Acceptance
for every
family
Peer relationships
Peer relationships create learning opportunities for children. Even if we are not sure how a child with a disability can use these opportunities, if we create them, we will have the opportunity to observe whether the child has any obstacles in playing and learning together. Only then can we look for ways to help him overcome them.
In the first years of a child, it is necessary to create and strengthen a relationship with mother, father, or siblings as part of healthy psychological and emotional development. Peer relationships and relationships with other people are very important for a child to be able to function in an environment outside the family and to be able to apply himself in life.
In the preparatory kindergarten, we specifically supported their creation and watched how children with disabilities gradually found their way to each other. However, not all children with disabilities have access to a kindergarten environment. Many parents are looking for a brave kindergarten that would accept their child among ordinary children. After all, there is so much talk about inclusion! In fact, there are woefully few inclusive kindergartens. As well as the special ones. And so parents of children experience rejection from kindergartens, and for many parents staying with their child at home until the beginning of compulsory school attendance is not a choice but the only option...
Parents of children from our preparatory kindergarten say how important the environment of the kindergarten is in terms of socialization:
"The preparatory kindergarten was a great project, it came at exactly the right time for us, when we were looking for a group where we could include our daughter in socialization. She liked it very much in kindergarten, her eyes lit up already in the dressing room, how she couldn't wait for more moments with her friends and wonderful teachers."
"Preparatory kindergarten helped my daughter in several areas - to integrate into the team,
to understand that she is not the only one there, that she has to adapt to the other children as well."
#firstrelationshipsmatter
#childrenneedchildren
