In other words, they are influenced by their role models. It is crucial that their relationships are positive and encouraging so that they can develop their social, emotional and behavioural skills. L.O 1.3 – Explain the possible effects of children having restricted, or supervised contact in order to maintain relationships. Restricted/supervised visiting will help to provide a safe a secure environment for children to have a relationship with their parents if they have been separated from them. Children may be separated from their parents for
Unit 204 Outcome 4.1 Explain how the likelihood of abuse may be reduced by; * Working with person centred values A person centred approach is counting and treating everyone with respect. Allowing individuals to make their own choices and decisions, respecting their views will gain their self esteem and will help them recognise their own rights and values which will protect them from being abused. It can also help create relationships between staff and residents so they gain somebody to confide in. * Encouraging active participation This promotes inclusion, making an individual feel some self-worth. Will promote confidence and will also help gain friendships.
Explain the possible effects of children having restricted or supervised contact in order to maintain relationships When children have restricted or supervised contact this could have an impact on maintaining any relationships because relationships are based on trust. Sometimes it is decided by staff and possibly outside agencies that supervised contact is needed to help a child. This could be because of trust issues which may have broken down within a family and if so, the child may need guidance to rebuild/maintain their relationship as they have been hurt and need to feel safe and secure again. Explain how to support children or young people to make new relationships A prime example of showing how to support children/young people to make new relationships is to be a good role model. Children learn by example and how we, as adults, behave has a huge impact on how a child learns
They should give them a sense of belonging and treat the young person in the same way that a parent should treat their child. The young person should be encouraged to engage in positive activities. Existing relationships that have positive attachments should be supported and encouraged. For example the carer of the young person that am an independent supports the positive attachment that he has with me by encouraging him to take part in activities that he would not normally want to do. This endures that he is open to and tries new
Attachment allows the child to learn trust and feel secure with the person they are bonding with, this is important in how they form relationships with others. Also the child is likely to develop strong self- esteem as they grow older. If the care giver makes the child feel secure and happy the child is more likely to develop a similar personality and a strong feeling of self worth. John Bowlby (1969) defined attachment as “a lasting connectedness between two human beings” (Http://www.simplypsychology.org/attachment.html) Attachment overall, is the foundations set by the caregiver or adult that can contribute to the child growing up knowing how to be caring and loving towards others as they mature. Sociability starts from birth and is the ability to be sociable and form relationships with others.
Written Assignment 2 In this assignment the practitioner will be explaining how to support children's self-confidence and esteem, discuss some of the strategies used to help them protect themselves and make decisions about their safety. Additionally, the practitioner will analyse the importance of supporting resilience in children and explain ways of empowering children to enable them to make informed, positive choices that support their well being and safety. Assessment criteria 6.1, 6.3 It is vital children have self confidence and self esteem without these a child will not thrive and will find it difficult to succeed at school and in later life. Children need to be taught how to share, listen to others, take turns, how to deal with success and disappointment. Also they need to develop empathy.
If a practitioner has doubts about the welfare of a specific child they may put in for a referral for a CAF (Common Assessment Framework) to assess and determine which other agencies should work together to benefit the needs of this child. With this intervention it will help the child handle or even overcome their needs and develop both emotionally and physically well. Safeguarding children and young people is a social priority that is a strong focus in our school policy, planning and curriculum. The school occasionally sends out letters to parents/carers, advising them on ways of safeguarding their children and making sure they stay healthy and safe by what they eat, how they play and keeping them away from other children when ill. A child or young person that isn’t protected from harm and neglect could result on it having a negative impact on their future. A child that doesn’t feel safe or happy could become withdrawn from their peers and families which would have a profound impact on their emotional and social development and may even fall behind in achieving their educational
To aid Communication skills it is essential that children can relax and feel safe, wanted, included, respected in their own right regardless of what they can do and what they cant do. Effective communication which can be conveyed by various means including both verbal and non verbal , body language and facial expression, Once learned can be a wonderful tool in promoting and encouraging warm and fruitful friendships and relationships both in childhood and through to adulthood. Developing positive relationships with children can be difficult, especially where communication is limited to body language or facial expressions or where English is a second language but can be overcome if we can encourage, listen and engage in what ever communication is available. If we respect everyone’s efforts and achievements however small or insignificant they may seem to us. When communicating with Children we need to use Empathic listening and from this they will themselves learn to listen with their ears, eyes, heart and will learn to respect other people and their feelings.
Trust is a big part of building a relationship with people, especially with children who are under your care. In my own experience of building relationships with children – students in my case – I found that having a friendly, open nature works best in gaining their friendship and trust. Children respond well to someone who is approachable and this is the only way to get them to co-operate with you. I have taught several children with social/personality disorders and although at the start of our relationship it was challenging to gain their confidence, I managed to build and maintain a strong friendship with them by being able to relate to them will and approach them with a bright, positive attitude. Maintaining a relationship with someone is very important also as it keeps you in contact with others.
For example,in my placement,my friendly and polite attitude towards reception children makes it easy for them to bring their complaints to me;if they are hurt or hit by somebody. My active listening also encourages a child to build a positive relationship with you. As a teaching assistant, I have to understand and overcome the barriers to the communication in order to maintain healthy relationships with children as well as with young people and adults. These barriers could be: an accent,hearing problems ,difficulties in understanding English language etc. In presence of any of these barriers,I have to adapt my communication methods,instead of verbal communication,I may have to Show or draw pictures Use of sign language Show videos Use of enlarged print Young people Effective communication to make positive relationship with young people is equally important to make good relationships with them.