Mom Goes to First Grade

Mom Goes to First Grade: The Story of One First-Grader

The first of September is a day that will be remembered for a lifetime. For children, it means the beginning of a new era, new knowledge, new friends. And for parents, this is the day when they hand over their kids to teachers and look forward to hearing stories about how the first day of school went.

But what happens when a mother also goes to first grade with her child? Today we will tell the story of one mother who decided to go to school with her son.

“A year ago I still didn’t know that I was going there too...” says my mother. But a week after the start of the school year, she realized that her life had changed dramatically. She constantly sleeps and is tired, but at the same time she sees how her son grows and studies super seriously.

“The kids take their studies super seriously,” says the mother. “Everything that they try to explain to them in adolescence about the need for education, at seven years old they somehow know for themselves.”

Mom says that her son has been fanatically sharpening pencils for six months and wrapping textbooks, sticking out his tongue to write the letter a for exactly 40 minutes and erases the number three five times with an eraser - so that it is beautiful. And homework for him is sacred.

But maintaining parental calm while doing homework is a real test for a mother. A master of philology sometimes cannot understand some tasks in the primer or logical problems in a mathematics workbook. But she sits next to her son and prevents him from shaking his leg, scratching his ear, looking at stains on the ceiling, concentrating on eating a pencil, and other distracting activities.

“The hardest thing to maintain parental calm is while doing homework,” says the mother. “But my main task is to maintain the child’s interest in learning and try to ensure that he has as few negative emotions associated with school as possible.”

First grade is also the first emotional experience of collective life. Children can quarrel, make peace, and then quarrel again five minutes later. Mom says that she has come to the conclusion that children are capable of solving their relationship problems themselves.

“They can quarrel, make up, and then quarrel again five minutes later,” says my mother. “Of course, it’s impossible to take away a child’s first emotional experience. But we, as parents, can help them learn to resolve conflicts peacefully and respect each other.”

A mother says that her son sometimes comes home upset because one of his classmates said something unpleasant to him. But he and his mother discuss the situation, and she helps him find the right words to resolve the conflict.

“I always say that we need to talk to each other, and not about each other,” says my mother. “And that every person has the right to their opinion and their feelings, and they should be respected.”

Mom admits that first grade is not only about studying, but also about a lot of new responsibilities. She became active in the school PTA and every day participates in various events organized by the school.

“I understand that my role is not only to help my son, but also to help all the children in the class,” the mother says. “I try to always be ready for help and support, and I really like it.”

Mom believes that her decision to go to first grade with her child was one of the best in her life. She received a lot of positive emotions and impressions, learned to be more organized and responsible, and most importantly, she became closer to her son.

“We have become real comrades, and it’s very cool,” says my mother. “We discuss our studies together, share our impressions of school, and I feel that we have become even closer.”

Thus, the story of a mother who went to first grade with her child shows that school is not only a place of learning, but also a place where the first friendships are formed, where the child learns to resolve conflicts and respect other people. And if parents support their children, then they can become true comrades and help them in this important stage of life.