Understand children's needs in relation to emotional wellbeing
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Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Bowlby & Ainsworth: What is attachment theory?’ on the Very Well Mind website
- ‘Key person and attachment’ from Early Years Matters
- ‘Statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage’ by the Department for Education
- ‘Staying close’ by Professor Cathy Nutbrown, published by Teach Early Years
- ‘Wellbeing in the early years’ by Julia Manning-Morton, published on the Teach Early Years website
- ‘Well-being for children in the EYFS’ by Stephanie Moriarty on the CACHE website
- ‘Personal, Social and Emotional Development: Self-confidence and self-awareness’ by the Early Years Support Service
- Presentation
- Click to launch this lesson’s first presentation ‘What is wellbeing?’
- Click to launch this lesson’s second presentation ‘Wellbeing and the key person’
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- ‘The role of childcare professionals in supporting mental health and wellbeing in young people: a literature review’ by Ione Inness from PACEY examines the importance of early years and the role of the childcare professional supporting children’s health.
- ‘Building self-esteem: children 1-8 years’ webpage on the Raising Children website. Click on the icon to the left to read this article.
- ‘Attachment Theory and the Key Person Approach’ by Juliet Mickelburgh on the Early Years Foundation Stage Forum.
- Social and emotional wellbeing: early years’ from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. This document contains recommendations for supporting health and well-being of children in the early years, including the actions that should be taken by early years settings.
- Effective practice: Health and well-being’ by the Department for Education. Read this chapter from the ‘Practice Guidance for the Early Years Foundation Stage’ document. This document was written in 2008, but much of the guidance is still useful today.
- Click to launch this lesson’s first presentation on ‘Why attachment matters: Supporting resilience through attachment’ by Early Education.
- Think And Challenge
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