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Day care has a socio-educational nature that should be provided to children as it leads to their overall
development and well-being. Enrolment of an infant in this context provides access to situations which
differ from those within the family setting. This calls on resources of adaptation on the part of small
children, families and professionals. In the nursery, the infant’s day is organized around educational
experiences and permanent care that are unique moments to promote didactic interactions and diversified
learning. The aim of this research is to identify the strategies and procedures used in the context of the
nursery to promote infants’ adaptation and well-being. Interactions between infants (aged 6 to 11 months)
and two professionals (at reception, departure and during routine care and education), as well as with
family members (upon arrival at the nursery and on returning home), were observed. The professionals
were also inquired regarding the strategies used for infants’ adaptation in this context with a view to
promoting their well-being. It is a qualitative and exploratory study with recourse to direct observation
and semi-structured interview. The strategies used to promote adaptation which emerged from the
observations made were triangulated with the results of the interviews. The following results as regards
valued strategies have been highlighted: emotional literacy (the professional’s adaptation of responses to
the infant’s individuality, the professional’s socio-affective skills); communication with the family (the
exchange of information, harmony of procedures, transactional objects) and type of communication
(verbal and nonverbal). The results show the importance of using a communicational grammar to
safeguard the infant’s adaptation process to a new socio-educational context nature, consequently helping
to promote well-being.
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Keywords
Day care Infants Adaptation strategies Communication
Citation
Ribeiro, E. Felizardo, S., Nunes F., & Figueiredo, M. (2018). Adaptation of the baby to the day-care context: the importance of communication grammar. In C. Pracana & M. Wang (Eds.), Psychological Applications and Trends (pp. 419-423). Lisboa: InScience Press. ISBN: 978-989-99864-5-9.
Publisher
InScience Press