Bowlby believed that the earliest bonds formed by children with their main carers have a tremendous impact on the rest of their lives. Bowlby's attachment theory suggests that children need to have a strong attachment with their main care giver in order for them to become emotionally confident in their future. When children start a new setting it is important for the practitioner to make sure the child feels welcome and safe as this can have a effect on their development. When a child has a positive relationship with the practitioner it will help the child feel more secure in the setting. Settings should provide key workers for the child starting the new setting to ensure the child's basic needs are met. Attachment can contribute to the effects a transition has on a child as it is the first time they are leaving their main carer. Leaving their main carer can cause the child to feel lonely, sad and confused. To ensure the child bonds with the key worker and settles in the setting should have settling in sessions for the child to get used to being without their main carer for a longer period of …show more content…
Froebel states that young children could learn best in atmospheres that provided a stimulating and prepared environment where they could explore and learn from their own perspectives.Children learn best through their everyday experiences with the people they love and trust, and when the learning is fun. These interactions act as modeling behaviors and create the basis for learning over the course of a child’s life. Froebel claims that building a secure attachment fosters a child’s ability to learn to communicate their feelings. To Froebel, play provided the means for a child’s intellectual, social, emotional and physical development. Froebel believed that the education of a child began at birth, and that parents and teachers played a crucial role in helping children in this activity, therefore it is important that parents are involved before and during their child's transition regarding their education. "Overall, research has consistently shown that parental involvement in children’s education does make a positive difference to pupils’ achievement. The vast majority (92%) of parents surveyed in 2007 reported that they felt at least ‘fairly involved’ in their child’s school life. Around half felt very involved, which has increased from 2001, when 29% felt very involved." The Impacts Of Parental Involvement On Children's