The emotions that come with change can be successfully handled by children when their new setting has a clear welcoming procedure.
By the time children enter statutory education they are likely to have lived through several transitions in family life as well as in educational settings. Research is beginning to confirm what parents and practitioners have long known - that transition is stressful for children, just as it is for adults, and the resulting stress can have a far-reaching impact on children's emotional well-being and academic achievements.
We all know the familiar feelings when contemplating change. Anticipation, excitement and curiosity may well be tempered with anxiety, uncertainty, fear and a sense of bewilderment as we are faced with unfamiliar experiences, people, places or events.
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