lakes and large water sources and there should be no flexibility with this necessity. Make sure to get a life vest that fits the child well, never substitute a life vest with inflatable options. 

• Take CPR and first aid lesson for children. What you learn here will never go to waste and is not only limited to, water based emergencies, but other emergencies that you may encounter with a child, so it's best to be prepared and ready if something unthinkable happens. 

• Make sure to supervise the child in the water. Parent's should stay within arm’s length of children near water. 

• Always have your mobile phone nearby. 

• Be sure that all home pools are completely enclosed by a fence. This is important for the pools at the Summer Camp Nursery in Dubai as well, when there are children of all ages using the pool. The camp instructor and a lifeguard should be at the pool at all times for large pools, but if it's an inflatable pool, children should be only in the pool under supervision and in the right gear. 

• Remove all toys and other enticing play objects from around the pool. Nursery schools may use this to make pool time fun for children, but it's not safe . Make sure to establish the rule that “toy” playing happens outside the pool. 

• Consider swimming lessons. While this is not a guarantee that you can save a child from drowning, it can provide parents with a foundation for water safety rules and proper swim etiquette. 

• Always drain tubs, kiddie pools, water buckets, or anything else after use. 

• At the beach be mindful and vigilant of strong undertows and rip currents that can easily sweep children as well as adults underwater. 

• Keep in mind that small pools of water, including landscaping and are a source of danger. 

• Know exactly, that the signs of drowning are, because they look nothing like the thrashing and screaming you see on TV or in the movies. In reality, the warning signs are quiet and often missed.

Some of the most important water safety rules that parents should teach every child is,

• Don’t go close to water without an adult.
• Never dunk or push another child into the water.
• Don’t run on the pool deck or boat dock.
• Always jump in feet first.

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Choosing a School After Preschool

Choosing where your child will go to school after attending a  Preschool in Dubai can be a very important decision, as well as a stressful one, as there is a plethora of schools available in Dubai, that offer the best in education. 

Each family has different priorities when choosing a school for their child. For instance, you may want a strong sports curriculum for your budding sportsmen. Perhaps a top arts program or language immersion is what you're after. Or, maybe the most important feature to you is simply a school with an enthusiastic faculty, strong leadership and produces highly successful individuals. 

The following considerations will help guide you closer to choosing the best school for your child. 

• Look for your interests and your child's needs, such as,
• What are your child's educational needs, are they purely academic, or do you prefer a curriculum that is structured, child initiated, or a combination of both.
• What do you want the school to achieve for your child, whether it is the various clubs and societies or extra-curricular activities.
• Are the ideology and values of the schools compatible with yours, just like it was at the Nursery Schools in Dubai.
• What size school are you looking for, as some children do well in a small school while others may excel in a large school with more options and more children to interact with. 

• Determine the logistics, such as,
  • Is the school affordable. Parents should invest accordingly.
  • Would the school transport be used
  • Does the school offer extended day programs or flexible entry similar to schools with a Day Care in Dubai. 

• Select a particular school type, such as
• District Public Schools that offer curriculum choices outside of the traditional neighborhood school curriculum, like arts, language immersion, Montessori, open, fundamental or others.
• Public Charter Schools that are run by a variety of organizations, like nonprofits or for-profit, founded by parents, religious groups, entrepreneurs, or corporations that are customized to a particular population, educational approaches, or content.
• Private Schools range from long established schools to brand new schools.  Their approaches range from very progressive to very conservative, and perhaps a place for higher status families.
• Montessori Schools are private Nurseries in UAE that provide an individualized Montessori curriculum that emphasizes on hands-on learning. 

• Develop a school search strategy, such as,
  • Start early and organize your research
  • Make a list of the schools that meet your profile
  • Research the schools in your area and request for brochures
  • Visit your top choices of five schools
  • Check the application process 

• Visit and assess schools and look for the following,
• Ask questions, observe the environment, and talk to the educators
• How is a student's progress monitored
• Does the school individualize curriculum
• Does the school support students who have academic, social, or emotional difficulties
• How is technology used to support teaching and learning at this school
• What extracurricular opportunities are available for students
• What is the school's approach to student discipline and safety
• What professional development opportunities and experience do teachers have
• How does the school encourage parent involvement
• Is there an active Parent Teacher Association?
• What is the school's history, organizational structure, financial stability and reputation

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What You Should Know About an Aggressive Child

Children act aggressively for a variety of reasons, to express  many feelings associated with discomfort, explains an educator at the Nursery Schools in Dubai. It's important for parent's to understand their child's behavior and act in a way that helps the child instead of creating a distance between the child.

Behavioral patters are particular to each child and situation. Some parents have trouble dealing with situations as well, they jump in as soon as they spot a problem and this only escalates the situation with the child, as responding aggressively will teach the child that being aggressive is how to solve problems. In contrast, some parents are more passive, but the child may become aggressive due to his parent backing down and not dealing with issues directly.

The way you handle an aggressive child may change from age to age and stage to stage. Here are some useful tips to help you deal with your child.

Nursery age kids and aggression

• Be Consistent-For small children the key is to be consistent. You should not ignore behaviors one day and respond by punishing the child the next. No matter what the situation is or where you are, you should be consistent. If your child is hitting a child at the Nurseries in Dubai, and the teacher informs you, then respond with something like, “Hitting is not good. You need to spend some time by yourself and calm down.”  Parents make sure that you respond the same way every time.
• Take the child from the situation -Sometimes parents may need to remove the child from the situation to help the child gain control over their emotions. For instance, if you're at a department store and your child is having a tantrum, because you’re not buying the toy the child wanted, you can say “You’re making too much noise. We’re not going to buy  that toy and if you don’t stop, we’ll have to leave.” If your child doesn’t stop, follow through and take him out of the store.
• Give the child a pep talk before a particular situation - If you know there are situations that are difficult for your child, like the first day at the Dubai Nursery Schools, give the child a pep talk ahead of time. If your child always has trouble in a group or with new situations, then it's good to have a small talk before the child start's school and tell them what to expect, how much fun it can be and that you will be there to pick them up when school is over. Giving the child a reassurance, will help them deal with their emotions well.
• Give time outs:Giving a child a timeout in a quiet place with some time alone, when the child has done something wrong, will help them understand that they did something wrong. Do very little talking and be very clear with your directions.
• Talk to other caregivers:It’s important to remember that misbehaviors, like fighting and physical aggression, occur in the Childcare Nursery in Dubai as well. This is how children learn to get along with each other, but when the child becomes aggressive they should be dealt with immediately. Make sure to coordinate the action taken by the caregiver so that both are consistent and check in with the caregiver regularly to make sure that the behavior is improving.

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Happiness Tools To Give a Child

When a child is born, parents effect their happiness almost completely by being attuned and responsive to their needs and surrounding them with a lot of love and enrichment. Over time, though this enthusiasm dwindles and diminishes, as children find happiness through relationships with peers and teachers through Early Years Education in Dubai. They also develop and build upon their own interests and hobbies, activities and achievements. By the time children become a teenager, a parent's power to turn on the happy button can be limited or nonexistent. This can be a disappointing and agonizing period for a parent. 

Eventhough, parents can be powerless with inflicting happiness on older children, a parent's influence can play a big part, because for happiness to be genuine and resilient, it must be reflective of happiness within, and that “within” is shaped by the quality of life that a child experiences with the parent in the initial years. 

Here are some tools you can give your child to create that happiness within themselves, 

Let them comfortable in their own skin - Most youngsters are comfortable being themselves, and they retain a healthy sense  and acceptance of self both physically and emotionally. As parents, we should be careful about the messages we send. Children receive messages primarily through a parent's  action. A parent's words matter, too, because from infancy, they are listening to everything in their environment, not just the words that are directed towards them and learning about their place in the world. Communicating, touching, and holding babies and toddlers in a respectful manner teaches them that they are worthy. Be respectful about boundaries by giving children the consistent assurance they are in a safe nest with gentle, stable, caring people as practiced at the Early Years Nursery in Dubai. Accepting a children’s complete range of emotions, especially the difficult ones, is one of the most thoughtful  ways of telling them that you love them. 

Letting a child play on their own and develop motor skills is one way of telling children, that parent's trust them and also take a great interest in their self-chosen activities and the person they are turning out to be.  Comfort in one’s skin doesn’t prevent  children against pain and suffering. That’s life. 

 Character - It is observed that generosity makes a person happier. Kindness not only counts, it brightens the spirit. Children develop their character primarily through what they see in their parent's. They also need behavioral boundaries, but even then the actions and language that parent's model will always trump what they are attempting to teach. For example, teacher's at the Nursery Schools in Dubai teach children to 'share', say 'sorry', 'thank you', or 'be gentle'  and show children what is to be generous, compassionate, grateful and gentle. 

 Social intelligence - The sense of sharing with others and experience a sense of belonging are essential to happiness. How children navigate their peer society and form rewarding relationships is largely being dependent on their relationship with their parent's and teacher's, their most powerful role models. When parent's are honest, direct, respectful, and loving with them from the beginning, these characteristics will become theirs. Babies and toddlers also benefit greatly from regular opportunities to interact with their peers in a safe environment. Children learn social skills naturally through play , exploration and by experimenting.

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Classes for Kids and Parents

Parents of babies, toddlers and preschool age children are constantly on the lookout for Nurseries in Dubai that cater to the following,

• A place where your child can explore toys, learn art, hear stories, sing songs, and make friends
• A place where your child can enjoy fun activities and can learn new skills and you get new ideas
• Opportunities to meet other children and families and build a sense of community
• Advice about parenting and child development
• Support from professionals and other parents for the challenges of life with a young child
• You can find all these great opportunities under one roof

Research shows children learn best through hands-on exploration in places where they feel safe and free to explore. Ideally the classroom should have several stations around the room, with developmentally appropriate activities to help kids build the skills they need. Children are encouraged to move around and explore at their own pace. In parent-child programs, for babies and toddlers, parents play along with their children. In some Nursery Schools in Dubai, working parents are assigned in areas such as,

Art activities: play dough to roll, brushes to paint, crayons to color and markers for learning to write

Sensory activities: tubs of water or rice or beans to scoop, pour, stir, and run fingers through

Large motor: mats for tumbling, tunnels to crawl through, climbers and slides, balls to throw

Small motor: blocks to stack, puzzles to assemble, shape sorters to solve, beads to thread

Imaginary play: dress up zone for trying on new roles, dolls to care for, kitchen for “cooking”

Snack time: a place to practice social skills and table manners and to discover new foods and textures

The Dubai Nursery includes circle time, singing time or a music class, where the teacher leads the class in singing nursery rhymes, dancing, playing musical instruments, and reading stories. This gives the child the ability to practice sitting and listening to a teacher, and participating in a group activity, all essential skills for school readiness. Academic skill building, such as reading and writing are integrated into all types of activities. 

Most children’s programs in schools, such as the Childcare Nursery in Dubai focus on one domain of learning, dance class, art class, story time, music class, or tumbling. These programs do it all. And they do it in a place where they feel safe and comfortable. Some of the same toys and activities reappear from week to week to provide reassurance and routine, and some new toys and activities rotate to encourage children to explore and try new things.

When parents are involved in the classes, they attend school for two hours a week, every other week, to attend a parent education session. In infant classes the child will be with the parent and for parents with toddlers, children are encouraged to play in one room with the children’s teachers and other parents while their parent attends parent education.

This system tends to work well, but there are not many schools that practice and feature parent education. The benefit each parent derives from following this program varies from school to school, for instance, while some schools may offer, college credit for attending, others may receive student ID cards, depending on the school, who may give access to discounts and services such as fitness center or scholarships.

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How to Break a Toddlers TV Habit

Most parents of children in the Preschool in Dubai, express their dislike for allowing children to watch television and encourage them to play outdoors in the gardens, or the backyard,  building dirt and twig forts or tree houses and running free, hosting tea parties for dolls and playing school and spending hours recording stories on a cassette recorder. These bring back fond memories for parents too, a time when electronics and video games did not exist.

Children, for lack of knowing any better, will always choose to watch television, play a video game or go to their computer,  unless  parent's teach them to think outside the box. Television also has its many advantages as well, there is no denying that fact. But it's all about striking a balance between the two. 

Here are some tips presented by parent's at the Children’s Nursery in Dubai, about how to distract children from television and other techno gadgets that seem to be invading the home.

• Get the family involved - Make sure to set a rule in the family to stop using gadgets as an everyday pastime. Make sure to unplug everything during the designated time.
• Make it interesting - Set the stage for an invitation to play, by having enticing materials to spark play all ready for when a child comes home from school. For example, a teddy bear and dolls waiting for a tea party  or some art materials.
• Change the child's routine - Make sure to have a surprise in store for the child, in the morning when they wake up or when they return from the Nursery Schools in Dubai.
• Draw the line and set limits - Give the child a certain time when they can watch TV, but they cannot watch before school as the child's brain needs to be quiet and focused before heading out for a day of learning. Make sure to set the rules every day, so that after some time the child will know the routine.
• Give the child a choice - Request the child to make a list of things they think are much more interesting than watching television or playing games. Honor their choices and respect them enough to help them happen.
• Go easy on the child - The more parents push the child away from the digital entertainment the more they may want it. Allow the child an hour of television in the middle of the day, each day and this will work well.
• Take time to play with the child - Children will learn more about play from their parents than from a toy or a television show. There are many easy and creative ways of having fun with children.
• Challenge a child - Friendly competition is good for a child, as it encourages stimulation and creativity.
• Talk to the child - Tell them about the amazing things there are to do in life and how time is short and should not be wasted in front of a television. Tell them watching television will take away the fun from them enjoying other things like board games, walks in the park, playing with pets and doing creative crafts and art projects.

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Encouraging Child Directed Play

In recent times it can be seen that there is an aggressive marketing campaign on early learning products and a large focus on standardized testing, that have honed in on this very valuable time of development in a child’s life explains an educator at the school of Early Years Education in Dubai.

However, this appreciation for child-directed play has never been stronger, and there could be no better news for children or for their parents. There are many benefits of child-directed play  and for parents to quietly observe their children playing is a fulfilling and magical experience.

Learning to be a responsive play observing parent  takes time, practice, restraint and patience, but once the parent understand this, they learn and appreciate delightful moments of joy, humor and surprise than they ever thought possible. Most parent's need these parenting 'bonus points' to balance the more difficult moments and break up the monotony. This can make a parent feel fulfilled and also encourage their children to exercise, enjoy their independent play skills.

Some of the essentials for nurturing child-directed play explained by the Children’s Nursery in Dubai is safe, enclosed spaces and open ended objects, equipment and toys that encourage creativity, discovery and extensive exploration.

Here are is a list of play objects that are just as inspiring and challenging, durable, mouthable, don’t poke eyes, can be safely used without a parent's constant supervision.

The best toys

• All children love balls and hands down it's the best type of toy for a child of every age. Balls of all sizes, weights and textures are easy to grasp, roll and toss, even for the tiniest of hands.  Balls encourage movement and play for children of ages and are perfect for solo or group play. 

• Another great play object includes, stainless steel cupsand bowls. They’re cool and smooth, and makes loud and interesting sounds, can be stacked, reflect light and is a durable toy. Screw on containers with lids are also a great toy for children and is widely used in most Nursery Schools in Dubai. 

• Climbers are rockers too are great for toddler who love to explore. However, despite most toys being child safe, parents should take safety precautions as well with all equipment. For instance with play equipment that requires climbing, there should be a should always be a mat, rug or other soft surface underneath, so that even if the child falls, the impact is less. Also, if the child is too tired to play with the equipment remove the child from the equipment. Helping children with motor activities hinders their safety, because it gives them a false impression that they are able to jump, roll or step off of equipment independently. For instance, if you're going down the stairs, make sure not to hold their hands to help them down the steps. Young children are impressionable and develop habits with astonishing speed. 

• To stretch your child's creativity and imagination practice the less is more concept. Scraps of fabric can be all children need to create costumes and fantasy play. 

• Attentive observers. Often child-directed play flourishes when parents are there to observe and remain watching as much as possible.

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Tips To Calming Tantrums and Meltdowns

The teacher's at the Dubai Nursery Schools explain that life with toddlers are filled with laughter and giggles in one instance and has tears and tantrums in the next. And for adults seeing the world from their point of view may give a better understanding of why, they have a meltdown and make you think of ways to prevent tantrums.

Why do toddlers have meltdowns and tantrums?

Life and its many events and experiences can be difficult for toddlers to take it all in, and certain events that happen can make them feel sad, angry, and scare them so much that they have an emotional meltdown where they are completely overwhelmed by their feelings.

Here are some of the reasons toddlers have meltdowns at home and at Nurseries in Dubai

• They want to have something that is not allowed or something they cannot have or is not allowed to have and is angry that they can't have it.
• They want something that’s not possible, and can’t understand when you explain that they can't have it.
• Lack of control and choices, about what the child wants to do and where they go.
• They want to be able to do something, but they can't do it.
• They can't say what they want in words.
• Being away from the family setting, at home can be difficult and hard. 

On a day where the child is rested and is calm, they may be able to handle any of these things. But when a child is tired, hungry, sick, cold, hot, or over stimulated, even the slightest thing can make them feel upset and irritated, which can result in a tantrum or meltdown. Sometimes,  parent's may not notice these early cues.

Even if you were the perfect parent or the most understanding teacher, and have done almost everything right, there are still times that the child would still throw tantrums and have a meltdown. Here are some tips provided by the Nursery Schools in Dubai about ways that a tantrum or a meltdown can be avoided or reduced,

• Meet the child's needs. For instance, make sure they are fed, rested and comfortable.
• Know how much stimulation the child can handle. Children often have a limit they can handle until they feel overloaded. For instance, there are children who are sensitive to noise, bright lights and places where there are too many people. So when you plan a child's activities at home, think about how much they can manage.
• Minimize on things that upset the child. Most Nurseries in Dubai identify these and make sure some of the activities are not included in the curriculum, and make sure the child has an enjoyable day and not one that they feel overloaded.
• If you included difficult tasks make sure to coach the child on how things are done so that the child will not feel overwhelmed with the task. This is also better adapted at home as well.
• Talk to the child and tell them the behavior you expect from them. Tell them what to expect if they don't behave well. And if they do behave well reward them.
• Give the child a choice, when it's possible.

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Dealing With Inappropriate Behavior in Preschoolers in Dubai

There are instances when a parent is called by the child's Preschool in Dubai about their inappropriate behavior. This could be when a child is being disruptive for the day and talking out of turn, or it could be a series of bullying incidents involving peers. When this occurs, a parent might wonder how to deal with this sort of behavior and how to address this matter with the school . It's a challenge and resorting to punishment too quickly can be damaging, so here are some important information to keep in mind when addressing the situation. 

• The child may be showing that they cannot follow direction, and to a parent this looks like stubbornness.
• Never shout at the child, instead talk to the child and find out what is going on, the reason behind their behavior.
• Children may just want to act out or miss behave to get the attention of the parent, therefore, ask the child what is wrong instead of asking them why they act that way.
• If the child is vying for attention all the time, it's best to let them sit it through, so parents should simply ignore their unnecessary whining until it stops.
• Parents and educators at the Nursery in Umm Suqeim should model good behavior for a child. For instance, a child taking apart a toy or any other item is not a way to annoy you or the teacher, but they are acting on impulse to satisfy their natural curiosity. Usually this is common in children until they reach kindergarten age.
• Time outs and other type of punishment should be done when a child is behaving in a manner that is not safe for himself or others around him. Children who are punished or given time outs may not always understand what they did wrong, they know they are being punished but they don't know how they should behave.
• Don't stigmatize the child or label the child. Treating a child like they are bad can inevitably lead to a similar predicament, whether a parent likes it or not. Therefore, don't label the child, but instead, start by validating the child’s feelings and modelling good behavior before discipline. No matter how the child behaves, always be consistent with the approach you adopt as a parent.
• If a time out is absolutely necessary choose a place that is not frightening for the child, after giving them several warnings. Parents should be calm at this point and not lose their cool. 

Educators in the Nursery Schools in Dubai warn parents that their child's behavior cannot be changed or fixed instantly or overnight. It takes time and patience to change a child's behavior and this can be gradual. Until the child starts behaving well in the  Dubai Nursery reward the child in minor ways when they behave appropriately. 

Sometime, children may have so many issues, therefore experts advise that parents should deal with one issue at a time, with physical behavior addressed first.

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Peer pressure and Social skills

Parents in Dubai send their children to a  Children’s Nursery Dubai, hoping they will make good friends and build on their social skills and learn to communicate with each other in a cordial manner. Instead, what do you do when your child comes home with a new found attitude and new behaviour which is rude, defiant and aggressive. Spending lots of time with peers doesn’t seem to have improved social skills or good behaviour,  but made it worse.

Children like to feel that they belong, especially in Nursery Schools in Dubai and inorder to do this they will engage in certain behavioural patterns to fit in among their peers. They try to adapt themselves to the same behaviour shown by their peers. Even as early as preschool, children are becoming conscious and concerned with what their friends think and do. They want to be liked and included in a group, this makes them susceptible to peer pressure. Peer pressure can affect children as early as preschool age and becomes an even greater risk as they make their transition into school.

Peer pressure in an Early Years Education in Dubai, setting can have a negative as well as a positive impact on the child. Every child is susceptible to various forms of peer pressure. Negative peer pressure can lead to bad behaviour such as bullying and substance use in later years while positive peer pressure may influence a child to engage in healthy behaviour.

Peer pressure in young children centers  around the  toys they play with or what games to play. Preschoolers and young children often exert pressure through teasing, name-calling, withholding friendship, and by threatening exclusion from play. Later on when your child goes to school, the pressure becomes more intense and centers around styles and material things to be "cool" in order to be included in the group.

Peer pressure can be resisted by the style of parenting. Parents should adopt a child-centered approach, which is a balanced parenting style, where the parent-child relationship fosters  healthy, positive relationships, but also helps the child to build confidence and skills to resist negative peer pressures.

Here are some useful tips to help parents deal with peer pressure in preschoolers,

• Build a firm foundation with your child based on culture and norms.
• Set limits for your child, even if this means saying no to certain things, so that they too can learn to say no to things they don't like or want to do.
• Make sure they choose good friends. Invite friends for play dates so that you can get to know the child's parents and observe the child's behaviour.
• Teach your child to take a firm decision. Think out a loud and let your child listen to your decision making process as you consider the outcome. This will help the child think about the outcome and consequences of an act before they do it.
• Build self confidence in your child. Make sure to praise your child when they do well and encourage them to be positive, and surround them with people who value them. This increases self confidence, making their opinions more important than someone else.

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Bullying in Preschools

As an educator, at the one of the leading  Nurseries in Dubai there are lots of questions parents ask me and one common question I hear often asked is, how to raise a child with leadership skills who is kind, has a voice and is responsible.   

There is always a huge difference between children who are well liked and children who are popular in Nursery Schools in Dubai but they both have common characteristics such as being good at sports, attractive and well dressed. The difference is between the way they treat other children and how they perform academically, is what separates the two. Popular children use their relationships as weapons, manipulating and hurting  another child, in ways that increases their popularity. These types of children are not well liked by others in the class.

This type of behavior buds during the preschool years,  where children display some very disturbing behavior.  Parents of the child that is being subject to preschool bullying, often feels powerless over the entire situation, and needs to help their little child cope with the situation and emotional pain. It makes a parent want to take on the toddler bully themselves!.

While some Nurseries in Dubai cannot take away the anguish a parent feel for their children, the parents are made to understand that they should  offer support and  teach the child to stand up to a bully and not become a victim.   

Parents should encourage leadership traits in their child, but they should be taught to do this without using ways to hurt another child physically or mentally, this is the most important advice a parent can give a child. As a parent, share a childhood experience you had with a bully in preschool and the positive resolution that came out of it. Make it short yet to the point and concrete, so that the child understands precisely what you are trying to tell him or her.

As a parent, share some useful tips on how to identify good friends and be a good friend,  for instance teach the child to be an empathetic person and to tolerant other children as opposed to being impatient and critical about another child. Allow your child to use their influence in positive ways and be a good leader not a follower.

Dubai Nursery Schools  request parents to look for the following traits to identify if their child is being bullied,

• Scared to go to preschool
• Complains of sickness for no reason
• Clingy and whiny
• Talks about a particular child giving them a hard time
• Comes home with unexplained physical  injuries
• Quiet and sad
• Has trouble concentrating
• Avoids eye contact  and keeps quiet when asked about school

However, if the bullying continues in the school the parents should consider,

• Talking to the teacher.
• Take advantage of the open door policy in the school.
• Schedule a meeting with other parents to address the situation.
• Consider changing your child's classroom.

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