This will have caused from poor concentration, the child may also need specific help in their work and class before any sort of progress can be made. 2) Parental illness: a child may need to be looked after because their parents may be ill or cannot cope and as a result the child may have to leave the family home for a period. Throughout this time they may live in foster homes, residential schools or children’s homes. 3) Family breakdown: families break down for a number of reasons including the following substance like abuse, mental health problems, bereavement, parental illness and incapacity. The most dangerous cause of a child being removed from that situation for their own safety and well-being.
According to Gary Colombo in his essay “Harmony at Home” the image of the model family is a housewife-mother, a breadwinner father, a couple of kids and a pet or two in a little spacious suburban house. This is the dream of most Americans, but at the same time is a cliché. “The traditional family has existed for more than two hundred years” (18), but can date back to a far as four thousand years ago, to the time of the Mesopotamia. Like Gary Soto in “Looking for Work” the perfect family misleads Soto into thinking what is truth and what if fiction. The idea of the “perfect” model family is so widely accepted, due to the attention that it receives in the media.
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.
This may cause difficulties because the child could become neglected. Also the child may be looked after by the state because the parent might be unable to meet the needs of the child so they may be better in care until the parent is able to cope again. Interviewer: Do you think any other reasons? Interviewer: I think maltreatment to the child because if the parent has abused the child then they don't deserve to keep the child and the child would be better off in care and away from their family. Also if we left the child in this situation it could lead to death of the child and it wouldn’t be right so if there is any sign of abuse then we will investigate in the situation.
Both Parents usually earn the money, though the father works on commission only. c. Mother works from home at an educational fundraiser company and in retail as a supervisor. Father works as a sales consultant for a medical supply company. Cultural background 1. The Ethnic Background is Caucasian a.
TMA01 The word ‘carer’ means someone who looks after a friend, relative or neighbour who needs support because of their sickness, age or disability. Carers come from all backgrounds and can be any age. Caring can be rewarding, but it can be difficult too (Directgov 2006) I will be looking into family care, and the difficulties and rewards it brings looking after a family member. I have been reading about a case study in unit 1 about Ann and her family who I will be using throughout as a reference. Ann looks after her father Angus who is 79 and has Parkinson’s disease, Ann lives with her father along with her husband Bob and daughter Zoe.
This could also make it difficult to access education and children may get excluded from school due to behaviour. Cultural: Personal Choice- Families may live in a way that is different from the 'normal' such as communal living. This may affect the child's schooling if they are part of a travelling community. Family expectation and encouragement- There are many different types of parenting. For example, cultural.
It may also be because the child has committed an offence. Some possible causes in behaviour which might lead to problems for children, young people and their families may include stress, anxiety and depression. Many children suffer from stress, leading to poor school performance and emotional and behavioural problems. Stress may be the result of an unstable home life or feeling of being unloved. Their parents may not have the skills for bringing up children, or the child feels the demands for achievement and success are unrealistic.
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. Most children will experience a new baby in the family. Younger children may find this difficult as they will still be used to having all of the attention and not understand why the family set up has changed, this could lead them to reverting back to baby ways themselves, have tantrums, be unkind to the new baby or become clingy. An older child may feel left out and become withdrawn and feel in the way, which could result in them not feeling a part of the new family. They may endure sleepless nights and loose sleep making them tired and unable to concentrate when at school.
It may be with the local authorities or a family relative or friend. If the illness is permanent and leaves the parent/ guardian unable to care for the child, then permanent care may be put in place. Child related reasons; Behavioural problems Children may need to be looked after as a consequence of their own actions. If a child’s behaviour cannot be managed and controlled by their parents/ guardians and is causing stress and ill health to anyone in the household then they may require them to be looked after by someone other than their parents/guardians. Learning difficulties Children with learning difficulties present their own problems and challenges; some families are unable to cope with these challenges and may place their child in respite care.