Explain Why It Is Important To Work With Children And Young People

When working with children and young people it is important to know the aims and responsibilities for your setting.

Approach them with a calm nature but with authority. Ask each child to explain what happened. To let them know that you are treating each one fairly by giving both of them a chance to explain what happened.

It is important to safeguard children and young people because no one deserves to be abused whether it be emotional, physical, sexual abuse and no young person deserves to be neglected and we have a duty to protect them from harm.

All practitioners and professionals working with children can complete a common assessment at any time for a child they work with. CAF was introduced to provide practitioners with children with an assessment tool that any 'frontline' worker such as someone working in education, health, children's social care and housing can use. The CAF is specific to England but the same approach of working together is recommended in all the countries of the United Kingdom.

1.1: Explain why working in partnership with others is important for children and young people?

To start around 6-9 months give soft finger foods include chopped banana, softly cooked carrot sticks, softly cooked pasta pieces or fingers of soft toast. When baby is 9-12 months you can also offer chopped foods in bite-sized pieces and harder pieces of finger food that your baby can pick up and feed himself. Good foods to try are rice, peas, avocado, green beans and chicken.

When your little one begins eating solids at six months, he or she will still depend on breast milk for the majority of their calories. As he or she gets better at eating solids, your breast milk will begin to gradually supplement the meals and snacks her or she eats through 12 months of age.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has issued a new guideline that recommends exposing babies pureed diet or food containing peanut powder or extract (not whole grain) before they turn 6 months

As baby grows breastfeeding or bottle might just not be enough for the baby. The best time to start your baby solids is around 4-5 months depending on baby's doctor advice.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that a mother breastfeeds during her child’s first 6 months of life. After 6 months, the AAP advises that a mother should continue breastfeeding while incorporating solid foods into the baby’s diet. This nutritional combination should continue until the child is at least 1 year old (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2012).

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusively breastfeeding infants for the first six months of life and then to supplement solid foods with breastfeeding until the baby is two. Most moms in the United States, however, choose to wean when their

It is better to introduce your baby to drink juice at 12 months over. Next question, what is the best juice for babies? We have some lists of fruit which are good for babies.

Much has been written on the subject of starting solid foods. Your baby will be given a combination of breast or bottle milk with initial solid foods for many months before being fed solely on solids and drinks other than milk. Unless your baby is not feeding properly on breast milk or bottle formula, and not maintaining or gaining weight normally, you can start offering solid foods anytime between 4 and 12 months. Most professionals now agree that starting at about 6 months of age reduces the likelihood of allergic reactions. If weight gain is a problem, you may start earlier, under the guidance of your healthcare professional. As always, if you are unsure, see your doctor, pediatrician or baby health nurse.

A baby can eat almost anything right from the start. Feel free to begin with

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