Emotional Transitions In Children

Transitions often refer to the changes that take place in out lives. When moving from one stage in our life to another through an emotional, physical, intellectual or in some cases physiological change, children or a young persons go through periods of transition. They are an extremely important part of developing and growing up and can occur all throughout ones life. As mention before, the four most common types of transitions are that of physical, physiological, intellectual and emotional.

Emotional transition
Emotional transitions are most commonly brought about by personal experiences and changes in someones personal environment. i.e. Bereavement, separation of parents, beginning a new school etc. Children who experience such emotional transitions can often display signs of frustration, anger, and behavioural problems as they try to cope with the changes in their lives. The separation or divorce of a young person or child’s parents is a common factor that can cause a difficult emotional transition. Many children often feel that they are at fault for a parents separation and in doing so develop an anger or hatred towards themselves. This …show more content…
Puberty affects both girls and boys physically and ca they develop and mature can cause a young persons emotions to become overwhelming. Hormones cause a child or young person to experience changes in their mood and physical appearance and can often cause a child to become more self conscience and aware of their bodies and appearance. It is important that children are informed early on about the issues of puberty and maturity as they require the reassurance that what is happening to them is normal and experienced by everyone. Children become far more emotionally independent during this transitions and as a result are more likely to experiment with different issues. i.e: truancy, drug use, criminal