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).
As they become more emotionally secure they are likely to become more actively involved with play or learning activities. By building on this and forming a strong, professional relationship the displaying of unwanted behaviours are likely to become limited, this enabling teaching professionals to recognise and meet their needs. Planning of activities and learning goals will be more accurate as teaching professionals understand individual developmental needs. Children's and young peoples language will progress further once they feel secure and confident talking to the Teaching Assistant and teaching professionals. Developing positive relationships with colleagues allows all involved in the child's and young persons learning to work together in sharing information and highlight and resolve any potential issues that may have an impact on their behaviour, emotional or social well being.
Family background can effect a child's development by the family's values the culture and the way the child is encouraged and cared for all can effect the child development. The child environment can effect the development of the child e.g. Housing condition , opportunities for play and educational. Poverty and deprivation can affect the child's development because Lack of money can lead to poor nutrition and lack of opportunity and also lower expectations. Children and young people in the care system are more vulnerable,often due to the lack of stability and attachment disorder this can affect their emotional ,social and academic development.
Structured approaches There are lots of ways adults can help children and young adults through transitions, the age/stage of the child is an important factor to the professionals, these are usually :- bereavement consolers, play therapists, parents and voluntary organisations. Play activities Many types of play activities that can help children except or come to terms with what may be happening to them and are an aid in getting them to “open up”. Play activities can include sand and play dough and water. Books and stories Books can be a big help with children and their transitions as they can help them to
First, noticing if any children are struggling with otherness is imperative. It is important that an educator be attentive to the children and how they interact. Identifying a child that is being “othered” depends on monitoring their social interactions. Children who isolate themselves from the group and children who require extra assistance are likely targets for “othering”. Once identified the teacher can lessen the potential problem by taking steps to ensure the entire class feel connected to one another.
They may have feelings of loss or guilt about the father not being in the home. The child may feel responsible for the parent’s leaving the home. Children sometimes accept blame for things going wrong at home when they really should not. While researching the literature on children from single-parent homes and juvenile delinquency some of the same factors presented regarding delinquent behavior. The literature also reports that without stability in their lives these children are at risk to be victims as well as perpetrators of violence.
TDA 3.6 2.1 Children and young people can experience prejudice and discrimination on many different levels. This can range from how they look, the clothes they were, how they speak, their religion and beliefs, their gender, their age, for having a disability. This can start of very simply as being picked on from having a different type of uniform (skirt, coat, shoes) etc, and can lead to a child being excluded from joining in games and play because of this. This can continue on a daily basis with children thinking they are playing and aren’t doing anything wrong. Sometimes this is learned behaviour from home and is hard for young children to understand that you are telling them it is not okay to call names because of someone’s skin colour or how they look .
CYP Core 31 3.3 How disability may affect development A disability may affect a child’s development dramatically. They may be exposed to prejudice or discrimination at school for that reason that they could be treated differently than the rest of the children. They may be bullied or teased by other children which will affect their self-confidence and in turn affect their learning ability and development. Disabilities are categorised in different forms i.e. learning or physical.
PSY481U Assignment 2 Theme 1: Learning and Behaviour Disorders Attention- Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders “Children with ADHD continue to pose a considerable challenge to their families and society at large” Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a disorder associated with socially disruptive behaviours such as inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsivity. Cantwell (1996) explained that these behaviours may cause significant impairment and interference in numerous areas of a child’s normal development. Furthermore, according to Tutorial letter 101 for PSY481U (2010) children with ADHD also have a consequential impact on the lives of those surrounding the child. The focus of this essay will be a discussion on the challenges
These professionals can be a useful source of advice and guidance for other adults working with the children and young people, in order to help them to develop to their full potential. 10:2.2. Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of external factors.Family Background and Environment:Cultural backgrounds can influence children’s development for example in some cultures boys and girls are treated very differently. Family circumstances can impact on children’s learning if children are treated differently and the parents have different expectations of a child, this can have a detrimental effect on the child’s social and emotional development.Family break-ups