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Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of personal factors.

The quality of the relationships that we have with children and young people has a huge effect on the way in which we can work with them.

2.1 Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of personal factors

Describe with examples the kinds of influences that affect children and young people’s development, including:

There are different things that can affect a child’s development in their background these are just a few of them: -

Social- Some children grow up in socially disadvantaged areas, poor housing conditions, low income households and single parent families, this in turn may affect a child’s learning development and restrict communication, and how you approach a family whose child may be affected due to their social background circumstances should be aware of the manner in which you approach them. Listening in a non-judgemental way and understanding, not criticising can lead to effective communication.

There are many social, economic and cultural factors that will impact on the lives of the children and young people that we may work with.

Children and young people often experience many things which have a direct impact on their development; things such as their family environment and structure, personality, hospital visits, childcare arrangements, and culture.

2. Give an example of how the status of the family affects the child’s socialization. Give an example of how being the target of bias can affect socialization.

Managing feelings and behaviour: children talk about how they and others show feelings, talk about their own and others’ behaviour, and its consequences, and know that some behaviour is unacceptable. They work as part of a group or class, and understand and follow the rules. They adjust their behaviour to different situations, and take changes of routine in their stride.

Emotional Development: Child has mixed emotions, but is very attached to their parents and get stressed and unset when they met strangers.

The child is learning form a young age to be sensitive to the beginning of others and to show some type of emotion when they have a problem. When a child is trained at such a young age about these things,

Sabrina is a seven-year old girl. She is in Primary Two this year. Both her parents are teachers in a primary school and she has a younger sister who is two years younger than her. Sabrina’s maternal grandparents lived with her. Her grandfather passed away two years ago. Then her grandmother passed away later that same year. Sabrina was very close to her grandmother and her death affected her badly. She would still ask for her grandmother when she was in Primary One and was not able to accept her death. Sabrina was referred to the school counselor late in 2013 as her parents had to be persuaded to give their consent. The counselor started having sessions with her this year.

• The children remain close with their father and his side of the family. They interact with his parents on a regular basis. Both children appear to have healthy friendships with people there own age.

A newborn child comes into the world with a clean slate. It has no experience, no worries, no prejudices. As the child grows into an adult, he or she is shaped by the world around them. Parents bestow proper manners, and reprimand the child, making sure that he or she grows up into a proper, well mannered adult. This child will associate with friend who have grown up in similar situations, and will have friendly reactions from other people. However, sometimes the parents are not there to oversee the upbringing of their child, or neglect to do so in a nurturing way. Children in these circumstances grow up in a different manner. They do not receive important lessons for life, and may not be kind towards their friends. The reaction of others