All children are different and develop at their own pace. The rate of development varies in children even though the pattern in which they will develop will be the same. Physical‚ social and emotional‚ intellectual and language are the areas of development. Physical development Physical development from birth to three years is a rapid process. A child by the age of six months is able to move their head when hearing sound and movement and able to reach for their feet when lying on their back
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the most important skill you can give to your children‚ it underpins every other learning experience they will have throughout their lives. Without being able to communicate successfully‚ children will struggle to make the most of the experiences that come their way. We as practitioners must support children’s learning and competence in communicating‚ speaking and listening‚ being read to and beginning to read and write. We must also provide children with the confidence‚ opportunity‚ encouragement
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Marginalized young people 1) Write a summary of “The forces that turned Baba around” in about 150 words. This text deals with a boy named Babatunde Olejide who describes himself as “A bit of a bad boy”. He has gotten into a lot of trouble at his school‚ because he had vandalised school property‚ been truanting and getting into fights. By the time he was 12-years-old he had been suspended from his school 5 times. Therefore he was given the offer to join a program created by the former British
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Explain the skills needed to communicate with children and young people. To communicate effectively with children you need to be aware of their level of development and an understanding of cognitive and language ability. For example if a 4 year old was drawing at a table and wanted your help‚ you would need to sit and kneel beside her and make eye contact. To show an interest in what they were saying you would listen and restate what they had said to show that you understand. Whatever the age
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In Australia‚ 28% of children attend long-day child-care and 18% attend family day care‚ with more than 177 000 children using long-day child-care centres in 1996. Long-day child-care is defined as formal child-care that is provided in a centre for a minimum of eight hours per day‚ five days per week. The food eaten by children during long-day child-care makes an important contribution to their overall nutritional intake at a time that is critical for physical and mental development. Formal
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Understand the importance of e-safety for children and young people 7.1 |ISSUES |RISKS |POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES | |Being online |Theft of personal data |Computer criminals can use the data to spy on or blackmail users‚ hijack their online accounts (including bank
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“What does psychological research tell us about ‘egocentrism’ in young children?” “Egocentrism is the tendency of children to cognize their environment only in terms of their own point of view” (Castillo‚ R.J‚ 1954). This technical meaning for the term was given by Jean Piaget who suggests that it is a state of mind where the child attempts to understand the world from their own point of view and fails to realise that other people’s points of view are different from theirs. Egocentrism is the unawareness
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Promote the well being and resilience of children and young people. 3.2 Explain how a solution focused approach will encourage children and young people to have a positive outlook on their lives. A solution focused approach is about looking at the present and the future‚ it helps children to look at what is happening in their lives now and whether they are happy that things are heading in the right direction‚ if this is not the case then it enables children to be able to work out what needs to be
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discussing the importance of play-based learning one area worth looking into are the developmental benefits‚ especially when looking at the development of a young child. Play-based learning is very important to a child’s development. One key benefit of play based learning is that it helps develop social and emotional skills which are essential in everyday life. Another key factor is the development of confidence especially through games. Furthermore‚ play helps children learn how to distinguish between
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being of children and young people 1.1. Outline current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures with own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people Children act 1989 The Children Act 1989 was brought about to help keep children safe and well and‚ if necessary‚ help a child to live with their family by providing services appropriate to the child’s needs. The Act imposes a general duty on local councils to provide a range of services to ’children in need’
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