Introduction to personal development in health, and social care or children in young people’s settings 1.1
When I will be working with children, there is many duties and responsibilities I must carry out in order to care for their well being. This will include having a good knowledge of a child’s development. Therefore this will ensure that I am eligible to care for them, allowing me to keep them safe and know what is expected for the age. Meaning if a child is around the age of three and has not begun to speak must take precautions and let the nursery know of the this problem. I must also be able to work well with the parents of the children I care for so they can trust in me to care for the children once they are not there. Having this bond with the parents allows be to approach them with no fear and be confident in speaking to them about the child, but I must ensure that I keep a professional relationship with the parents and this will show that I give them the respect that the deserve. Furthermore I must always be on their side meaning I must not push my ideas and opinions across of how they wish for their children to be brought up, for example if they wish for their child to have a vegetarian diet I must follow there instructions.
However the most important duty to me is that you must work well in a team with all the peers you come in contact with over the course of your day. I strongly believe that if you can meet this duty with the people you come in contact with throughout such as; other staff, children, parents, other schools and other practitioner. Gives you a springboard to a successful relationship with your peers and provides you with the correct skills to ensure that the children are correctly cared for and will not have to ever come into any danger. For example a healthy bond with other member of staff allows you to seek help and advice between one another to gain the correct standards to care for a child, meaning if you think a