Understanding Transitions in the Early Years: Supporting Change through Attachment and Resilience

There are many transitions that children experience before they are five, including the first major transition from care in the home. Successive changes can have a serious impact on young children and stress, separation and insecure attachments can affect not only a child’s emotional health but also cognitive and intellectual development. Understanding Transitions in the Early Years explains why transitions matter and provides practical guidance on how to support young children’s developing emotional resilience and equip them to embrace change in the future. Aimed at practitioners and students, the book: draws together the research on neuroscientific evidence, attachment theory, child development and childcare practices provides a context for practitioners to empathise with children and families as they relate to their own understanding of the impact of change and transition looks at ways to reduce transitions including the key person approach offers guidance and practical strategies for practitioners / managers/head teachers for supporting children through transitions Including case studies, examples of good practice and questions for reflective practice, this thought-provoking book shows how the everyday little things that practitioners do for the individual children in their care can help build their resilience and .