When children are removed from their families due to abuse and/or neglect, there are five emotions that most children who are in foster care typically experience: confusion, anger, ambivalence/mixed feelings, fantasizing/wishful thinking and identification with their birth family. In this guide, you’ll find suggestions suggestions for helping a child navigate these emotions.
Audience Category: For Child Care Providers
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Understanding Maturational and Situational Losses
There are two types of losses that occur in everyone’s life. “Maturational losses” predictably occur during the life cycle. “Situational losses” are caused by unexpected or unusual circumstances. Children will likely experience both types during the preschool years, and will need adult support and recognition of these losses.
Acknowledging Positive Behaviors
What does it mean to acknowledge positive behaviors? Learn why it’s important, strategies and much more in this report.
Understanding What Grief and Loss Looks Like to a Preschooler
Learn what grief and loss looks like to a preschool-age child, and what you can do to help.
Building Positive Teacher-Child Relationships
What are positive teacher-child relationships and why are they important? Find the answers to these questions and more in this report.
When a Friend Dies
At some point in their childhood, most children will experience the death of a friend. It can be challenging to break the news to a child that his or her friend is gone. The death of a friend is difficult for children to understand. How kids respond depends greatly on their age, experiences, and personality.… Continue reading When a Friend Dies
Creating Opportunities That Support Children’s Interactions
What does it mean to support children’s interactions? Find out in this report.
When a Grandparent Dies
Most kids lose a grandparent at some point in their lives. A grandparent’s illness and death can disrupt daily routines and send family emotions into high gear. Children who are too young to understand the complexities of what’s going on use their behavior to tell the adults in their life that they’re having difficulty dealing… Continue reading When a Grandparent Dies
Environmental Strategies That Promote Positive Social Interactions
What are environmental strategies that promote positive social interactions and why is it important to use these environmental strategies? Find out in this report.
When a Parent Becomes Unemployed
When a parent loses their job, it causes a great deal of stress within the family. Not only are the adults worried and concerned, but the children are affected as well. Job loss creates anxiety and economic hardship for families. These tips may help you navigate the situation with children.