Cyber bullying can have a longer lasting effect on the victim. It can be humiliating due to the fact that it has a bigger audience opposed to the kids on the playground. There are many warning signs that could indicate that someone is involved in bullying. Some of the signs include the following; they come home with damaged or missing clothing, they have thing such as electronics and jewelry come up lost, and they have unexplained injuries and complain frequently of feeling sick. They can hurt themselves, and they can lose interest in school, friends and activities that they used to enjoy.
Ex: Lack of oxygen during birth will affect the development of the baby. Health problems - If a child suffers from health issues such as asthma, it may make them unable to take part in activities which will affect the over roll development. A child with Learning difficulties, physical disabilities or sensory deficiencies (blindness and deafness)will make it unable for them to socialize and work with other children which is a major part in helping their development, also they could be withdrawn and make them feel like they don’t belong. Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of external factors External factors also effect a child’s development Poverty and deprivation This directly affects the development of a child since poverty and deprivation means lack of proper accommodation and food. The exposure to unhealthy environment and food increase the chance of children coming in to contact with infectious diseases.
The perpetrator may have been abused as a child; violence may have become a means of resolving disputes in the family/social network. Family history of violence. The stress of caring for a physically and/or mentally frail adult without adequate support can lead to abusive behavior towards the adult. Other events may have occurred to exacerbate the situation, such as a job loss, moving house, the death of a significant other, or financial problems. Dependency on the vulnerable person for money, shelter or emotional support can arouse resentment, sometimes abuse.
• An explanation of the risks and possible consequences for children and young people of being online and using mobile phone Most children and young people have access to the internet and the use of a mobile phone. Both offer benefit to children but equally can expose them to threats to their safety and well-being. Children and young people are open to many risks while being online or using their mobile phones, the possible risks and consequences are: • They may be lured into giving personal information; name, age, address and telephone numbers which could be used for identity theft or fraud. • Cyber bullying; this may include sending unpleasant texts, emails or instant messaging. A child or young person may find cruel messages or pictures about themselves and having their username stolen to spread lies or rumours about someone else.
This will have caused from poor concentration, the child may also need specific help in their work and class before any sort of progress can be made. 2) Parental illness: a child may need to be looked after because their parents may be ill or cannot cope and as a result the child may have to leave the family home for a period. Throughout this time they may live in foster homes, residential schools or children’s homes. 3) Family breakdown: families break down for a number of reasons including the following substance like abuse, mental health problems, bereavement, parental illness and incapacity. The most dangerous cause of a child being removed from that situation for their own safety and well-being.
P3 Child maltreatment can occur intentionally or unintentionally. Parents may intentionally maltreat their children for example causing them physical harm, emotional harm, sexual harm or psychological harm on purpose. It can also occur unintentionally this is when a parent fails to take interest or notice different signs in their children which could indicate harm from another party for example bullying. Different parenting skills can affect a child being maltreated. There are different indicators for child maltreatment for example indicators you would look out for in physical maltreatment would be bruising, unexplained injuries and soreness also infections, underweight and poor personal hygiene.
What is meant by the term e-safety? Nowadays children and young people have different access to the internet like mobile phone, console and computer etc. E-safety is about staying safe on the internet, protect children staying out of trouble in places like chat room and social network site and also not download harmful or inappropriate material on the internet. What is meant by the term cyber bullying? Cyber bullying is someone used electronic communication networks like text message and E-mail send messages treat another people to embarrass and hurt their feeling.
Understanding How to Safeguard the Well-being of Children and Young People There are many different types of bullying: • Physical bullying is when you are physically hurting them by doing things such as pushing, kicking, hitting and pinching. • Verbal bullying is when you’re doing things such as name calling, insults, sarcasm, spreading rumours and persistent teasing. • Emotional bullying is when you’re emotionally and mentally abusing them by doing things such as not speaking or including somebody, tormenting and humiliation. • Cyber bullying is when you’re bullying somebody through the use of technology such as mobile phones and internet to upset somebody. • In direct bullying is doing a thing such as spreading nasty stories about
Children’s friendship with others help them develop their emotional understanding, interaction, empathy and social skills. Children who lack friends tend to feel isolated, suffer insecurities and usually withdraw themselves more. They may struggle to communicate, share and understand the needs and feelings of others. As they grow older the insecurities may lead to self-hate and self-harm. They will also lack people to confide in or go to for advice Child neglect, often overlooked, is the most common form of child maltreatment.
Children who have run away behaviour those parents find difficult to manage alone. Also children who truancy off school is another behaviour that may lead to the child’s needs to be placed in the foster care systems. Deaths: Sometimes children have to be put in care because family are unable to care for the child after the death of a parent children maybe looked after by the local authority most often it is because the child’s parents or the people who have parental responsibilities and rights to look after the child are unable to care for them. Have been neglected them or the child has committed an offence his local authority has specific responsibilities and duties for a child who is being looked after such as: 1. The local authority accommodation under a voluntary arrangement where the child’s patents agree to the child being