Mathew's Protective Factors

Moreover, the children’s key carers must provide positive environments for their children so that they can learn from their own experiences. If the children receive this then their individual needs will be catered for, they will develop amiably and they will form a strong attachment with their key carers. However, if they don’t provide this for their children, then they will lack confidence and will show this insecurity through their behaviour. Consequently, they will not have positive holistic development.

Socially and Emotionally the family is a big influence in a child’s development. Parents have a big role by providing care and guidance for their development. Unfortunately some families cannot promote the development of a child because of the conflict among the parents. A single parent can have difficulties in boosting a better development in children and young people, sometimes a child is separated from its siblings and this can affect them too.

One psychosocial factor is the family’s socioeconomic status. Socioeconomic statuses has been researched to be on of the most influential factors in rather or not a family will succeed or face challenges, it can be a determinant in the development of mental health, physical health, and emotional health. A parent’s educational level, their occupation, and income could place the family in either a beneficial or hindering situation, in return, affecting the way a parent could establish attachment with their child. For example, a single parent raising their child and having to manage two jobs, could result in limited attachment to their parent or primary caregiver. Parental stress and their adverse childhood experiences is another psychosocial factor which can determine a child’s

The textbook says that a major influence to parenting is the child's temperament and birth order (Bee & Boyd, 2012). One child factor example is that when Oliver was eight he like to play with his sister in the backyard only if he got to choose the game. Usually I would let him do this because Sloane was younger and just happy to hang out with her brother. Also Oliver would tend to throw fits at this age if things did not go his way. So I would usually let them choose the game but sometimes I would make him play Sloane's games to try to get him used to letting others take control. The textbook also says that a factor influencing parenting is the parents own upbringing (Bee & Boyd, 2012). One parent factor example is from my own past. When I was younger I hit my head playing soccer and got a concussion. Throughout my concussion I went to neurologist and physical therapy. So when Oliver was ten he fell off his skateboard and hit his head and got a brain injury, I did the same thing as my parents did for me and took him to neurologist and physical therapy. And when he recovered from it I put him back in school only taking him out for physical therapy and still took him to the neurologist annually for check ups. Also the decisions I made to parent had outcomes later on my sons life. When Oliver was three he wasn't very energetic and like to do quiet activities inside, so I got him involved in outdoor activities. My husband and I would play catch outside with him and eventually when he was six years old we signed him up for baseball. Oliver started to love baseball and began training for the travel team and would later make the high school baseball team. Another example where my decisions affected the outcome of my son later in life was when Oliver was eight he became really into drawling, designing things, and building models so I helped him

A child should have the ability to have secure and nurturing attachments that offer emotional warmth and security from a care giver. This will offer security and safety to the young person. As well as secure attachments, the young person will benefit from having positive relationships with wider family and friends, these relationships can have a huge impact on the young person’s self-esteem. The young person should live in an environment that is

adhere to in order to improve a child’s health and protect them from harmful effects of family life,

Much research has been done on the influence of a mother on a child’s well-being and development (Pougnet, Serbin, Stack, & Schwartzman, 2011). However, research has shown that an engaged and loving father can contribute greatly to a child’s cognitive, social, and psychological development (Bronte-Tinkew, Carrano, Horowitz, & Kinukawa, 2008; Duursma, Pan, & Raikes, 2008; Pancsofar & Vernon-Feagans, 2010; Wilson & Prior, 2010).

Protective factors moderate the impact of risk factors. As the number of protective factors increases above the amount of risk factors the negative impact of the risk factors reduces. The post it note activity was an example of this equation because it demonstrated that an increase in protective factors resulted in greater resilience. The post it note activity also demonstrated that even though people may have risk factors, the negative impact of those risk factors are not guaranteed to have a negative impact on development. The activity demonstrated the ability of protective factors to serve as moderators to risk factors. Some examples of risk factors are racism, poverty, abuse, trauma, neglect, illness, drug abuse, disability, prematurity,

According to Dr. Christine A. Christle “Risk factors are disabling, cultural, economic, or medical conditions that deny or minimize opportunities and resources for a child and place him or her in jeopardy of failing to become a meaningful member of the home, school, and community.” There are two types of risk factors; internal and external risk factors. Internal risk factors would be risk factors that are within the own individual; such as having concentration problems, anger problem or having a disability. Internal risk factors only involve the one child and they are built from within the child. Now, external risk factors are those that involve the child’s “environment conditions such as family, school, and community”; an example of that is the family living in poverty, living in a bad neighborhood with crime and drugs, attending a bad school or not having any friends.

Discussion Questions Keisha’s parents are her primary caregivers, and are working hard to help create an environment that is healthly and most beneficial to the development of their child. Keisha’s parents are using an approach of discipline and regulation,

Family environment and background has a huge effect on a child’s development. If a child lives within a happy, healthy and stimulating environment where good relationships are formed then it is unlikely that there will be any developmental issues and children will go on to thrive. A lot depends on how many are in the family, the housing and area in which they live, what facilities there are locally, whether parents work or are workless.

Identify Protective Factors: Adding in a step to identify protective factors will help to identify strengths and what current protective factors are in place. Acknowledging this information can assist the CM and member to build off those strengths.

Nurtures has its good and bad influences on one success. In the “Science of Success” the scientist decided to teach the risk allele children things to change their behavior. The text states, “As it turned out the toddlers with the risk allele blew by their counterparts. They cut their externalizing scores by almost 27 percent, while the protective allele kids cut theirs by just 12 percent…”(Dobbs paragraph 13). This shows how if one’s nurtured in the right way they can change their genetic problems into something better.

Davies discussion regarding various risk and protective factors has ranged from a mixture of sources. Some of the issues covered were child protective factors, parental protective factors, and those factors that lay on the broader context of society. Protective factors that mitigate risk by reducing stress, and providing opportunities for growth, in the broader context of society are perhaps the most visible factors. The relationship between protective factors in the broader context of society and its impact on a child's development can be measured in various ways. A child who is surrounded by consistent parental employment, adequate living arrangements, healthy quality of life, strong financial resources, and safe neighborhood setting will

Conclusion- Give my opinions about which cause and effect is the most serious. Repeating the thesis statement along with all the parenting methods in summary.