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Strategies For Children And Young People

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Contents page… Strategies with children and young people Strategies for working with parents and families Support for children and young people who disclose Minimising the effects of abuse 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 …show more content…

This allows children to gain confidence and experience. All professionals should listen carefully to children and young people, take their opinions seriously, be flexible, open, approachable, guide, encourage, consider every person’s needs, be patient, creative, give regular feedback, support independence, give information about what is available, tell them their options and help with development of skills. Also it is important that practitioners teach children how to be assertive, resilient increase their confidence and self-esteem. Strategies help children and young people fulfil their full potential by building self-esteem and resilience. It allows withdrawn children who may find it difficult to make friends, to develop social and emotional confidence and well-being. Professionals should organise activities and use strategies such as games, cookery, arts and crafts, to help children increase self-esteem and confidence, have a sense of belonging, improve academic performance, improve self-concept, have good social skills and allow them to have better relationships with peers and adults. www.child-to-child.org It is important that children and young people are taught about sharing information and not keeping secrets. They should be taught that their body belongs to them,

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