4.2 Explain The Importance Of Children '

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A/C 4.2 Explain the importance of children and young people having positive relationships through periods of transition. Transition, by definition, is both the process of change and the period of such change (New Pocket Oxford 2001) It is important to actively assess a child or young person’s transitional needs. What emotional, physical and material needs does the actual transition create for the child? What emotional and practical support does the child or young person need to negotiate this transition? We need to consider the losses that may occur for the child or young person in making this transition (relationships, people, place, culture and cultural identity and familiar activities). Can some of these loses be avoided or prevented?
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