Question 1a (Weighting: 0)
This unit will be assessed practically. To complete this unit you will need to show that you will:
Be able to develop professional relationships with children and young people.
Demonstrate how to establish rapport and respectful, trusting relationships with children and young people.
It is essential to maintain and develop a professional relationship with children and young people so there is mutual trust and respect. Actively listening to a child when communicating with them demonstrates to that child that you value you there opinion. They will become more confident, self-assured and understand that they matter. Giving a child or young person attention when they are speaking helps them to develop their communication
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From a young age making choices can be part of learning and children initially are able to choose their play activities, this enables them to have some control over what they do but within the margins of the classroom. Being part of the decision making and understanding why rules exist enables learning and development. As children become a little older they can be more involved in the decision making process such as discussing the rules for the classrooms and playground, this encourages children to think about what they think should and should not happen and why. Also encouraging children to engage with their own learning and think about what their individual goals and targets should be, giving them ownership of their own learning. Another method that is often used with older children is that of the school council, pupils are encouraged to discuss and debate any issues before coming to an agreement which is taken on board by the school. If children and young people are given too many rules without them having any involvement, this can often leads to frustration and resentment, but if they are part of the process they have more understanding of why and what they need to
Firstly, I always talk to the parents to find out as much as I can about the child, their needs, interests, how much they can say or gestures they make for juice, hunger or toileting. Who they are closest to.
TDA 2.3 – Communication and Professional Relationships with Children Young People and Adults Interacting with and Responding to with Children and Young People
As child practitioners we must work on our skills in communicating with children because the way we communicate with them is important not only for their communication and language development, but also the development of our relationship with them. Young children often aren't able to express their thoughts and feelings in words, or express them poorly. Because of this, it's important that child practitioners can listen carefully and help children to learn how to express themselves and also provide what they need.
I have been immensely helped by many people, and especially by Deborah Bronnert of the Department of the Environment, to whom I am particularly grateful. But shortcomings or mistakes in this Report are my fault alone. Some recommendations are radical. The participants in the construction process can react in three ways to them. They can refuse to have anything to do with the Report. That would be a pity. The problems would remain, but the goodwill to tackle them, which has been growing dramatically over the last twelve months, would be lost. They can pick out the sections which suit them and reject the rest. If everyone does that, nothing will happen. Or, hopefully, they can try to make the package work, through the implementation structures which the Report recommends. They can set about Constructing the Team. The time to choose has arrived. The construction process cannot wait 30 years for another Banwell or 50 years for another Simon.
Since 2004, all services in England that work with children and thier families are operating
To build a good relationship with children, it is important that you encourage them to interact with you. This should be in a relaxed and natural way. Sometimes rather than telling a child what to do, you may ask them what they think and allow them to make suggestions. Listening plays a vital role here and teaches the children how to listen.
When the child misses the toilet, try not to get frustrated, just clean up without any comments or fuss.
There are many underlying values and principles of working with children and promoting a positive learning experience within a childcare setting. One of these principles is Choice which is where children can make their own choices on what they want to do and learn about how others also have the same choices. Also this means that children should be aware of all the choices available in the nursery that day. This is shown in my placement as children in the baby room are given a wide choice of toys and activities through the day and have easy access to the toys that are available in the room, such as a sensory toy box, books that the children can access, art supplies that the practitioner can bring out at any time and larger movement focused toys that encourage children to used both gross and fine motor skills. This large range of choice benefits children as it allows them to play at their own pace and then learn through this play, as well as learning further if a practitioner uses responsive planning to the child’s choice then they can develop an activity to further a skill. Also using mind maps or voting sticks in a nursery would contribute to children’s choice. This principle links to national care standards through Standard 5, “Each child or young person can experience and choose from a balanced range of activities.” This links to choice as it details children’s choice and how they use and can develop from a wide range of activities that they choose to do.
I agree one challenge of working with kids would be how to keep them focus on the session. As Corey, Corey, and Corey stated, “the size and duration of a group depend on the age of the members” (p 290).
When working with children and young people it is important that they can all access the
It is very important for professionals to develop respectful relationships with children and young people. A respecting relationship allows there to be trust between children and young people and a professional. A child will also show respect to a professional if they do too which lets a child learn and develop further. A very important factor in developing a respectful relationship is listening. If a professional listens carefully to what a child or young person has to say, it shows the child that they are being taken seriously and that
My entire life, I have always wanted to work with children especially when I would help my sister with her homework and I would make sure that it would be done. My personal experience has helped me become patient, kind, and understanding of how children act. I have a lot of experience working with children in all of jobs as in the amusement park industry to teaching every day. I have experience making my own SGO and with PARCC. I also have taught a lot of students with diversity and students that are ELL. I also have experience with ELL students, IEP students, and working with multiple teachers in the classroom. I also have experience working with students who have autism and I learned how to make them feel comfortable in the classroom. In
I have plenty of experience working with children. I started at the age of 13 and I have worked with lots of children of different ages and some with disabilities. I currently volunteer with Grace’s Space, a charity that provides support to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their siblings, parents and grandparents. Our sessions include: music, dance, snack time and family time. In addition, we encourage the children to play with toys of the educational variety and toys that stimulate their imagination as well, our aim is to promote creative expression, play and relaxation whilst improving social skills.
I believe strongly in developing a good relationship with the children being cared for. Not only should a relationship be made between the caregiver and the child, but also between the parent and teacher as well. The book states “Acknowledge each child every day at school” this should be any teacher that works witch children number one goal. They may not get the whole lesson completed during class time or nap time may not of went as planned but if that child feels welcomed into the class, they will try their best to please and want to come back.
With the reference to at least two theories of learning, discuss how differing theoretical perspectives, and our interpretation of these, might influence professional practice when working with children and young people.