Varhaiskasvatuksen aloitus vuorohoidossa: Pienen lapsen suru ja sen kohtaaminen vaihtelevassa sosiaalisessa ympäristössä
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https://doi.org/10.58955/jecer.137388Keywords:
young children, grief, flexibly scheduled early childhood education and careAbstract
The start of early childhood education and care (ECEC) and the related separation from the guardian sometimes arouses grief in young children. In this study, we examine the start of ECEC in the context of flexibly scheduled ECEC and investigate what a young child’s grief is like and how it is faced in a changing social environment. We use observational data collected in groups for children under three years in a round-the-clock ECEC center. Our analysis focuses on the first months of ECEC for three 9–16-month-old children. Based on our study, both the changes of adults who take care of children and the changes that take place in the peer group are significant in terms of the child’s grief and how it is faced. These changes can on one hand intensify the child’s grief, and on the other hand calm the grieving child and create opportunities for compassionate encounters. In a large team of adults, cooperation and sharing of information related to the child’s grief are emphasized. By taking into account the special features of flexibly scheduled ECEC, the study expands the understanding of grief related to the start of ECEC.
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