Australian Journal of Early Childhood articles from March 2004

Australian Journal of Early Childhood archives from March 2004

Editorial.
March 1, 2004... This edition of AJEC presents a selection of interesting, topical articles, the majority of which focus on chronic illness. The challenges associated with childhood chronic illness in Australia impact on children, families, schools and early...

Children, staff and parents: building respectful relationships in New Zealand and Australian early childhood contexts--the Australian context.
March 1, 2004... Introduction Linda has highlighted key principles that guided work towards building respectful relationships with parents within the New Zealand study. To a large extent the Australian data reinforces her points. But,... there is a...

Teacher communication across the preschool-school boundary.
March 1, 2004... Introduction Transition to school is a topical issue in the early childhood field (Dunn & Simpson, 2000). In recent years, with the growing awareness of the importance of early school experiences, transition practices have assumed greater...

Independence and interdependence in early childhood services.
March 1, 2004... Introduction Terry, a young boy from Indulkana, an indigenous community in South Australia's northern region, entered the class of a newly-qualified Adelaide teacher. He sat at the back with his head down and never spoke or made eye...

Life after the shock! The impact on families of caring for young children with chronic illness.
March 1, 2004... Introduction The birth of a child is usually a happily anticipated event in the lives of families, but for families of children with chronic illness, anticipation can turn to disbelief and joy to numbness as the full implications of...

'Everyone was really happy to see me!' The importance of friendships in the return to school of children with chronic illness.
March 1, 2004... Introduction The significance of the transition to school has been highlighted by Pianta & Cox, (1999, p. xvii) as a 'a key life cycle transition both in and outside school' which 'sets the tone and direction of a child's school career'....

Maintaining the thread: including young children with chronic illness in the primary classroom.
March 1, 2004... Introduction The importance of establishing positive attitudes and behaviours in the early school years cannot be overstressed. Maintaining a positive relationship within the school community, in spite of elevated absenteeism and...

Working mothers of children with chronic illness: narratives of working and caring.
March 1, 2004... Children with chronic illness Living with chronic conditions can be very difficult, both for the child involved and for his/her parents and siblings (Martin & Nisa, 1996). Shared here are the concerns of women who are working full-time and...

Socio-cultural matrix of raising a child with food allergies: experiences of a migrant mother.
March 1, 2004... Introduction Before my child was born in 2000, the issue of whether the baby was a boy or girl was not important. All I dreamed of was having a healthy baby and a caring place for my child when I went back into the workforce. My dreams...

Slipping through the policy cracks: children with chronic illness in early childhood settings.
March 1, 2004... Introduction The importance of the early years for children's cognitive and social development is unquestioned, especially in light of recent brain research (Schiller, 2001). Early intervention for children with disabilities is also...