Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Different types of transitions that can affect children and young
people's development.
- Emotional
- For Example- Parent's separating,
death of a pet, Bullying, Abuse,
Best friends moving away or it
could be a change in the family
structure.
- From 5 years+
Bullying- Disrupt a
child or young person's
education and also
their sense of
confidence.
- Any Age- Abuse-
Happens within a
family or to be
carried out by
someone trusted by
the child or young
person.
- Any Age- Death- Death of a
close relative, parent or sibling.
Change to the family structure
as well as creating an
emotional loss.
- Any Age- Change in the
family structure- Some
parents separate, children
have to adapt to being in a
single parent family. Children
may be moved into foster
care, while other children
who are in foster care may
be adopted. Parents
separate and meet a new
partner and a new family
may be formed.
- Physical
- For example- Moving house, moving country,
moving to a new school or it could be moving
from one class to another.
- 0-3 Years Joining a nursery or school-
Many children's first experience of being
in a group care is when they start in
nursery or school.
- 4-11 Years Moving from
one class to another-
Most children will
change teachers as
they change class.
- 11 Years Starting secondary school- When
transferring to secondary school it is much larger
than a primary school. You are taught by a range
of teachers.
- Physiological
- For
example-Puberty
- Aged 11+
Adapting to
changes in
size and
shape of their
body.
- Intellectual
- For example- Moving up a level (School
to college or Level 2 to level 3), Also it
could be children moving from the
foundation phase to key stage 2.
- Aged 16+ Making new
friendships and
adapting new
expectations
- There are two types of transitions 1) Predictable-
These are transitions like Puberty, Moving up a
class in school ect or 2) Unpredictable-These are
transitions which we can't prepare for, for example
a Family member or close relative death.
- Transitions that only some children and
young people may experience e.g.
Bereavement.
- Here are the transitions experienced by most children and young people:
- Most transitions affect children and young
people's behaviour and development. These
effects can be short term however some
can be long term.
- For example Crying and tearfulness, Withdrawal, Tantrums in younger
children, No appetite, Lack of concentration, Difficulty sleeping,
bedwetting, interested in younger toys and uses babyish language.
- Short Term effects
- Long term effects
- For example Turning to food for comfort, Affected growth if not eating or
sleeping properly, Depression and self harm, Withdraw and avoid social
contact and unwanted behaviour to gain attention.