Attachment theory

Making transitions easier

jlee — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:50 +0100

There are transitions that occur in a child’s personal life and there are transitions that form part and parcel of the child’s life as a pupil in your school. What do we mean by transition? How do transitions affect children and how can you support the children in your school through these potentially difficult times?

What do we mean by transition?

Taking risks to encourage young risk takers

jlee — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:48 +0100

I went to a meeting recently with three county advisers, two headteachers, an educational psychologist and a baby! It was about our project to encourage students in Key Stages 1 and 2 to take risks. The premise behind this question is that young people tend to be conservative in their designs.

Attachment: Supporting young children's emotional wellbeing

jlee — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:35 +0100

According to attachment theory our first relationship with our carers acts as a lifelong template, moulding and shaping our capacity to enter into, and maintain, successful subsequent relationships with family, friends and partners. It is believed that these early and powerful experiences with the people who first looked after us will shape our long-term emotional wellbeing.

Behaviour as communication

ewtemp — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:20:19 +0100

The capacity to communicate with others is at the heart of human experience. We use language, thought, feelings, creativity and movement to let others know about ourselves. Through that communication, we also develop our capacity to understand others.

Attachment, transitions and early emotional development

admin — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:19:58 +0100

Supporting transitions is one aspect of the Common Core of Skills and Knowledge:

‘....it is important to understand a child....in the context of their life, to recognise and understand the impact of any transitions they may be going through.’
(Common Core of Skills and Knowledge, page 16)

What are transitions?

Attachment theory

admin — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:19:57 +0100

Attachment theory focuses on how attachments are formed in the very earliest months and years of life. These have a significant influence on emotional development as well as providing a template for the child as he or she grows into adulthood and into parenthood. Researchers have explored these early developments.

Attachment theory

jlee — Fri, 18 May 2007 16:21:50 +0100