ACTIVITY
Task 1
[3.1].
1 Explain what the word ‘transition’ means below:
Any significant stage or experience in the life of a child or young person that can affect their behavior or development.
2 Give an example of a transition that a child or young person might experience:
Being cared for by someone other than a parents; many children will be left with relatives and friends for a short period and some babies and toddlers may also go to a child minder or day nursery.
Most children at 4-5 will attend reception class. Between the ages of 4 and 11, most children change teachers every year as well as changing class ,and at 11 they transfer to secondary school. At 16 most young people go to college or start sixth form or go to employment and all children will go through puberty
Some children move to different areas or countries with their families due to parent’s job or they are refuges and escape war or poverty.
Some children have to deal with a death of a close relative such as a parent or sibling.
Some children and young people experience abuse, which can happen within a family or be caused by relatives while some children experience bullying at school.
The Essay on The different transitions children and young people
Starting a new school When a child or young person moves school they may start to feel sad/upset and lost that they are leaving all their friends behind and may not see them everyday anymore. Moving school could make the child or young person feel nervous because they will have to make new friends and this could make the child feel anxious because they don’t know what will happen. When children ...
Some children and young people have to cope with illness such as diabetes or asthma.
Task 2
[3.1]
a) Look at the image below. What type of transition do you think it shows?
A child attending a primary school
b) What could you do as an early year’s practitioner to make this transition easy for the child?
A practitioner must welcome the child with a smile and introduce him/her to the other children in their class. Ask him or her if they are okay as maybe this is their first time at school. Try to make the child busy with fun and interesting activities to keep their mind off the new changes.
Task 3
[3.2]
A transition is a stage or an experience in a child or young person’s life. It can affect their behaviour or their development. Some transitions are common and happen to most children, and others will only occur to a small number of children.
Look at the list below and sort the transitions into categories depending on whether they are common or uncommon. Put your answers into the correct columns in the table below.
Try to add some ideas of your own.
● Bereavement
● Starting nursery or other childcare
● Starting school
● Moving school
● Puberty
● Serious illness
● Parents separating or getting divorced
● Moving house
● New baby in the family
● Starting employment
● Entering or leaving a care setting
● Hospital admittance
Common transition Uncommon transition
Starting nursery or other childcare Bereavement [a death to apparent or sibling]
Starting school Moving school
Puberty Serious illness
Starting employment Parents separating or getting divorced
Entering or leaving a care setting Moving house
Moving from one class to another Bullying and abuse
New baby in the family Hospital admittance
Moving area or moving countries
Task 4
[3.3]
Complete the chart below to explain how children and young people’s behaviour and development may be affected by different types of transition.
Transition How behaviour and development may be affected
Bereavement A child will become more upset and may cry more due to losing a close relative. The child may also become more aggressive with outbursts of anger and may have difficulty in sleeping. They may also start to feel different from other children and it can affect their school performance leading to withdrawal from school social environments.
The Essay on The Different Schools of Philosophy Which Affect Education
Philosophy and education are closely related for philosophy is the basis of education. The strengths and weakness of philosophical system are explored in terms of their relations to education. Philosophy is made of two major divisions, namely; metaphysics and epistemology. Metaphysics is a subdivision of philosophy which systematically analyzes the question of the ultimate reality. During the ...
Starting nursery or other childcare Some children or babies are not affected while some of them start crying and don’t want to leave their parents.
Starting school Some children find it very exciting especially those who have attended nursery or childcare previously. Others maybe cry or become frustrated.
Moving to a new school Some children find it hard to create new relationships with their new teachers or classmates. Some children may have been the best in their class previously and it may take time for their teacher to recognise this, so it might affect their confidence and self-esteem.
Puberty At around 11 for boys and 13 for girls, children develop into adults – a process which is very common to all children so the effect it less hard. However, it causes a significant change in body shape and look, so some children find it hard to show others their body changes and may become shy or they lose their temper easily.
Serious illness Growth may be affected if children are not in a good health and because they are undergoing treatment. Illness can result in them being away from school for several periods of times in their life. It can result in them not being socially or physically active as it makes them feel they are different from others.
Parents separating or divorcing It is a very significant change to the family structure and can be very difficult for children to deal with. They may become very reluctant towards any school work or activities and may cry more often. Some become attention seekers or they find it difficult to sleep and suffer from a lack of concentration and outbursts of anger. It can also affect their educational development as they lose interest in doing school home work or they might become withdrawn at school.
Moving home Moving home maybe an exciting time for some children if they move to a bigger house, while others find it difficult because it means they have to change school and make new friends.
The Research paper on The Gifted Child Children School Teacher
... However the fact remains that parents of intellectually gifted children will find nevertheless, that their child definitely has characteristics and abilities ... school that will fully develop his / her talents?"Do I tell other people? What do I tell other people?" Can this negatively affect ... with and share ideas. Encourage hobbies and give them time and space in which to extent and continue ...
New baby in the family A new baby in the family takes all the attention of parents and makes the parent busy with the new one. This will affect their other children especially if they are very young. The child might become more jealous of his new brother or sister and they might regress by taking a step or two back in terms of their behaviour. For example, a child who is normally potty-trained starts to wet themselves, or a child who can normally speak quite clearly starts use babyish language.
Starting employment It is a very common transition for many young people and it could be very excited for most of them. They need to adapt to new expectations and take more responsibilities while developing their personalities
Entering or leaving a care setting When entering a care setting a child may be very upset at having to stay in different surrounding with different people while leaving their old settings behind. When a child leaves a care setting they may be nervous about leaving a safe environment to enter unfamiliar surroundings.
Being admitted to hospital When a child is admitted to hospital that means he or she will spend time away from school. This will affect their educational development or maybe their physical development. It can also mean a child is taking medication which may have side effects and the child can be scared and/or nervous.
