Hi, If it helps, the effects different transitions might have on children depend on their age, levels of resillience and self esteem. As suggested, if you research attachment theory and the importance of positive relationships you'll be able to see how it's a theory that enables practitioners to support children through times of transition, helping to safeguard and protect their confidence and self esteem.
The types and effects of transition
on this thread are in list form to help you build a response to your assessment criteria and to link to what you do in your setting, routines & activities that recognise and plan for children's transitional experiences - eg. have resources/parent partnerships/multi-agency approach to working/books/toys/time to talk
Attachment theory - John Bowlby, Mary Ainsworth
This extract is a quote from page 7 of the 2007-2008 Action for children research publication
Neglect: research evidence to inform practice
http://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/...m_practice.pdf
Quote:
One of the key areas of development in childhood is the attachment system, which, as described above in relation to brain development, is shaped by early care-giver experiences (Bowlby, 1973). Babies are more likely to develop secure attachment if they are brought up with care-givers who are responsive and sensitive to their interactions and needs, and who are reliable, consistent and non-hostile in their responses. Such experiences enable children to build internal models of relationships, which influence the degree to which they perceive themselves to be loveable, and the degree to which they perceive others to be co-operative, dependable and nonthreatening.
When children experience care-givers as unresponsive, inattentive, and inconsistent or hostile in their interactions with them, insecure attachment can develop. This is often the case when parents are neglectful. The child adapts its behaviour in response to the care-giving environment and can become withdrawn, apathetic, mistrustful, attentionseeking or hostile (Howe, 2005).
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