Supporting you and your child's transition to our playroom
Supporting you and your child's transition to our playroom By Chelsea Park Children can feel uncomfortable when they are surrounded by unfamiliar environments and people. Challenges to new things are not easy even for adults. However, this process is essential for both children and parents. The time to adapt to unfamiliar environments and encounter new things is the first step toward a successful transition. Dietze & Kashin explained "Transitioning rites include the ways children and families enter the learning environment; incorporation rites involve those practices that help members of the community to feel that they belong." (p.68) Adapting to a new environment with your child Retrieved from: https://www.care.com/c/16-tips-for-the-first-day-of-day-care/ For the first few weeks of the child transitioning to our program, parents are welcome to stay to help make their child more comfortable in the new environment. Parents can stay in the classroom with th...
