Everyday Goodbyes: Starting School and Early Care: A Guide to the Separation Process

Early Childhood Education

by Nancy Balaban

Separation often evokes feelings of fear and anxiety in all of us―children, parents, and teachers alike. Because the success or failure of early separation experiences can affect a child’s movement toward independence, teachers and parents must know how to help young children cope with the unpleasant feelings sometimes associated with separation. In Everyday Goodbyes (her follow-up to Starting From Separation to Independence ), Nancy Balaban once again addresses this critical aspect of child development. Emphasizing the need for parents and teachers to work together in phasing children into a child-care, preschool, or kindergarten program, she offers many sensitive, practical suggestions to ease the separation process for all involved. Positioning separation as the underlying curriculum for all early childhood programs, this wonderful

Genres: Parenting

168 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Stephanie · Rating 2 out of 5]

As a childcare provider, it was a decent book. Unfortunately, I was looking for a book as a mother, not as a childcare provider. When the book said it was about "Starting school and early care", I assumed it meant starting kindergarten, possibly even preschool. This focused a lot on infants and toddlers, which frustrated me. I'm left to still hunt down a book that can help me help my son with his anxiety towards kindergarten. *sigh*

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book on the recommendation of my advisor, for the purpose of understanding the age group I'm currently student teaching (pre-K). Lots of great insight and advice not only for teachers but for parents as well... Specifically addressed very young children, but provides invaluable insight for children of all ages and for consideration of one's own separation experiences/issues.