Transitions are a nightmare for children. According to Maigualida Osorio, the supervisor of Small Fry Preschool in Ancaster, Ontario, "the art of preschool is the art of repetition."
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In order to assist her daycare children picture their daily routines, Donna Freeman, director of the Discovery Children's Centre in Winnipeg, utilizes charts and illustrations. Parents can follow suit at home.
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Anybody can find it annoying when they are stopped while working on a task, but children who lack the maturity to handle their anger may find it unbearable.
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One of the main causes of some children's fussiness during transitions is a lack of control. An ECE named Ashley Imrie from Edmonton's Glenora Child Care Society circumvents this by providing what she refers to as a "fake choice."
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Meike VanGerwen, an early childhood educator at the University of Toronto Early Learning Centre, helps her students visualize future activities in a positive way, which eases their transitions.
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There are only four meals my child will eat, and they are all beige. Seeing all of their peers eat is one of the reasons why a lot of children eat so well at daycare. That is only one (of many) reasons why family meals at home should be prioritized.
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All that is offered at daycare is the meal or snack that is served, with the possible exception of fruit and milk. They can whine and groan all they want, but it will not change the dinner.
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Preschoolers and toddlers have the most vivid imaginations. VanGerwen says, take advantage of that. She will advise the children in her care, "Your shoes want to stay together while you are not there, so place them beside each other."
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A two-year-old is not going to understand what "clean up" really means. VanGerwen makes requests in her classroom that are as detailed as feasible. "Clean up the toys you were playing with," for instance, could not be effective.
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