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- 2. What are some of the best ways to begin a relationship? How can teachers support parents and children through transitions to new schools? What do you understand about separation anxiety in adults and children? ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.
- 3. Initial contact between teacher, parent, and child: Orientation Choosing a school: Parent’s first contact First encounter—teachers and parents ◦ Meeting without children ◦ Questions for parents (sample questions) ◦ Discussing separation ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.
- 4. First encounter—teachers and children ◦ Home visits ◦ Letters and phone calls First visits to classroom Child’s entry into a classroom ◦ Abbreviated schedule ◦ Transition and easing-in ◦ Establishing habits of communication ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.
- 5. If you were planning a good beginning for children starting in a kindergarten this year, what would be some of the strategies to implement, and explain why? What challenges would you expect in carrying out this plan? ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.
- 6. Regressive and aggressive behaviors Sadness Anxiety (both children and parents) Preparing parents for separation behaviors Welcoming parents into the classroom ◦ Parting rituals ◦ Helpful parent behaviors ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.
- 7. Developing children’s trust in parents’ return Discussing separation experiences with families Providing special attention to parents and children ◦ Transitional objects ◦ Dependency ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.
- 8. Good beginnings require a thoughtful plan, to establish a working partnership with families. Communication must be established right from the start, to help both parents and children through the period of adjustment. ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.