Personal Narrative: C's Non-Verbal Communication

Children need to be given the chance to speak even if they go round in circles when they are trying to tell you something, I need to have patience and let them speak and not try to rush them. I also need to speak to them in accordance with their ability always remembering to give them my full attention looking at them while they are speaking so that they know I am listening and interested in what they have to say. It is important to make the children feel valued and you really are interested I them.

Answer: I would adapt communication with a child or young person by accessing the age of the person. A childâ€TMs requirements for attention will vary depending on their age. Younger children tend to require more reassurance. I would then use the appropriate terms with which they would understand. I would use eye contact and get to their level speaking in a calm reassuring manner. I would not rush the child, listening to what they want to say. I would use pictures for a younger child.

When communicating with babies and toddlers parents often use baby language I.e. choo choo for train and woof woof for dogs but this will not help them later on when the time comes to go to school, as they grow the need to be taught the proper words for things as it will make it more difficult when they start school and it will confuse them. In early years at school they concentrate on phonics, numeracy and literacy this helps them develop their language and mathematical skills and helps them for the rest of their school life. Each child has a different way of learning. The TA must be able to communicate with each child regardless of their learning abilities. Communication can differ among different ages and stages as the younger children may have difficulties such as speech problems which in older children this may have already been addressed.

Use of language is important, when talking to children you need to keep things simpler than if you were walking to an adult, however if you talking to an adult using very simple instructions this may be deemed as patronising, so it is important to choose your language carefully. The speed in which you talk is also key. When talking to children I tend to get down to their level and talk to them at a relatively slow speed, this way they are more likely to understand me more than if I was walking round above them talking as though I would talk to adults.

Not only do you talk to them but also the child will response, or even approach you first to communicate; either for a general conversation or to ask a question.

Describe development of your child’s language and cognitive skills and discuss how these might be affecting his or her interactions with you & your responses.

To be able to effectively communicate with children you need to be aware of there age and level of development and adapt yourself where necessary.

I agree with the strategy that you used with your aggressive infant. Most children “act out” because they are upset and they do not know how to express themselves. Children, according to Beaty (2014, p. 125), “must learn how to express their feelings in words”. I liked how you got down to the infants level. When I am talking to my students who are shorter than I am, I will kneel down so that I am at their eye level. I never want them to feel as if I am intimidating them.

When working in a setting it is essential that we teach children at a young age that it safe to come to us with any problems that they have. It is a large part of working with the children that they are safe and feel comfortable to be able to confide in you about anything that is troubling them. You need to be able to notice when something is bothering a child from as young as 6 months as they have no way in speech communication with you until the age of 3 and then it’s not clear what they are trying to tell you. Good and effective practice is shown by being able to share information correctly and efficiently that nothing is lost through the communication. But it is also shown by giving correct information out, so nothing is shared that isn’t

Every young child has unique ways of communicating his or her needs. Babies develop trust and emotional security when their needs are met promptly in a positive, and caring manner. As a childcare provider, it

Notes/comments about context and/or if the behavior is usual or unusual for the child: Stanly wasn’t interested in the car or people until the little girl wanted to fill the car up with the people. When the little girl was done sharing and playing

I remember taking the certification test to become an actual lifeguard after my first season of varsity swimming for Boston College High School, which ended in late February. The day of my first certification test in February was in the evening, when the moon was bright, but everything surrounding it was dark, and no matter how noisy street life was it was soon swallowed by silence of the cold winter. It wasn't an unusual silence, to me it was just another chilly February evening in Massachusetts, only this evening I would put what I’ve learned about lifeguarding through online courses and practice into action.

Linguistics taught me to explore how people interact with one another. I was always intrigued about language socialization. Language socialization made me sit back and observe how mothers interact with their children. Most people aren’t handed manuals about how to teach their children how to speak, it comes naturally. It was amazing to finally learn more about language socialization because this is something that we do on a daily basis without thinking too hard about it. I’ve been babysitting other people’s children since I was younger. “Call and response” was something that came natural to me. I was taught to communicate with children through observations of other parents, family members, and even movies. Whenever I see a child it’s like someone hits a reflex on me. I automatically ask

Enrolling in this class is particularly important as my communication with my five teenage children have taken a dramatic nosedive since their father and I divorced.

In my life, I have always felt that I was exceptional at communicating with others. I found it very easy to understand what people were trying to convey and express while also being able to share my thoughts with them in a clear and concise manner. This led to me having a lot of success in building relationships with people at work and in my social life; but what about with children? It never occurred to me that I would need to take a completely different approach with children and I had to learn those skills quickly when I was asked to step up as the head coach for my son’s youth football team. Although it was challenging, coaching youth football afforded me the opportunity to learn how to communicate with children more effectively.