care for children- settling new arrivals

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Care for Children

Settling New Arrivals


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Units with in this cluster

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HLTWHS300A- Contribute to OHS processes

CHCCN301C- Ensure childrens Health & Safety

CHCCN302A- Provide Care for Children

CHCCN303A- Contribute to provision of nutritionally balanced

food in safe and hygienic manner

CHCCN305B- Provide care for Babies

SourcesAcecqa.gov


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Overview

This slide show provides an overview of separation and settling

children into the service.

As an educator your role is to meet and greet children andparents on arrival and to help them with the separation process

in a child care service.

How we help both parents and children separate at thebeginning of the day can play a big part in how the child and

parents day will travel.


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Separation

Educators have an important role to play in supporting children

during the stressful time of separating from their parents.

Settling a baby who is new to child care requires a great deal of

skill and understanding.

Children who do not recover from the upset of separating from

their primary attachment figure may find it very difficult to

develop trust in their educators, to feel secure and to explore

their new environments

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Settling in New arrivals

How can educators make the separation process smoother?

1. Encouraging the parents to stay

2. Developing a settling in process

3. Responding appropriately to the parents and childs distress

4. Establishing routines to minimise the distress at separation

5. Developing a relationship with the children

SourceImage Google


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SEPARATION ANXIETY cont

Talk to child in gentle, reassuringvoice

Take child for a walk away fromhustle and bustle of room

Find a game/activity child likes

Establish a ritual to carry outwhen parent leaves

Take their fears seriously

Try to prevent frighteningsituations from occurring


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STAGES OF SEPARATION ANXIETY

What can we expect and how do we deal with the various stages

of separation anxiety?

A significant factor in developing a sense of autonomy is theability to separate from the primary carer

(mother/father/guardian). Children usually go through

predictable developmental stages in separation. These stages

will depend on a range of influencing social and cultural

factors unique to each child and family.


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STAGES OF SEPARATION ANXIETY

First Stage(birth5/6 months) Obvious preference for mother, however

babies at this stage discriminate less between adults, so long as their

needs are met in a responsive, caring way

Second Stage(5-11mths) Infants show a definite preference for familiar

people eg mother, father, frequent carer.

Third stageseparation anxiety (818mths) children will resist care or

attention from unfamiliar people and will move closer to their parent or

familiar carer. Fear of being separated from primary caregivers and will cry

when this person leaves room.

Fourth StageStranger anxiety (1824mths) children become cautiousaround strangers, may become distressed, clingy and cry

Fifth Stage(3+ yrs) child begins to understand mum or dad will return

and they are not being abandoned.


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TRANSITION PHASEThe younger the child, the more critical the transition phase.

A well planned transition into care should take place over severalweeks and allow:

The child to develop an attachment to the primary educator

The child to get to know the educator and adjust to the care

setting while having the security of their mother close by toreassure the child

A gradual decrease in the amount of time parents spend at

the service with the child


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REASSURING AND SUPPORTING PARENTS

How might you reassure a parent who was showing signs of

distress at leaving his/her child in your care?

1. Explain your role is to develop secondary attachments withthe child that support rather than weaken the childsprimary attachment

2. Ensure childs personal belongings are cared forappropriately

3. Talk to parents and ask their advice about establishingroutines for their child

4. Discuss childs day so they feel informed

5. Show empathyyou understand the conflicts they areexperiencing

6. Invite parents to spend time at centre


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GENERAL STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT SEPARATION

Find out childs likes and dislikes

Follow parents advice / suggestions

Be friendly and reassuring to parents

Ask parent to send something special from home

Make sure child has comforters

Never leave distressed child to cry by him/herself Offer physical comfort, even if they continue to cry

Talk to child in gentle, reassuring voice

Take child for a walk away from hustle and bustle of room

Find a game/activity child likes

Establish a ritual to carry out when parent leaves

Take their fears seriously

Try to prevent frightening situations from occurring

SourceImage Google


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Summary

In summary, we have discussed how important it is to have both

children and parents settle on arrival and at separation.

We also know that as an educator we need to think about the

childrens and parents individual needs in this process.

We also need to consider the services policies and practices

when working in a service.


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References

Text Book

The Big PictureKaren Kearns

Chapter 5

Birth to Big School- Karen KearnsChapter 4

www.acecqa.gov.au

www.raisingchildren.net.au

www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au
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