How Different Transitions Affect Child Development
Unit 331 5.1&5.2
Explain the different types of transitions can affect children’s development and evaluate the effectiveness of positive relationships during periods of transitions.
Transitions are the movement or changes from one position, stage or state to another. These changes can be gradual or sudden, and last for differing periods of time.
Transitions can be stressful for young people and this stress can have far reaching effects on children’s emotional wellbeing and academic achievement.
Children face many different transitions in their young lives. One of the main transitions is changing schools. This may make them feel anxious and nervous, they may be apprehensive about what their new school is going to be like. They may be sad because they are leaving their friends and familiar security of their previous school. They may experience a sense of loss and even bereavement about losing their friends. The child’s behaviour may change; they may become withdrawn or display extroverted behaviour. The child may show regression academically and communicatively. They may become ill, this maybe a genuine stress related illness or a pretend illness that will delay the change that is upsetting them. Younger children may become clingy and display behaviour of a younger child because they feel vulnerable. Older children may have sleepless nights or nightmares; they may develop mood swings and become grumpy and irritable. They may experience loss of appetite or binge to find comfort. In extreme cases children may self-harm or even think about suicide. These effects of these transitions would impede development emotional, physically, socially and cognitively.
Puberty is another transition that all children will experience. The way a child behaves is entirely due to hormones. Puberty is a time of great change. Physically, the body changes and begins to turn into a more adult like body. Puberty and hormones also effects things like
Explain the different types of transitions can affect children’s development and evaluate the effectiveness of positive relationships during periods of transitions.
Transitions are the movement or changes from one position, stage or state to another. These changes can be gradual or sudden, and last for differing periods of time.
Transitions can be stressful for young people and this stress can have far reaching effects on children’s emotional wellbeing and academic achievement.
Children face many different transitions in their young lives. One of the main transitions is changing schools. This may make them feel anxious and nervous, they may be apprehensive about what their new school is going to be like. They may be sad because they are leaving their friends and familiar security of their previous school. They may experience a sense of loss and even bereavement about losing their friends. The child’s behaviour may change; they may become withdrawn or display extroverted behaviour. The child may show regression academically and communicatively. They may become ill, this maybe a genuine stress related illness or a pretend illness that will delay the change that is upsetting them. Younger children may become clingy and display behaviour of a younger child because they feel vulnerable. Older children may have sleepless nights or nightmares; they may develop mood swings and become grumpy and irritable. They may experience loss of appetite or binge to find comfort. In extreme cases children may self-harm or even think about suicide. These effects of these transitions would impede development emotional, physically, socially and cognitively.
Puberty is another transition that all children will experience. The way a child behaves is entirely due to hormones. Puberty is a time of great change. Physically, the body changes and begins to turn into a more adult like body. Puberty and hormones also effects things like