Always be sensitive and understanding, you may have to adjust or adapt what you want to say by ensuring you say it the right way to convey your message, your feelings or ensure opinions are expressed clearly with no misunderstanding without giving offence to the individual. As a practitioner you should provide encouragement to children and parents, reassurance and any necessary information. Some individuals are quite confident to voice their feelings or opinions openly, others may be less able to express their views. If the latter you may need to observe body language, facial expressions and what they don’t say to show you how they are feeling so that you can use this to communicate effectively with them. Another reason it may be hard to verbally communicate is if English is not their first language and you will have to use body language and maybe actions, especially to help the children understand what you are saying, and also speak very clearly in a friendly tone.
This means not formulating the response as the speaker is delivering the message. As the message is being spoken, this time should be spent analyzing and understanding the context, taking in consideration the speaker’s perspective. In conclusion, nonverbal cues play a major a part in the communication process. Individuals must be aware of the nonverbal cues that are presented. Body language, tone of voice and eye contact can be are other ways the sender and receiver communicate between each other.
There are a number of factors to consider, such as lack of confidence or drugs and alcohol effect. 3.2 describe ways to reduce barriers to communication Once the barriers has been identified it can be overcome Ways to reduce barriers may include: * Understanding and being aware of an individual’s needs, wishes, beliefs, values and culture * Supporting individuals to communicate their needs * Avoiding using jargon in written documents and when speaking * By speaking slowly and clearly by use simple language * Ensuring communication aids are available and working properly * Showing you are listening and you are interested *
And when it is the adults the children are mimicking, it is considered to be okay. Also at a young age, children are taught to respect their elders, so, from their perspectives, what the elders are doing is alright. Children differ from adults in their potential for expressing the perceptions by, as already stated, saying what is on their
This can be overcome by speaking to them in a plain and simple speech and a calm and collected tone and using non verbal communication methods. 3.2 Identify barriers to effective communication. Barriers to effective communication could be: - Not understanding or being aware of a persons needs, wishes , beliefs and culture. Such as not understanding/misunderstanding an individuals words such as their slang words – that’s ‘sick’, understanding that it means something bad but due to their culture it means really good. - Not ensuring communication aids, such as hearing aids, are available, switched on or working.
In any case of unacceptable behaviour, staff will only reject the behaviour, not the child; we never label a child as ‘naughty’ and we do not use physical punishment. In the case of serious behaviour the child will be made clear immediately, with subsequent parental involvement. Parents will be informed if their child is persistently unkind to others or if their child has been upset. Parents may be asked to meet with staff to discuss their child’s behaviour, so that any difficulties can be worked through together to ensure consistency between home and pre-school. In some cases, we may request additional advice and support from other
When talking to, or listening to children, you should maintain eye contact, concentrate on what the child is saying and physically lower yourself to the child’s level. 1.2 Describe with examples how to behave appropriately for a child or young person’s stage of development. Behaviour towards children will change throughout their stages of development for example Foundation stage and key stage 1- These pupils are still very young and are on developing their communicational and language skills when talking to them you get down to their level or sit at their table so you’re not towering over them as is can be intimidating. You should always speak clearly. Key stage 1- although these pupils are starting to mature in the way they communicate some may still need reminding about waiting their turn to speak.
Using my body language; eye contact to make sure that I am at their level, try not to invade their space, avoid communication barrier, and ensure that children with communication issues can see my face. Actively listen to children and young people and value what they say, experience and feel. People notice that a child or young person is not concentrating on what adults or elderly people are saying. Perhaps, that the children or young people don't show a sign to show that they are really thinking about what they are saying to them. For me to show that I am listening actively to the child I should stop what I am doing and get down to their eye level and make eye contact.
Therefore they do not pay attention to the speaker because it is uninteresting to them. Other accounts could be that the listener has some form of prejudice against the speaker; therefore they will not have any concern in what the speaker is saying. To be an effective listener there are several factors that are involved; the listener must have the ability, education, experience, and the vocal ability to absorb what they are hearing. To be an active listener you need to have specialized guidance in absorption and a surrounding where you can focus. Summarily, if an individual with suitable listening skills should have the ability to focus on the speaker, make sense of what the speaker is saying, figure out their meaning and reciprocate effectively to what was
The reaction of a s/u is important, they could be in pain, different opinions and portray their feelings. Finding out a s/u communication and language needs is to speak clearly, fluently without hesitating making sure you are understood, if the s/u cannot speak then you can do sign language, communication books, pictures, writing. If you are having problems communicating with your service user then I would ask my manager. If you talk in jargon the s/u will not understand you. Good communication and understanding of your s/u and offering appropriate feedback, they may have a hearing problem and may not get the whole conversation, making sure that there is not any other noise going on in the back ground so that you are clearly understood by either body language, attitude and signs.