PO2_ Lesson one.pptx
Performance outcome 2:
Develop relationships with children to facilitate their development
Session 1
T – Level in Education & Early Years
charlotte.pedersen@colchester.ac.uk
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Performance outcome 2:
Develop relationships with children to facilitate their development
Session 1
T – Level in Education & Early Years
charlotte.pedersen@colchester.ac.uk
Learning objectives
By the end of the session all learners will be able to:
Recall and apply knowledge taught in Element 7 last academic year regarding attachment theories.
Explore and recall theories of attachment, primarily focusing on John Bowlby & May Ainsworth.
Engage in project 1 for performance outcome 2, to create an information booklet to contribute to skills outcomes for this PO.
What do you recall about attachment?
Forms of attachment
Primary attachments
This form of attachment is a close relation with someone whom the child develops a strong and emotional bond with.
Often this is considered as the person who is the primary carer for the child.
Parents / grandparents / carers
Significant attachments
This type of attachment often reflects the wider pictures, understanding that children will develop a form of attachment outside of their primary attachments.
Key person, siblings, grandparents & extended family.
Why is it important for children to develop any form of attachment?
John Bowlby
Innate attachment
Maternal Deprivation
Bowlby suggested that babies are born “primed” to develop an attachment to one primary person, he focused primarily on that attachment being the mother.
He suggested this because it is linked to a natural survival instinct, babies naturally want to be protected.
As part of his research, Bowlby explored the family circumstances, he found anyone separated from the mother early at birth found themselves in situations such as young offenders.
Even short spurts of separation in the first few weeks were noted to cause indirect implications.
John Bowlby
Internal working model
Separation anxiety
It important to remember, Bowlby was one of the first theorists to categories officially different attachment styles.
He recognised that the quality of the first bond a child experiences, will lay the foundations for future relationships.
Often this can impact behaviour either negatively or positively depending on the type of experience.
Whilst investigating maternal deprivation, separation anxiety was an issue that developed.
He noted young children became very distressed when separated from the mothers.
Protest – In the early stages of not being with their mothers, young children cry and show distress.
Despair – Children become withdrawn and very quiet. This often leads them to lose hope. Can cause long term mental health implications.
Detachment –after the occurrence of separation children give up on their attachment, they often begin to ignore contact with their caregiver.
Mary Ainsworth
Mary Ainsworth worked with John Bowlby and developed his original theory and concepts further.
Ainsworth however focused more on the quality of the attachment between mum & baby not so much the presence like Bowlby.
Ainsworth conducted the Strange situation classification experiment.
Her experiment primarily focused on the reactions the child encountered in multiple situations when their primary carer (mum) went in and out of the room the child was in.
She further extended this by considering the implications of inviting a stranger in the mix.
Create your own definitions…
Project brief 1: S2.11, S2.12
For this task, I would like you to create a information booklet for parents and carers that informs them of the following:
The importance of communicating with children in a positive manner. & promoting healthy attachments (consider age & stage)
Must include an attachment theorist of choice, with a justification of their relevance.
Ensuring professional boundaries are promoted to ensure a respectful environment.
The importance of following your settings policies and procedures in relations to: Maintaining confidentiality, Promoting inclusion & diversity and maintaining H & S.
Importance of promoting routines and being responsive to likes & dislikes.
The importance of promoting the correct way to share information with parents / carers.
