Support Children and Young People ’s Health and Safety This essay will provide knowledge and understanding of supporting children and young people ’s health and safety. In my placement there are many policies regarding health and safety when working with children. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Act 1999 and The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 require all schools to have policies and procedures to ensure the safety of staff and children. If the policies and procedures are not in
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In the video Observing young children‚ it explained three steps on how to observe young children in the classroom. The three steps that were observed by the teachers were child social development‚ instructional purposes and assessment purposes. First‚ child social development interaction is the process by which the child act and react to those around them. For example‚ in the video it illustrated the case of Joey. Joey has a problem with interacting with the other students in the classroom. In order
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Touch is an essential part of a young child ’s development (Carlson‚ F.‚ 2005‚ pgs. 79-85). From the moment of birth‚ when uterine contractions caress the baby‚ touch is a catalyst for healthy cognitive‚ physical‚ and emotional development. When an infant is born‚ touch is needed to support and sustain healthy brain development (Shore 1997). Touch plays a critical role in the brain’s ability to weather stress without adverse effects. Touch lowers levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the human
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Nutrition in Children and Young People Within this essay I am going to discuss nutrition in children. The definition of nutrition is (Oxford‚ 2013) the process of providing or obtaining food necessary for growth and development. I will consider why nutrition is important; looking at how it benefits children‚ how we get nutrients from food and what nutrients we get from our food‚ as well as looking at a balanced diet. I will then focus my research down into looking at breastfeeding and the composition
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Group Living for Children and Young People 1.1‚ 1.2‚1‚3‚1‚4. The concept of “children’s rights” is something that some people find difficult‚ and many people fail to understand. It is easily trivialised‚ and yet it addresses issues central to the safety‚ well-being and development of our youngest citizens‚ and indeed our society as a whole. Children’s rights and interests are often forgotten and the very rationale for the Convention on the Rights of the Child was that children require special protection:
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The Situation of Filipino Children and Young People Almost half of the population in the Philippines are children. With a fast population growth a year‚ the government has a difficult task in providing children with enough resources to ensure their rights. For many adults and children‚ a 15-year-old who bears a child willingly or unwillingly ceases to be a girl-child but a young mother. An 11-year-old who takes on the task of tilling the fields ceases to be a boy but a labouring farmhand. A 16-year-old
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Ms. Fidler ENG Comp I 7 October 2012 Violence in the Media causes Aggression in Children There have been lots of debates and studies discussing the impact that media violence has on children. Research has shown that media violence does affect the behavior in children. Media violence also causes aggression in children’s behavior. Psychology studies have shown how children think. “A young child is a human being who‚ unlike their elders‚ is still engaged in the fundamental process of developing
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Do violent media desensitize younger audiences ? In my opinion media shouldn’t be held responsible for corrupting the society because there are many other factors which contribute to the corruption of younger kids in a society. Television‚ Music and video games are held responsible all the time when something goes wrong in a society regarding the kids. Factors like personal issues and lack of understanding and also the miscommunications between kids and the adults are other reasons which add up
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Unit title: Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people Unit number: TDA 2.2 1.1 The UN Convention of the rights of the child 1989 and was ratified by the UK in 1991. The articles which are especially important for schools are Article 2 – Children have the right to protection from any form of discrimination Article3 – the best interest of the child are primary consideration Article 12 – Children are entitled to express their views‚ which should be given consideration in keeping with
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Promoting children and young people’s positive behaviour (1.1) Understanding polices and procedures for promoting children and young people’s behaviour. When managing pupils behaviour‚ all staff are made aware of the school’s behaviour policy.(A brief summary is attached) Every class has a copy which includes anti-bullying and child protection. There is also a Health and Safety policy which is available from the schools office. (brief
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