Childcare Lvl 3

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2.1 Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of personal factors Health, Disability & Social if the health of a child is poor this could make an impact on their development. For example, a child with uncontrolled asthma or cystic fibrosis will not be able to be as active as other children meaning there physical development will not be as advanced as the others, not being able to get out and about playing with other children as much as others could also affect the child’s social development meaning they may not have as many friend as the other children and would make it hard for the child to make friends as they grow older. Learning Difficulties Children with that have a difficulty learning and developing new skills may be falling behind their generation, this will have a really big impact on every factor of development such as physical, social and intellectual skills. Children with this issue may also find it difficult to communicate with other children and stay interested whilst having a conversation. Schools offer lots of support to children with learning difficulties such as one to one lessons to keep the child up to date on their education like the other children. Children with learning difficulties don’t always realise they are different to other children and can make the child feel left out. Bullying Children being bullied will lack in education because instead of studying on work they will be too scared of the bully it will play on their minds taking the concentration off work. They might also have no friends because the other children may also be scared of this bully and don’t want to get involved, this can lower the child’s self-esteem and can cause a long term impact on their lives such as turning into a bully themselves when their
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