Coping with Life Changes
Understand that change is a normal part of life — such as starting school, getting a new teacher, a new baby arriving, or moving house — and identify simple strategies that help them cope with changes
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When something changes in your child's life — like getting a new teacher at school — can they talk about how it makes them feel and think of ways to help themselves adjust?
Understand that change is a normal part of life — such as starting school, getting a new teacher, a new baby arriving, or moving house — and identify simple strategies that help them cope with changes
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Check understanding
- Name at least two changes they have experienced and how they felt
- Identify a person they can talk to when a change feels hard
- Describe one strategy that helps them cope with change, such as keeping a familiar routine
“When something changes in your child's life — like getting a new teacher at school — can they talk about how it makes them feel and think of ways to help themselves adjust?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Personal & Social Development
- Domain
- Self-Regulation & Resilience
- Age range
- Ages 5–7
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