Hi, these are the potential effects transitions can have on children and young people:
Short term effects:
• Outbursts of anger
• Crying and tearfulness
• Clinginess/need for affection
• Withdrawal
• Unreasonable behaviour
• Tantrums in younger children
• Regression in behaviour
• Difficulty sleeping
• Loss of appetite
• Loss of motivation
• Lack of concentration
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How may affect children’s behaviour and development
Long term effects:
• Self harming
• Withdrawal
• Avoiding social contact
• Lack of concentration
• Not learning/developing
• Low self confidence and self esteem
• Strained relationships
This is why it's important to support C&YP as they go through these 'changing' times of their lives.
Consider how your setting helps children and what services, places of support are available for the other age groups.
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Supporting children through transition involves
• Explaining what's going on
• Discussing what is happening
• Providing activities that help to distraction, focus and give opportunities for communication, language and literacy
• Have routines that reassure children of what's next
• organise visits that help children be familiar with the new places they'll be attending - visits to nursery, college
• Career advisors
• Counsellors
The level three handbook
Transitions in the Early Years: A practical guide to supporting children between early years settings and into Key Stage 1
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