Kalina O.G. A little something about children parting with their mothers at kindergarten: paying close attention to nonverbal communication

Kalina O.G. A little something about children parting with their mothers at kindergarten: paying close attention to nonverbal communication // Preschool Education Today. 2012, Issue 5 - p. 40–47.

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2012, 5

Oleg G. Kalina
PhD in Psychology, Assistant Professor of Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy of Moscow State University of Psychology and Education (Moscow, Russia)

Abstract

The recent analysis of clinical psychotherapeutic and counseling practices shows that children’s problem with separation today is reaching its highest levels. There is a substantial increase in emotional and behavioral disorders as children have more and more trouble of letting their mothers go and adapt to the environment of kindergartens and primary schools. Subsequently, it is problematic for mothers to get back their independence and return to work. At separation from their mothers, children are often unable to cope with the powerful emotions they experience and don’t get any help in doing so. The article gives advice to caregivers on how to read children’s subtle nonverbal communication to understand what a child is going through when parting with his or her mother.