Unit 312 supporting children experencing transitions and significant events in the early years sector

[peri123]

please help I'm doing unit 312 but my brain just isn't working how do I answer 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 or 2.5
learning outcome: be able to support children through the management of transitions and significant events.

[Ruthierhyme]

Hi, a very warm welcome to the site. If you outline what the 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 criteria wording is, I'm sure members will help where they can xx



EYE level 3 handbook on amazon.co.uk

Understanding the needs of children during transition and significant events page 61+

[peri123]

2.1 prepare children for transitions and significant events and their potential effects.
2.2 use strategies to support children through transitions an significant events.
2.3 manage the transition and significant events in partnership with: A. parents/carers B. key worker/person, colleagues, and/or other professionals.
2.4 reflect on how children have been supported for transitions and significant events.
2.5 evaluate the effect on children of having relationships during periods of transition: A. positive B. negative.

[Ruthierhyme]

Hi, you need to research these and use that information alongside what your know happens in your setting/workplace when it comes to transitions.

If you search inside this book on amazon.co.uk look for the words 'transitions and significant events' click to page 61 for a few sample pages.

2.1 prepare children for transitions and significant events and their potential effects.

There are different types of transition which will mean children can be given information about it from parents, their key-person or someone else.

It is important to support the child, provide details about what the transition involves and reassure them.

Be sensitive and understanding - page 62 explains the possible short-term effects of transitions or significant events: self-confidence, depression, anger, relationships, self-harming and abusive behaviours, underachievement.
Be prepared so that you know what happens and can share that with the child, their parents and others.

https://www.silkysteps.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13920

page 61 of this EYE handbook:



2.2 use strategies to support children through transitions an significant events.

What strategies does your setting use, is there a key-person system in place?

From page 62/3

• Working closely with the family
• Work closely with other settings
• Work closely with other professioanls
• Planning activities - quote: Early years practitioners can help children prepare for transitions by planning activities that will help them understand more about the transitions that they are about to undergo. Practitioners may choose a book about moving home or the arrival of a new baby. Through the planning of activities, the early years practitoner can prompt children to talk and ask questions about the transition and reassure them.
• Visiting new settings or carers
• working closely with others, including families
• Spending time with a child
• Allowing children to express themselves
• Seeking further help

2.3 manage the transition and significant events in partnership with:

A. parents/carers
B. key worker/person, colleagues, and/or other professionals.

This is from page 378 of an older level 3 CYPW handbook, it provides guidelines for managing transitions

• Routines: build in routines that are welcomeing nand familiar.
• Settling in: invite parents or carers to stay with the child as they adjust toi their new environment.
• Comfort object: encourage chikdren to bring a familiar object froim home, such as a teddy or blanket.
• Planning: plan for the transition (if expected) and involve colleagues who also know the child to ensure a smooth transition.
• Emotional support: provide opportunities for discussion, stories, and oplay. helping children to express their feelings.
• Tuning in: observe gestures and body language and tune in to what is being communicated.
• Siblings: provide opportunities for siblings who attend the setting to see one another regularly throughout the day.

Page 271 looks at how important it is to work with others when children are about to go through a transition.


2.4 reflect on how children have been supported for transitions and significant events.

Use what you have researched about transitions and the possible strategies that you know will help to support the children and consider how they relate to what happens in your setting.

2.5 evaluate the effect on children of having relationships during periods of transition:

A. positive B. negative.

Page 58 + looks the impact of secure relationships and how they protect against depression, stress, help children to make friends easier as they feel self-confident and reassured that people are around them to support and care for them.

Not having a good relationship with other means there will be a high risk of children experiencing the short and potentially long term effects of transition.

Hope this helps a little.


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[kirstyo]

hi i am doing this unit but one of my questions is long and short term effects on differing family dynamics I'm hoping someone can lead me in the right direction on what I am suppose to be writing please

[ApprenticeR]

Hi, I am new here and still cant post a thread or anything but I am struggling on the first question on this.
It's "Explain the short and long-term effects of a range of transitions and significant events in the lives of children"
The range is:
- Moving to school
- Starting and moving through day care
- Birth of a sibling
- Moving home
- Living outside of the home
- Family breakdown
- Differing family dynamics
- Loss of significant people/pets
- Moving between settings and carers
- Potty/toilet training

I've wrote about the different short and long term effects in general but my tutor wants me to write it for each one like in a table.

Any help is highly appreciated
Thank You

[Laura jk]

Understand the potential effects of transitions and significant events in the lives of children

Explain the short and long term effects of a range of transitions and significant events in the lives of children Transitions and significant events



1.1 Moving to school can affect children behaviour. Children can be scared as it’s a new environment. This can be overwhelming as child wouldn’t know what to expect. A New teacher as child doesn’t know the teacher’s boundaries or how the teacher going to be with them. The child could think that the teacher might not like them, also making new friends can be a big thing for a child especially if they already have a good group of friends this could affect their social development of being able to adapt to new people but this can also but a positive thing as it gives the child a chance to meet new people and to socialise more. Long term effects of child moving school could affect them long term and stop children wanting to socialise and also if a child has had bad experience in moving to new school then this could affect them in long term of education. Transitioning can be a mix of emotions sadness having to move to new school but then it could also be excitement for starting something new.





1.1Starting and moving through day care How a child might feel before starting a new room a child might feel anxious as its new room emotional because they have to leave and also uncertain of their new environment and the child could feel nervous not knowing the other children and staff members. When a child transition into a new room it is important that the practitioner supports the child and helps them understands and prepares them for the changes that about to happen. The practitioner could do settling session this would help the child slowly adapt to the routine and bond with their new key worker and build a bound and relationship not only with key worker but also with new friends this will help the child feel more at ease and more safe and comfortable in their new environment.

1.1Birth of a sibling could make a child feel left out because all the attention on the new baby and no longer on them new sibling can also affect child emotionally and make them sad and cry because mum having to share the time between two siblings instead of one. I think it is important to prepare a child of having a sibling so when the new baby arrives it is not such huge shock because it has been explained what’s going to happen, but also being able to balance out the attention is also very important giving too much attention to the new born can have an impact on the child and make them feel isolated and not wanted, this can also lead to the child not behaving trying to get the attention they want.