By Jeannine Tocco

Beginning Kindergarten is a major milestone filled with new experiences—classrooms, teachers, friends, and routines. It’s natural for children to feel a mix of excitement and nervousness.

As adults, we look forward to this big step for our daughter/son as they enter elementary school. Parents announce it with pride, grandparents ask about it with joy, and neighbors and friends love to talk about it. But this momentous milestone may also bring some uncertainty for your child—and that’s completely normal.

Sacred Heart Greenwich Kindergarten Lead Teacher, Mrs. Jeannine Tocco, says, “Rising Kindergarteners often need a little reassurance that they’re ready— and that they’ll know what to do once they walk through those classroom doors. The truth is, many of the things pare

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