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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Young Children and Sports Page 1 There are many different perspectives from parents when it comes to putting their children into sports at a young age. Some parents feel that competitive sports for children at an early age can have a negative effect‚ while others simply just don’t have the time or support children needed to participate in sports. Parents should place their children in sports or marital arts at an early age‚ because it teaches them responsibility‚ teamwork‚ and discipline. According
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difficult to actually define. Most people would tell you they know when they are being treated respectfully‚ but might have trouble identifying their own disrespectful communication styles. Self-respect is commonly spoken of‚ but it might be surprising to learn how often people struggle to consistently achieve it for themselves. Respect can mean treating ourselves and others with consideration‚ care and esteem. To show respect means to have regard for other peoples’ feelings and to treat them with
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Name________________________ Assessment Plan 304 Promote children and young people’s positive behaviour Evidence requirements | Complete() | 1.Signed completed assessment plan (in plastic wallet) | | 2.Review of City and Guilds | | 3.Discussion with Assessor | | 4.Completed assessment form | | 5.Reflective journal | | 6.Checklist signed and completed | | Assessment plan issued date by: | Assessor:Learner: | Date: | | Assessment plan submission plan agreed by: | Assessor:Learner:
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Learning outcome 1: 1.1 Describe the expected 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
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these theories. They are interested in how people communicate and create meaning and understanding‚ but they are also interested in questions of power and inequality. They use a variety of sources such as historical documents‚ observations‚ survey research to help develop reliable information about how society operates. Define social stratification Social stratification is a system where people are ranked hierarchically which leads to groups of people being classified into layers and strata (class
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Safeguarding of children and young people (for those working in the adult sector) P5 The UK Government has defined the term ‘safeguarding children’ as: ‘The process of protecting children from abuse or neglect‚ preventing impairment of their health and development‚ and ensuring they are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care that enables children to have optimum life chances and enter adulthood successfully.’ To be able to safeguard children effectively
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to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people Understand the importance of working in partnership with other organisations to safeguard children and young people 1. Explain the importance of safeguarding children and young people All practitioners have a duty to ensure the safety of children in their care. Children (in most cases) are unable to tell anyone if they are being abused‚ either out of fear‚ shame or because they are too young. Some children may even not realise that what
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Resilience of Children and Young People 1.1 explain the factors that influence the wellbeing of children and young people There are many factors that influence the wellbeing of children and young people. Some of these are evident in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. A child should have the ability to have secure and nurturing attachments that offer emotional warmth and security from a care giver. This will offer security and safety to the young person. As well as secure attachments‚ the young person will
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million children in the United States alone experience the divorce of their parents each year. Plus‚ thousands more will be born to single mothers this year alone. I want to determine if a child‚ whose parents separate and/or divorce prior to the child turning three‚ will have any developmental‚ cognitive‚ and social delays. My hypothesis is that the separation and/or divorce the child’s parents will have a negative effect on the social well-being of infants and toddlers but little to no effect on the
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