Interaction With Children

Children are a very interesting population to work with as a counselor. While working with children can be an interesting and a rewarding job it comes with a multitude of challenges. One of the main things we need to focus on when working with children is on understanding how they communicate as well as be able to communicate effectively with them. Often times as adults we tend to apply our own attitudes about learning or reaching goals towards children. An attitude that adults tend to hold is that we need to be working towards something in order to feel like we have spent our time in a valuable manner (Landreth, 2012). This attitude often crosses over to the children around us as we expect them to be working towards a goal and at times as adults we may see play as a waste of time. Another way that we can look at play, is that play allows children to learn things we are not able to teach them (Landreth, 2012). According to Landreth (2012), the way children communicate most effectively is through play. Children often times find it easier to express themselves through play rather than verbally; sometimes children may not have the vocabulary necessary to express themselves verbally.

- Discussions and teaching sessions of children washing their hand prior to meals, and after the toilet.

To maintain a positive relationship with children and young people it is important to adapt the variation of communication levels. Communication adaptations for a child may be because of their age. The age of a child will play a massive part in communicating as you will have to adapt the extent or communication and vocabulary used as they won't have a broad range. The context when communicating with children may be less formal to ensure the child understand what is happening. Children of a young age have various levels of attention and is important to try and keep the child interested until the task is finished, this can be done by showing support and reassurance to their work and also to keep listening to what they are trying to do and show.

I have to say that this past term has been one of the toughest terms for me because all sorts of different aspects of my life overlapped throughout this term. As I focused on my academics, I also became more active off and on campus. I held a leadership position at the University YMCA, where my responsibility was to work with community partners to design workshops for youth to empower them to succeed. In addition to that leadership position, I also volunteered at Hope Lodge, a living facility for cancer patients who were receiving treatment away from their hometown. I also become involved in a research study called Kids Involvement and Development Study (KIDS) in the Sociology department, where I analyze and coded transcripts of interviews

There are similarities when communication with children, young people and adults. For example; eye contact should be maintained, active listening should be demonstrated with both age groups. Responding positively to feedback that has been given, speak clearly to both age groups.

When I moved in with my brother to go to school, it was somewhat scabrous adjusting to staying with three toddlers. It was a little difficult because I was used to living with just my parents and my dog. We have Jr, the five year old, Masen, the four year old, and then the worst of all, Manny the one year old. Toddlers can sometime be a little tough to deal with, but for the most part they are very entertaining. There are many steps with dealing with toddlers.

In 2010, according to Leventhal and Newman, a young person who was living in residence that has an insufficient space would enormously influence their performance and strive and work hard from teething troubles. For instance, a child is trying to engage and interact with the community. It can perhaps also encompass a high opportunity that having an insufficient house capacity can create jealousy, such as being envy about the portion of the furniture. It also provokes arguments that can possibly cause the children to exhibit extra violent behaviour. Also, unenthusiastic communications with the individuals they are interacting with daily can be the basis of a great deal of impending obstacles that would form delicate and skilled relationship

support and provide for their children however this is not always the case, some parents do not

I have learned many things throughout my years working with children. The first and (arguably) most important thing I have learned is that patience is very important. It may take many tries to achieve a goal but the ‘trying’ aspect is what is crucial to learning. We live in a world of instant gratification and the ‘try’ aspect is starting to become lost. For many people if they do not see the desired result instantly; they give up. I want to show my students that it is okay to not get things on the first, second or even third try but to have patience along the way because mistakes are learning opportunities. It is important to have passion and excitement about what you are teaching. The children have much more willingness to learn when they

Many studies appearances that advertisement can conversion the children penchants and they can change their optimal it is the result of (Halford JCG, Gillespie J, Brown V, Pontin EE & Dovey TM 2004). A review of literature on the effects of advertising on the consumption in children by Hastings which says that food promotion having effect on children buys, buy behavior and consumption to particular good. Many corporation introduced kids clubs for the communication and construct the strong relationship with kids, children clubs give more division that is way the children getting direct mails, birthday cards and holyday information (mcneal 1999).

Strategy #1: Gain children’s attention in a respectful way, perhaps by using proximity and touch.

Therefore this shows an early childhood educator that having social interactions can have positive effects on a child's emotions, but if social interactions between children are negative, it can also have a negative effect on a child's emotions that could impact their development. The emotional effects a child aged 2-5 years would have with poor interpersonal skills and lack of social interactions include, having negative and/or no friendships with others, displaying symptoms of fatigue and lack of hunger Moellers and Kwantes (2015). Thus stating that child social interaction plays an important role in a child's development as it promotes forming strong bonds and relationships with others. This will display positive effects on a child's emotions

It is imperative to understand how important observation and reflection on changes in children’s behaviour is. To understand the warning signs and any indicators of abuse and neglect but to also respond to them as soon as possible benefits the child.

There are many cultural factors that come into play in the raising of children. One major factor is the role of the mother and father in early childhood interactions. Kathleen Berger points to the obvious differences between the way mothers and fathers interact with their young children. She states that mothers tend to “caress, read, sing…” where as fathers tend to “swing the baby through the air” (Berger 146). What is more, mothers tend to stay home from work to raise the children more than fathers (Berger 154). Yet the best-case scenario in raising children is for a father and mother to both be involved. One such evidence is sited by Berger when she states, “Close father–infant relationships can teach infants (especially boys) appropriate

Children are naturally cooperative and helpful in many situations. Young children can be as selfless but as they grow, children's their cooperation is shaped more by how they judge their surroundings and what others think of them. Therefore, I believe that Ryan could have been acting altruistically. Hobbes would say that it probably made the Ryan feel good about himself or the praise he knew he would receive motivated his actions. Most children probably would have spent the money on candy or toys. He spent months earning money. Without the instant gratification I would say that Ryan genuinely was just trying to help some strangers. I don’t think he honestly understood everything, but just knew that people somewhere didn’t have water and all