Why do young people participate in behaviours that put them at risk? Young people may participate in risk taking behaviours for a number of reasons. Peer influence is one factor that may encourage young people to put themselves at risk. This is because if an individual witnesses their peers actively engaging with risky behaviour‚ they may identify the behaviour as positive rather than taking into consideration the consequences. It has been found that young people identify alcohol with positive social
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Stacey Robinson Unit 3: Diversity‚ Equality and Inclusion in early year’s settings 4:5 identify who to approach when specialist expertise may be needed They’re many different types of services that you can approach‚ such as doctors‚ social workers‚ health visitors‚ specialists such as speech therapists and physiotherapists‚ teachers and support staff. Senco: All nurseries schools and other early years setting should have a designated person who takes on the role of special educational needs coordinator
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TDA 2.2: Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people Know about the legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety. The concept of safeguarding‚ which works to protect children‚ has only been developed in the last 50 years. The need for improved legislation has been highlighted by high- profile cases‚ such as the death of Maria Colwell in 1973 and‚ more recently‚ Victoria Climbié in 2000. These cases shocked
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How to Prevent Obesity in Adults and Young Children Obesity is a growing concern in today’s society; however‚ it is a disease that can be prevented through simple changes in lifestyle. Obesity is defined as being grossly overweight. Benson‚ J. (2009‚ August) (p2) in his article states that obesity is a condition that affects individuals of all ages worldwide. There are many contributing factors to being obese‚ with the main ones being the consumption of junk food‚ lack of a proper diet and exercise
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working for children and young people? Multi-agency working brings together professionals and specialists from different professions to provide an integrated way of working to support children‚ young people and their families. Multi-agency and integrated working are important as they consist of agencies that will play vital roles in ensuring that a child or young person’s needs are supported and managed in a professional manor. Their main importance is to communicate with each other as necessary
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Book Review: “Is Voting for Young People?” (2E) by Martin Wattenberg Watternberg‚ Martin. Is Voting for Young People? With a Postscript on Citizen Engagement‚ 2nd edition. Harlow: Longman‚ 2007. In this concise work of political science‚ Professor Wattenberg of UC Irvine sketches the outline of a potentially serious problem facing modern democracies: the ever-declining political awareness and participation among youth. Wattenberg analyzes election surveys and public opinion polls in order to ascertain
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1. Know the principles around healthy eating for children and young people. 2.1 Outline the nutritional requirements of a healthy diet for children and young people. In order to feel well and to be able to function properly‚ our bodies need fuel. Eating healthily is one of the most important ways in which we can help ourselves to be well and fit. Food provides us with energy for physical movement and to maintain body temperature while also providing materials for the growing body cells
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What are some of the ways groups of people are identified? There are four ways a group of people can be identified are race‚ ethnicity‚ religion and gender. Within these four groups there are five characteristics that they all share that make them fall into a minority group. Those five characteristics are unequal treatment‚ distinguishing physical or cultural traits‚ involuntary membership‚ awareness of subordination‚ and in-group marriage. The racial group is a group of individuals that
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pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years. As a teaching assistant it is important to acknowledge different aspects of child development. Babies and children may reach significant milestones at different ages‚ for example some babies will learn to crawl earlier than others‚ which are less advanced and often require nurturing. Therefore it is important to remember that development is a holistic process and that each child is unique and will develop in their own way and at
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Paxina Bwalya Kimbinyi TDA 2.1: Child and Young Person Development 1.1. Describe the expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years‚ to include: * Physical development * Communication and intellectual development * Social‚ emotional and behavioural development Children and young people development follows a pattern from simple to complex. For example‚ children learn to stand before they can walk‚ skip or hop. Communication also progresses
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