They may feel jealous of the attention the new baby is getting. To help the transition go as smoothly as possible you can include the child in preparing for the new baby, helping to make decisions i.e. choosing colours, bedding or paint for the new nursery. It may help for the child to talk about their feelings on having a new brother or sister. Reference: www.uknetguide.co.uk/preparing a child for the arrival of a new sibling
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.
They will have to learn to make their own decisions and be responsible for more house work such as cleaning, shopping and general house duties. Stress can come with this as they may not be able to cope in a new home on their own as they may be used to having everything done for them. Unpredictable life changes An event that is unpredictabable is the birth of a sibling. The positive effects of this would be that if there are any other children in the family they can learn how to
Describe the different transitions children and young people may experience. • Start Nursery: Starting nursery is very daunting for some children. They may not have been left by their parents or carers before and some children will show real distress. Children show distress at being separated from their carer by crying and refusing to join in with activities. • Change of school: Changing school is more likely to affect children’s feelings and emotional development.
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.
Infants in biologically organize their attachment behaviors around the availability of their caregivers. When infants find caregivers to be available in times of need, they tend to develop expectations that caregivers will be there in the future of times needed in the future. Behaviorally, these infants then seek out the comfort they need (Sroufe, 1989) from caregivers with confident expectations that they will be soothed. Such infants are categorized as having secure attachments to caregivers. When caregivers are not responsive to infants’ needs or there are many different caregivers in an infants’ life, infants can develop an insecurity to bond because they cannot identify who the main caregiver is supposed
CYP Core 3.1 – Understand child and young person development 2. Understand the factors that influence children and young people’s development and how these affect practice. 2.1 Explain how children and young people development is influenced by a range of personal factors A child’s personal circumstances within a child home life can have a vital effect on a child’s development. If a child is unhappy at home this could be due to parent divorce or the child is miss treated or neglected, lack of parent support within the home to support with a child’s development or learning / play experiences. A child’s social network and emotional development can influence development, along with the use of drugs and alcohol both (child and parent).
Disorganized relationships. Disorganized children don’t know what to expect from their parents. Children with relationships in the other categories have organized attachments. This means that they have all learned ways to get what they need, even if it is not the best way. This happens because a child learns to predict how his parent will react, whether it is positive or negative.
T.D.A 2.1 3.3 Each child will experience different changes in their lives. These are known as transitions and can be as common as starting school to changes of the body, to transitions only some children and young people may experience, such as the seperation of parents to abuse. These transitions will affect children and young people in their development and show in ther behaviour. The move from primary school to secondary school is a transition every child will encounter. It can affect the child in many ways as they can become nervous and anxious resulting in them becoming withdrawn and have a lack of confidence at the thought of a new school, they may be leaving close friendship groups making them upset and feeling alone.
Meeting the young person’s needs Most teenagers want reassurance when the dramatic changes of puberty kick in. Being a late or early developer can be tricky and schoolmates can be tactless and competitive. The practitioner can help the child find more productive ways to exercise their skills by encouraging them to debate and voice their opinions on current events or controversial topics. Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools 17 Why it is important to track developmental changes Any developmental delays must be addressed quickly so that interventions can be introduced as soon as possible. It is important to keep a close check on a child’s developmental changes for the following reasons: Generally, children need to learn developmental skills in a consecutive order.