New backpack, new friends, and their first step onto the big yellow school bus… It feels like she was a newborn a minute ago and now is her first day in kindergarten.
Kindergarten brings on new hopes and fears for parents as their child begin school. But for parents with a child with T1D, the fears are tangible. Sending your little one off to school is scary, but we hope with these selected resources you can reduce your worries and enjoy this milestone.
- Diabetes Medical Management Plan
- How Child Care Providers Can Help Care for Children with Type 1 Diabetes: Part 1
- Kindergarten With Type 1: https://www.t1everydaymagic.com/kindergarten-with-type-1/
- 504 Plan: http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/parents-and-kids/diabetes-c...
- Sample 504 Plans and IEPs: http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/504/
- Preparing For Kindergarten With Type 1 Diabetes: http://type1togo.com/preparing-for-kindergarten-with-type-1-diabetes/
- Worst Case Scenario: https://beyondtype1.org/worst-case-scenario/
- Explaining Diabetes to School: https://www.diabetesresearch.org/managing-diabetes/explaining-diabetes-t...