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Page 75+ of the level 2 handbook - on amazon.co.uk covers this unit. The preview has some reading in it, search inside for the word 'transitions'
Pages 100-101 include a table that shows transitions most children experience such as being cared for by someone other than their parent, joining a pre-school, moving onto reception class, changing classes, attending after school settings, starting secondary school, going through puberty, starting a new college or employment. And also transitions that some children might experience eg. moving area/country, changes in family structure, bereavement, abuse, bullying, significant illness or disability.
Effects can be long term or short term.
A term to describe one aspect is regression eg. a child that is potty trained may begin to wet themselves, a child with clear speech may begin to use baby-like language.
Short term effects include
lack of concentration
outbursts of anger
crying and tearfulness
tantrums in younger children
difficulty in sleeping
loss of appetite
clinginess/need for affection
withdrawal
unreasonable behaviour
regression.
Quote from page 102
Longer-term effects
Any change or transition that unsettles children or makes them seriously unhapppy can affect their behaviour or development over a longer term. For example, children tend to learn best when they are happy and relaxed, so a child who is worried is likely to find concentration quite difficult. This in turn can affect a child's intellectual development as you need to concentrate in order to learn new information. Happy and settled children also tend to behave fairly well, so a child who is upset because his father has left may start to be quite aggressive with other children. Recognising the signs that a child is being affected by a transition is essential so that support can be offered.
Possible affect of transitions in the long term
Physical development:
Growth can be affected if children are not eating or sleeping properly
Turning to food for comfort may cause them to gain weight
Some children may restrict their food intake as a way of taking back control of what is happening to them.
Some young people may self-harm or abuse alcohol or drugs.
Communication and intellectual development
Some children may withdraw and avoid social contact
Learning might be affected because they cannot concentrate or are not interested by schoolwork.
Social, emotional and behavioural development
Some may find it hard to make or keep friends as they feel 'different'
Some children and young people may find relationships with their parents are strained.
Some children and young people's self-confidece and self-esteem are affected by what has happened or is happening to them.
Some children and young people may lose trust in adults as a result of what is happening or has happened to them.
Some children and young people try to gain attention by showing unwanted behaviour.
Hth
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STLS Level 2. TDA 2.1 Child and young person development
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