Diversity in Early Care and Education

Required Resources

  • Course Text: Diversity in Early Care and Education
    • Chapter 5, “Attachment and Separation”
  • Article: Balaban, N. (2006). Easing the separation process for infants, toddlers and families. YC Young Children, 61(6), 14–20.
    Retrieve this article from the ProQuest database in the Walden Library.

Understanding Attachment and Separation

In “Easing the Separation Process for Infants, Toddlers, and Families,” Dr. Balaban makes the statement that “adults’ experiences from their own childhood may influence their feelings about separation” (2006, p. 17).
Consider what you have learned in the course so far about yourself, infant/toddler development, and the impact of culture on both children’s everyday routines and deep-seated feelings.

By Day 3:

Post your responses to the following:

  • How do childhood experiences (either yours or those of other adults) influence feelings about attachment and separation?
  • Why is this information integral to working sensitively and effectively with infants, toddlers, and their families?
  • What particular influences might life threats have on the attachment and separation process and related parent/family behaviors?

Note: Use examples and cite sources to substantiate your thinking.

Step 3: Role Play Scenario

You have been appointed as program director and have responsibility for several instructional designers and course instructors. One of your jobs involves visiting classrooms from time to time and observing the classroom delivery by the instructors.

Complete the following:

  • As an observing supervisor who is watching an instructor carry out a class exercise or activity, how would you tell that the instructor and students are using a behavioral, cognitive, or constructivist approach as the primary theory behind the learning activity?
  • What characteristics of each theoretical area would you look for as observational markers?
  • If your instructor asks you for more information on any of the three main theoretical areas, to which key articles or books from the AIU Library would you refer him or her to as touchstones for each theoretical area? Why?
  • Has to be 8-10 pages long 5-7 scholarly references.
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