Chapter 7
Good Beginnings with Parents and Children
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Preview Questions
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?
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Orientation (1 of 2)
Choosing a school: Parent’s first contact
First encounter—teachers and parents
Meeting without children
Questions for parents (sample questions)
Discussing separation
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Orientation (2 of 2)
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
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Think About It
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?
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Dealing with Separation Experiences (1 of 2)
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
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Dealing with Separation Experiences (2 of 2)
Developing children’s trust in parents’ return
Discussing separation experiences with families
Providing special attention to parents and children
Transitional objects
Dependency
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Summary
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.
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