A adaptação de crianças na educação infantil: a atuação do professor

Abstract

This article presents a study and discussions on children adaptation in the context of child education, attachment relationships and the role of the professor in this process. The objective of the present work was to investigate how professors act to promote the adaptation of the child in the period of insertion in child education. The data collection was through interview and questionnaire in a public and in a private child education facility, with professors who acted from nursery to preschool period. It was verified that the greatest difficulty faced by them is the use of recreational activities in order to promote child’s adaptation. The majority of the participants reported the use of attachment objects by the children they worked with, such as blankets, teddy bears and pacifiers, although the attachment behavior that children exhibit in relation to their relatives was not mentioned. It is remarked the little knowledge of attachment relations and of aspects related to the Theory of Attachment.