Outcome 1 Understand the principals of developing positive relationships with children, young people and adults
1.1 Effective communication is important in developing positive relationships with children, young adults and parents. There are many reasons why effective communication is important. Firstly having effective communication with parents and other adults is important, as building a positive relationship with parents and adults means they will be more helpful in supporting the school. It also means they will be more willing to support their children with homework. Effective communication is very important in developing positive relationships with children; one of the main reasons for this is because children behave positively if they have a role model and a positive relationship with that particular adult. They will also learn and copy from the behaviour of the adult in forming their own relationships with other children, adults and parents. 1.2 There are many different principles of relationship building with children, young people and adults. These principles can take many forms. Children and adults have to feel comfortable in their surroundings to build positive relationships otherwise they may feel that they try to avoid particular situations which can stop them from building the positive relationship. There are a few principles that need to be considered when building these relationships. A person has to be an effect communicator when forming these relationships; an effective communicator has to have many skills to make this work. They have to be clear in what they are saying. There are many situations that can lead a conversation astray, at the end of the conversations the points have to be made clear so there are no misunderstandings on either side. They have to be considerate and show respect, listen to others and