This paper was prepared by Keryn Davis, University of Canterbury, 2009.
Key question
How might we gain understandings of parent’s and children’s views about what is important to them during a transition period?
Introduction
People experience and respond to change in different ways. How change effects each person is personal; the experience of one person is not exactly the same as another. Transitioning into an early childhood setting, moving from one setting or area to another, and starting school are all times of change for not only children, but also their family or whānau. Each of these changes will impact on the child and their family or whānau in a way that is unique for everyone involved.