Developing positive relationships is important within most situations in life, a good way of ensuring these positive relationships progress is to ensure you have effective communication. When working with children if you complicate things it can lead to the child becoming confused as to what is expected of them. Make sure the language that you use is age appropriate to avoid confusion. You may be able to see if the child has understood your request by either checking that your instructions have been carried out or simply by asking the child "do you understand?" and asking them to relay back what you have asked. Communication is a two way thing and to have a positive relationship with somebody you will also need to listen to them. Having eye contact and sitting down with a child will reassure them that you are listening and will reassure them that they can come to you with their needs. When dealing with young people again you will need to make your communication age appropriate but you may need to alter your techniques slightly. Secondary school age and above is when a lot of young people feel they are going through some of their hardest times. They will have strong changes in their hormones which can lead to mood swings and irritability, transition to secondary school or home life problems. A big grievance of young people is that they wish to be treated as adults, so even though they are not of adult age to form a good relationship you may need to approach situations cautiously and take into account things that a young person may be going through. Adults can sometimes forget the importance of communicating with each other which can lead to a number of problems. When working you need o ensure all of your colleges are certain of things going on or instructions being given, this can help to keep communication problems to a minimum. It is vital that other adults have understood what you have said and interpreted it in the correct way to
Developing positive relationships is important within most situations in life, a good way of ensuring these positive relationships progress is to ensure you have effective communication. When working with children if you complicate things it can lead to the child becoming confused as to what is expected of them. Make sure the language that you use is age appropriate to avoid confusion. You may be able to see if the child has understood your request by either checking that your instructions have been carried out or simply by asking the child "do you understand?" and asking them to relay back what you have asked. Communication is a two way thing and to have a positive relationship with somebody you will also need to listen to them. Having eye contact and sitting down with a child will reassure them that you are listening and will reassure them that they can come to you with their needs. When dealing with young people again you will need to make your communication age appropriate but you may need to alter your techniques slightly. Secondary school age and above is when a lot of young people feel they are going through some of their hardest times. They will have strong changes in their hormones which can lead to mood swings and irritability, transition to secondary school or home life problems. A big grievance of young people is that they wish to be treated as adults, so even though they are not of adult age to form a good relationship you may need to approach situations cautiously and take into account things that a young person may be going through. Adults can sometimes forget the importance of communicating with each other which can lead to a number of problems. When working you need o ensure all of your colleges are certain of things going on or instructions being given, this can help to keep communication problems to a minimum. It is vital that other adults have understood what you have said and interpreted it in the correct way to