Childcare Level 3 Unit 2 Analysis

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UNIT 2: development from conception to age 16 years old. Managing a child’s behaviour P2.4 I gave positive and sensitive support to a child who has been upset by another older child. Throughout the day a normally bubbly confident child seemed to be quiet so I sensed something was actually wrong. As I read the storybook to the child she was not paying any attention later on throughout the day I spoke to the child and asked if there was actually anything wrong and that if she did not want to tell me she could tell the Teacher or the teaching assistant. The day carried on but after lunch at 1:00 the girl approached me and said that someone in the playground actually ‘spat’ at the girl and ran off. The girl…show more content…
I made sure the child was fit to speak to an adult and then I made sure the situation got sorted. I sensed there was something not quite right with the child hence why I asked the child if there was something wrong, From giving this support I think I helped the child in many ways, because if I had not picked up her body language then I don’t think the problem would have got solved quickly and efficiently as it could have, if the problem was to have gone on for longer then one day the child may have felt anxious towards coming to school, eating or even talking about how the school day had gone etc. The child was in some ways relived as she repeated ‘ I’m glad were friends now’, after lunchtime at 1:00 the child seemed to be her normal self, which is what all teachers need to see, no child should ever be upset at school and should feel safe and secure in an early years setting, both the children had made up and then were happily playing in the dress-up area at the side of the room. As a practitioner it is important that you reflect on the way you work with children before and after, this is called being a reflective practitioner. Once you have done this you can see how well you have handled the situation and what you could have done
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