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It is scary, but I think your son will be fine. In every school I have ever worked in the Kindergarten teachers and bus drivers work very hard to make sure the kids get on the right buses and know where they are going. A few suggestions:
Do you know an older kid from the neighborhood that will also be riding the same bus? Try to find one and they could be buddies.
Attach a tag to your son's backpack, jacket, or something else that will be out and visible. It should have his name and bus number. You probably don't want to put your address on it, but maybe the schools name. This way if he happens to miss his bus stop someone can call the school and the school can call you. He should also memorize his bus number.
Before school starts take him to his bus stop a few times so he is familiar with what it looks like. This may help him recognize it and get off at the right stop.
Give him safety reminders like staying seated and talking in a soft voice (no shouting).
As long as you are there to drop him off and pick him up from his stop, he will be fine. The buses go straight from the bus stops to school and back again in the afternoon. Most kids are excited to ride the bus when they start school. I think it's absolutely fine that you are letting him ride it.
don't let him become ghetto.
How about a laminated tag he carries with him -- maybe use it as a zipper pull on his jacket
are you out of your damn mind? in this day and age? he is way to young to ride a bus.we got some wierd people in this world. do yourself a favor and him, make time to take your kid to school.
curious, i apologize for being so critical, but he is just a baby. please think about this a little longer. mine wanted to ride the bus also, but it was non negotiable at the time.they are all over 18 now. just dont leave yourself open for errors in judgement.
Safety tips would be the usual tips you heard as a kid - don't talk to strangers, don't get in anybody's car, don't leave the school grounds, don't wander out of sight of an adult. For his bus number - I like the laminated zipper pull, but, I would put it on his backpack. He won't be wearing a jacket for a while. Also, ask him every morning what is bus number is.
Is there not any other way he can get to school? At age four I was afraid for my son to ride the bus. If your son is pretty responsible and can speak well then I guess it's okay. Make sure he knows someone on the bus and have him stay with them. Tell him not to mingle with strangers. Make sure the bus driver is aware of him and his age so that he can look out for him as well. As far as his bus number, have him recite it several times, tie a string around his neck with the number on it if you have too, or put it in his backpack. That should be pretty easy for him. Just remember that he's four, just a baby actually. He will need some supervision on the bus, he does not need to be left alone or with someone he does not know. Have him sit at the front of the bus close to the bus driver. Hope this helps. God bless you!
WHY is your kid going to K when he is just 4! He will spend the rest of his schooling just trying to catch up. Especially cause he is a boy. Keep him home another year or he should stay in pre-school. You will never regret it.
On a piece of paper write the number big so he can see it. Then he'll eventually remember it. You can teach him manners, buckle up in school, and homework when he comes back home.
Many kids are more excited about the bus than they are about school. Ask the bus driver to make sure he sits in the front. Go over the bus rules with him and let him know what to expect. Make sure he has his name tag-laminating it is a good ides-and put a duplicate in his backpack just in case. If there is another child nearby who will be riding the same bus maybe they can wait together. Relax, he'll be fine.
Most kindergarten teachers do a unit on bus safety at the beginning of the year. Ask his teacher if she plans on doing one, and see if she has a handout for parents w/some guidelines for you to reinforce at home. The biggies are making sure he knows when it's okay to cross the street, that he shouldn't walk behind the bus (always in front, and always in front of that bar thingy), that it's really important to listen to the bus driver, etc. As for remembering his bus number, again, his teacher will probably pin it to his shirt or something for the first week or so. However, you can make up a silly little song for it, or put words to a song he already knows.
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