Educator and author Ondřej Koželuh shares how to handle goodbyes without tears, which daily rituals help your child, and what to watch out for when choosing nursery clothing and footwear.
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Ondřej Koželuh:
A calm start
to nursery
Educator and author Ondřej Koželuh shares how to handle goodbyes without tears, which daily rituals help your child, and what to watch out for when choosing nursery clothing and footwear.
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Starting nursery is the biggest step your child has taken since birth. For you, it might be the hardest day in the calendar. And yet it can be done calmly.
Ondřej knows exactly what will help your child (and you) – and what, on the other hand, can make starting nursery unnecessarily harder.
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What you’ll learn
Topics that really matter
01
What starting nursery does to your child
Separation, a new environment, unfamiliar children – how your child experiences it and why that’s OK.
02
How to say goodbye without tears
Practical tips from an educator you can use tomorrow morning in the cloakroom.
03
Daily rituals that help
Why routine helps your child feel safe – and how to set up a morning rhythm that works.
04
Clothing and footwear that support your child
What makes independence easier from day one – from fastenings to changing shoes.
05
Is your child really ready?
Myths about being ‘ready’ for nursery – and how Ondřej says you can tell it’s time.
06
At-home preparation, step by step
A simple routine a few weeks ahead – and starting nursery will feel much easier.
Slippers Ondřej recommends
A happy moment right in the cloakroom
Unicorns, Spidermen, dinosaurs and lots of other designs →
Kids
RAYVE Slippers unicorn
Barefoot slippers with a unicorn design – lightweight and easy to change into.
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Kids
RAYVE Slippers spider
For little adventurers who can’t wait to get to nursery.
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Kids
RAYVE Slippers dino
Barefoot slippers that make changing shoes in the cloakroom a breeze.
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💡 Tip from us
The best shoe is the one that truly fits you. In each of our shops, our trained staff will measure your feet and help you choose a model that suits your feet. And if you want absolute precision, pop into the Českomoravská shop – we measure there with a 3D scanner too.
"A calm start to nursery doesn’t begin on the first day in the cloakroom. It begins a few weeks earlier – at home, in a calm way."
— Ondřej Koželuh, educator
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Read educator Ondřej Koželuh’s tips and get ready with your child for a calm start to nursery.
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