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A child may be born with impairments such as sight or hearing difficulty. These impairments will have a great impact on a child’s life. If a child is unable to see they may not have had the opportunity to join in with physical activities such as running or football, therefore they may be lacking in this area. If a child is deaf they may not be able to communicate accurately to other people so may have little social skills.
Learning difficulties are also a factor that influences a child’s development. Children with learning difficulties will need extra support with certain areas of development and may develop low self esteem because they get annoyed with themselves for not being able to do something such as simple numeracy problems or just reading a book.
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Children in care may have less opportunity to make positive relationships with key figures. They are more vulnerable having already experienced possible negative situations in their lives. This can affect their ability to relate to others and evidence attachment problems/disorder. This can lead onto communication difficulties which involve showing emotions aggressively or inappropriately causing withdrawal and isolation.
Education is a right that every child is intittled to under the UNCRC. The opportunities education provides are ways a child or young person can see will help them to achieve success and prosperity in their lives. Enabling solutions to be seen for when problems arise. Parent’s education and their feelings towards education impact on how a child may see the educational system. This cultural factor affects the child’s attitude to learning in particular settings, how they undertake homework and handle expectations a school environment may place on them. Families may not mean to pass their views onto a child such as expectations or even negative views on how a school may be wrong or a waste of time but when a child is brought up around these situations