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How a child and young persons development is influenced by the following personal factors.
•Health status- A good example of how this could influence a child's development is asthma, a condition that affects breathing and is currently on the increase. This may restrict what they can and cannot do, they ,may not feel like playing and find it harder to make friends because they miss playgroup session and cannot physical join in.
•Disability- A child in a wheelchair may not physically be able to join in with certain games and sports, therefore minimising the ability to participate in sports. However it is our right to take and inclusive approach and adapt activities for anyone with a disability.
•Sensory impairment- Children or young people who have sensory impairments may not be able to participate in activities which may affect this impairment or make them uncomfortable in any way. For example, a child who has over sensitive hearing and can hear very well, it can get too noisy for them when in a large group and they can become upset and uncomfortable, this limits their ability to mix in large groups.
•Learning difficulties- A child with dyslexia may struggle at school when reading and writing and would need some extra help, this may limit their ability to be confident within a group and speak out within a class.
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External factors.
•Poverty and deprivation- poverty affects children and their families in a variety of ways. Poverty in the uk is categorised as relative rather than absolute, meaning the children are not starving, but the effects of growing up in poverty are still very marked. an example of this would be, Housing : inadequate housing can affect health and play opportunities.
•Family environment and background- Unfortunately no all parents are able to cope as well as the ones who can and have a positive important part in their childs development. This can affect the way their children