chapter 7pp
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Parents and ChildrenTRANSCRIPT
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What are some of the best ways to begin a relationship?
How can teachers support parents and children through transitions to new schools?
What do you understand about separation anxiety in adults and children?
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Initial contact between teacher, parent, and child: Orientation
Choosing a school: Parent’s first contact First encounter—teachers and parents
◦ Meeting without children◦ Questions for parents (sample questions)◦ Discussing separation
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First encounter—teachers and children◦ Home visits◦ Letters and phone calls
First visits to classroom Child’s entry into a classroom
◦ Abbreviated schedule◦ Transition and easing-in◦ Establishing habits of communication
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If you were planning a good beginning for children starting in a kindergarten this year, what would be some of the strategies to implement, and explain why?
What challenges would you expect in carrying out this plan?
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Regressive and aggressive behaviors Sadness Anxiety (both children and parents) Preparing parents for separation behaviors Welcoming parents into the classroom
◦ Parting rituals◦ Helpful parent behaviors
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Developing children’s trust in parents’ return
Discussing separation experiences with families
Providing special attention to parents and children◦ Transitional objects◦ Dependency
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Good beginnings require a thoughtful plan, to establish a working partnership with families.
Communication must be established right from the start, to help both parents and children through the period of adjustment.
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