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This list contains general strategies that families have used to prepare their children for transition. Check items that interest you and talk with someone in the early intervention program about using these strategies
| Talk to my child about going to a new setting. | |
| Take my child to meet the new program staff and see the new classroom. | |
| Read stories and look at books with my child. | |
| Encourage my child to play alone for short periods of time. | |
| Teach my child self-care skills. | |
| Teach my child to follow simple directions. | |
| Give my child experience with a variety of toys and materials and teach my child how to use toys and materials correctly. | |
| Give my child experience being around other young children. | |
| Teach my child to care for own belongings (for example, how to put toys away, hang coat). | |
| Encourage my child to ask for help when needed. | |
| Encourage my child to communicate with others (children may do this with gestures, spoken language, sign language, etc.). | |
| Encourage my child to make simple choices (for example, ask my child if she wants to wear pink or white socks, what toys he would like to play with, or if she wants cookies or applesauce for snack). | |
| Practice short separations from my child, by leaving him in the care of a responsible adult. | |
| Please list other ways you might prepare your child for transition. | |