3.2 explain the reason why children and young people development may not follow the expected pattern ? There are many reasons why development may not follow the normal pattern.it is important to know the pattern of the order the child is meant to develop in so you can support the child and the family. Development can be Influenced by many different factors ,including health, disability environment and family background. Some of the few things that can have a a influence on the development of children and young people. Health Chronic conditions such as asthma can cause children to have time off school, infections like meningitis causes development delay.
moving from pre-school to primary, or primary to secondary school Physiological, eg: puberty, long-term medical conditions Transitions can be stressful for young people and this stress can have far reaching effects on children’s emotional wellbeing and academic achievement. Children face many different transitions in their young lives. One of the main transitions is changing schools. This may make them feel anxious and nervous, they may be apprehensive about what their new school is going to be like. They may be sad because they are leaving their friends and familiar security of their previous school.
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
2.1 Describe with examples the kinds of young people’s development inclu influences that affect children andding: * Background * Health * Environment | Examples | Affect | BackgroundHealth Environment | Parents relationshipParents stylesReligion and cultureStep-familyPovertySiblingsIllness and diseaseNutritionProper RestHeredityStressSports and physical activity Noise OvercrowdingParents employmentFamily problems Neighbourhood | Parents that are going through a marriage breakdown, divorce and separation can be stressful for all involved particularly the children and young people. They could get very upset, could go very quiet, could stop eating and could even stop talking. Parents who think that education is not important have a negative input so they don’t encourage their children to get a good education. Parents with a lack of ability will not be able to help their children with their homework, this could be affect on their development.Children will be part of different ethnic background and cultures. Children’s belief may cause them emotional conflict when they want to participate in some physical activities which go against their family’s wishes or religious beliefs.
It also tends to run in some families. Personal experiences and environmental factors such as childhood trauma, parental neglect, abuse or death may play a role. This is worsened when one has difficulty coping with stress and
Children can attend Ala-Teen meeting or call a hotline for support. k. Children should educate themselves on their parent’s addiction. V. Conclusion: Parents need to step up and realize they are creating a roadmap of sadness and uncertainty for their children. In families where alcohol or other drugs are being abused, behavior can range from loving to withdrawn to crazy and can be frequently unpredictable and communication can often be unclear. Family life can be characterized as chaotic and uncertain.
* Outline why children and young people may need to be looked after away from their families (P1) * Looked after children There are a variety of different reasons as to why children may be looked after by people other than their own family, the reasons as to why the child (ren) may be look after may include family breakdown, bereavement, parental illness or an incapacity of some kind. They may also be looked after because of behavioural problems or the child’s own illness. A reason that a child may become looked after may be following the imposition of a care order. It’s the duty of every local authority to consider the welfare of every child, the Child Act (1989 and 2004) tries to make sure that children are supported and they are kept in a family home if it is possible. Alternatively, if a child has to live away from home for a certain reason and that he or she is looked after by a local authority, it would mean that the child is looked after.
CYPOP 12 Support young people to move towards independence and manage their lives 1.1 Explain the reasons why some young people may find it difficult to move to independence As young people leave care they face a variety of challenges. Some meet and overcome these challenges, yet others struggle. Some reasons may include: * Incomplete attachment * Abuse * Exploitation * Disrupted or multiple placements * Repeated damaging or unsatisfactory relationships * Unresolved emotional issues * Physical disability * Learning difficulties * Mental health problems * Risks of threat Physical disabilities – In early stages of the young person moving into independence there may be poor transitional planning between multi-agencies preventing access to valuable support. The young person may not receive information correctly in relation to support and choices that are available to them due to the length of time that the young person will have spent with family or paid carers. They may not have developed and experienced independent social lives, access to transport and communication may be limited and placements may be too far away from close family support networks.
There is a discrepancy between exposed and non-exposed children in cognitive ability as well as externalizing and internalizing behavior problems. When a child witnesses this violence, their trust is broken and they often show symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. There is a chance for children to show resilience in the face of witnessing this violence. There are numerous physical and emotional effects domestic violence may bring to a child. Children living in a home where domestic violence is present are linked to many different emotional problems.
These children also experience behavior issues. One of the most familiar behaviors in children with FAS experience is attachment disorders (Harpur, 2008). Children with attachment disorders have trouble bonding and trusting their parents and other adults. They may run away from home, and not interact appropriately with caregivers. Because children with FAS spend a great deal of time in difficult surroundings or multiple locations, they develop attachment disorder.