Children and Young Person
1.1 Describe the Social, Economic and Cultural Factors That Will Impact on the Lives of Children and Young People
There are other issues in our broader society that will affect the lives of children and young people. Unemployment can lead to economic crisis resulting in difficulties in funding food, bills and cloths for children. Conditions in health or a cultural background can cause exclusion from certain activities in the setting. Being aware of the positive and negative issues that influence children’s lives is part of a practitioner’s role. Some other possible impacts of social, economic and cultural factors that will impact on the lives of children and young people can be as follows:
Personal choice -- A family may decide to live in a way that differs from others such as communal living or same gender parents. A travelling community child may have their schooling affected if they leave and join new schools as they travel.
Poverty – Families that live in poverty are more likely to suffer mental and physical problems and therefore may not be able to provide for their child as is required.
Housing and community -- There can be a negative affect on children’s development if they have poor quality housing or cramped conditions. Families can become isolated if they live in a community where children have challenging anti-social behaviours, this can make them unwilling to let their child play in the community. Health facilities and education can be tricky to access if transport is limited.
Education environment -- having an engaging environment will make a child want to work. If an environment is dull and boring a child won’t want to learn and will lose interest.
Offending or Anti social behaviour -- Families can become isolated if they are offenders and exhibit anti social behaviour . In a situation where the parents are prolific offenders can result in the children or young person being taken into care there by impacting on their development
There are other issues in our broader society that will affect the lives of children and young people. Unemployment can lead to economic crisis resulting in difficulties in funding food, bills and cloths for children. Conditions in health or a cultural background can cause exclusion from certain activities in the setting. Being aware of the positive and negative issues that influence children’s lives is part of a practitioner’s role. Some other possible impacts of social, economic and cultural factors that will impact on the lives of children and young people can be as follows:
Personal choice -- A family may decide to live in a way that differs from others such as communal living or same gender parents. A travelling community child may have their schooling affected if they leave and join new schools as they travel.
Poverty – Families that live in poverty are more likely to suffer mental and physical problems and therefore may not be able to provide for their child as is required.
Housing and community -- There can be a negative affect on children’s development if they have poor quality housing or cramped conditions. Families can become isolated if they live in a community where children have challenging anti-social behaviours, this can make them unwilling to let their child play in the community. Health facilities and education can be tricky to access if transport is limited.
Education environment -- having an engaging environment will make a child want to work. If an environment is dull and boring a child won’t want to learn and will lose interest.
Offending or Anti social behaviour -- Families can become isolated if they are offenders and exhibit anti social behaviour . In a situation where the parents are prolific offenders can result in the children or young person being taken into care there by impacting on their development