Unplanned Transitions And Its Effects On Children
It is a known fact that all children and young people are faced with transitions, although some may be affected positively and some negatively. When children are faced with planned or unplanned transitions they may experience feelings such as anger, guilt, rejection, and sadness. Other ways that children and young people may show the effects made by transition i.e. attention seeking behavior, friendship/peer problems, and becoming withdrawn and quiet or displaying uncharacteristic habits.
Children and young people moving from primary to secondary high school may find it hard to adjust to being taught more formally. They are suddenly expected to study a wider variety of subjects, to take on more responsibility and sometimes make a new circle …show more content…
Suddenly a child is removed from their "comfort zone" and taken away from a familiar environment, from their friends and teachers etc. The child is completely thrown off track and put into a new environment which can be extremely difficult for a child or young person to adjust too. It can have effects on a child's learning, self-esteem and sometimes resulting in them no longer wanting to go to school, although some children and young people do adapt well to this type of transition. For example, when I was attending secondary school a young girl moved from her original school due to her parents moving country, when she began attending my secondary school she settled in and adapted very well, proving to be quite popular with her peers. It appeared to have a positive effect on the young girl but then suddenly her peers turned against her, this then resulted in the young girl becoming a victim of torment and bullying. She became unhappy, quiet, withdrawn and reserved. Her parents decided it was in their child's best interests to change schools once again, where she began to regain her self-esteem and confidence which was extremely affected by the bullying, changing schools and moving countries. Fortunately, the next change of school had a positive effect on the young
Children and young people moving from primary to secondary high school may find it hard to adjust to being taught more formally. They are suddenly expected to study a wider variety of subjects, to take on more responsibility and sometimes make a new circle …show more content…
Suddenly a child is removed from their "comfort zone" and taken away from a familiar environment, from their friends and teachers etc. The child is completely thrown off track and put into a new environment which can be extremely difficult for a child or young person to adjust too. It can have effects on a child's learning, self-esteem and sometimes resulting in them no longer wanting to go to school, although some children and young people do adapt well to this type of transition. For example, when I was attending secondary school a young girl moved from her original school due to her parents moving country, when she began attending my secondary school she settled in and adapted very well, proving to be quite popular with her peers. It appeared to have a positive effect on the young girl but then suddenly her peers turned against her, this then resulted in the young girl becoming a victim of torment and bullying. She became unhappy, quiet, withdrawn and reserved. Her parents decided it was in their child's best interests to change schools once again, where she began to regain her self-esteem and confidence which was extremely affected by the bullying, changing schools and moving countries. Fortunately, the next change of school had a positive effect on the young