Transitions In Child Development

Transitions
A transition is changing form one stage to another.
Transitions a child could experience.
The transitions can affect all areas of a child’s the development. An emotional transition could be a death of a family member or pet. A physical transition may be moving to a new area or country. An intellectual transition could be moving from preschool to primary school. A Physiological transition may be changes in growth.
Some transitions you should expect. They are experienced by nearly everyone. Babies experience transitions when they’re moving from pureed to solid foods. They also experience it when they go from crawling to walking. Children experience transitions when starting preschool or moving from preschool to primary school.

There will be some transitions that you will not expect. These may be the separation of parents and maybe having a new step family. Or even an illness or a death in the family.
Preparing a child for a planned transition
It is important that you prepare your child for a planned transition as much as possible. If you are going away from your child for a short period of time like taking them to preschool you shouldn’t show that your anxious or upset as this will make the child feel the same way. You should also inform them of what they are having for lunch every day as this may make them feel more comfortable.
Supporting the needs of children during transitions
Your child may not feel very expecting of the idea of going to preschool or primary school. You can make them see better about it by arranging their teachers to visit you and your child in your home this will make you and your child feel more comfortable about starting preschool or prime school. It will also help your child’s teachers get to know the child. If you cannot arrange for the teachers to come to your home, there I plenty of other ways to make the child feel more comfortable about starting school. you can read some books about starting school. Let your child to bring a comforter like a blanket or teddy, but make sure it’s okay with their teacher beforehand. Another way is to let them help you prepare for preschool for example, packing their bag together or buying clothes.