EMA What can adults do practically and emotionally to help prepare children for transition in the early years?

This essay will describe the issues that children face during transition in the early years and the ways in which adults and professionals can prepare children practically and emotionally to help support them.

Factors for a successful transition, such as separation anxiety and attachment theory, will be discussed and what strategies can be used to help support this. Why supporting transition is important for the development of childrens confidence and self-esteem will also be explored. Lastly the essay will discuss the significance that transition has on children with additional needs and what adults can do to support them.

Transitions can be defined as key moments within the process of socio-cultural learning whereby children change their behaviour according to new insights gained through social interaction with their environment. Vogler et al. cited in Colloby et al. (2…(short extract)