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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Videogames and Young People Violent video games have been sources of extreme criticism over the past decade or so. With the recent advancement in video game technology‚ games are getting more realistic and are able to expose people to new types of content that wasn’t possible at the turn of the century. While this new content seems like a step forward‚ there is plenty of evidence showing that videogames are becoming an increasing problem to youth in our society. Ultra-realistic murders‚ brutal
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Unit 1: Understand Child and Young Person Development Research and then explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of normal development from birth to 19 years. (1.1) When a child is developing normally the sequence is usually the same for most children however‚ the rate at which each individual develops will vary from person to person. The expected pattern of development from birth to 19 is usually categorised into stages referring to their age: 0-3‚3-5‚ 5-8‚ 8-12 and 12-19 years. There
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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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Professional Relationships with Children‚ Young People and Adults In every aspect of life‚ at work and at home‚ our communication with those people around us influences and underpins our relationships with them‚ so developing positive attitudes and communication is essential to develop positive relationships. Getting to know people and showing interest in them and what they have to say is important to building respectful relationships. Remembering names‚ listening to what people have to say‚ being considerate
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Mu.5.4 Develop and implement policies and procedures to support the safeguarding of children and young people 1 Understand the impact of current legislations that underpins the safeguarding of children and young people. 1.1 Outline the current legislation that underpins the safeguarding of children and young people within own UK home nation. The current legislations for safeguarding children are: The United Nations Convention on the rights of the child 1989 (UN 1989) was ratified by the UK on the
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As well as developing new ways into the quality of services available to children under the five outcomes of Every Child Matters‚ it is responsible for drawing up education policy‚ setting up and administering school league tables‚ funding research into projects for education‚ developing workforce reform‚ promoting integrated working and developing the roles of voluntary and community organisations‚ charities and other sectors who work with children. Local Government – As well as providing advice
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safeguarding of children and young people Children Act (1989) allocates duties to local authorities‚ courts‚ parents‚ and other agencies in the United Kingdom‚ to ensure children are safeguarded and their welfare is promoted. It centres on the idea that children are best cared for within their own families; however‚ it also makes provisions for instances when parents and families do not co-operate with statutory bodies. Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_Act_1989 Children Act (2004) is an
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49 - Provide information and advice to young people 1 - Understand the role of practitioners in providing information and advice to ... 1.1 - explain the importance of providing accurate and up to date information and advice to children and young people 0/3 The importance of up to date and accurate information and advice to the young people we care for is crucial‚ more so for the young people we are catering for as their behavioural needs are of a demanding nature and they need clarity
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to encourage resilience in children and young people because it gives them the ability to deal with the ups and downs of life‚ and is based on self-esteem. The more resilient a child is‚ the better they will deal with life as they grow and develop into adulthood. Resilience is about being independent‚ standing on your own two feet or taking back the power. It is important because it can help reverse some of the effects that bullying can have on children and young people. It is also a life skill
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