Normally a person has two copies of each chromosome but a person with Down syndrome has three copies. The extra DNA produces the physical and mental sort of Down syndrome‚ which include a small head that is flattened in the back‚ slanted eye‚ extra skin folds at the corners of the eyes‚ small ears‚ nose and mouth‚ short height‚ small hands and feet and some degree of mental disability. Having worked with a boy‚ aged 2‚ with Down syndrome‚ I understand what practitioners go through to support children
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It is possible to monitor the development of a child or young person using the following methods: • Standard measurements. This is used to monitor the physical development of a child to ensure they are growing at the expected rate. This is normally carried out by health officials. • Observations. 1. Informal. These are usually carried out on a daily basis during your normal work with the children. This type of observation may not be recorded as you will normally discuss it with the class teacher
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Joseph. Name of Unity: TDA 2:1 Title: CHILD AND YOUNG PERSON DEVELOPMENT Date: 11/4/13 Unit Number: H/601/3305 SCCD student ID number: 11/4/13 Richard Joseph TDA 2:1 CHILD AND YOUNG PERSON DEVELOPMENT Learning outcome 1.1 The expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years
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Understand how to monitor children and young people’s development and interventions that should take place if this is not following the expected pattern. 3.1 Explain how to monitor children and young people’s development using different methods. Methods: Observation. Children can change according to who they are with and whether they know that they are being watched. This means that you will need to observe children in a range of different situations‚ e.g. with other children‚ playing by
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How to stop bullying There is no single solution to stop bullying; its an ongoing issue that occurs everyday at schools across the world. It doesn’t matter who you are‚ what you look like‚ or who your friends with there will always be bullying at schools. However I am going to help explain the 3 steps of dealing with bullies and hopefully put an end to this continuous ongoing issue. Here are the 3 ways to cope with bullying: 1. Understand that there are many forms of bullying 2. Prevention
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Support children and young people’s behaviour TDA 2.9 Task 1 TDA 2.9 -1.1 At Roseberry Primary School we seek to encourage a calm‚ purposeful and happy atmosphere where good relationships exist within a caring environment where all children are the opportunity to achieve their potential. Children are encouraged to develop independence and self-discipline in order to enable them to accept responsibility for their behaviour. A consistent approach to behaviour amongst the school community ensures
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2.1 Child and young person development. 1.1 & 1.2 Age Physical development Communication and intellectual development Social‚ emotional and Behavioural development Birth to 3 months Looks at hands. Plays with fingers. Clasps hands. Holds a rattle. Lifts head and chest up. Brings hands together over body. Waves arms. Can lift head and turn when on front. Cries when basic needs require attention. Vocalises when spoken
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career is likely to involve close working with other agencies. Multi-agency working is an effective way of supporting children and families with additional needs. Multi-agency working brings together practitioners from different sectors and professions within the workforce to provide integrated support to children and their families‚ for example a ‘team around the child’. It is an effective way of supporting children with additional needs and helping to secure real improvements in their life outcomes
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The Effects of Bullying an Obese Child Studies have shown that bullying or trying to humiliate overweight children into losing weight can lead to emotional difficulties (Levey‚ 2003). The emotional difficulties can range from anxiety and depression to low self-esteem; which can snowball into more serious problems like anorexia and bulimia or worst case scenario‚ suicide. Having a positive reinforcement from parents can help a child not go down a path of self-destruction‚ but instead give them
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When working with young people to advance and support their learning‚ one of the first points to consider is the motivations of the student to work with you and other professionals to complete various tasks and activities. If a child is able to motivate themselves (intrinsic motivation)‚ this can make a significant difference to the relationship between the young person and the professional‚ along with their view and attitude towards a subject/activity/task that they are working on. Effectively‚
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