Tda 2.3 Communication and Profesionalrelationshipswith Children and Young People

It is important to build positive relationships with children, young people and adults not just within a learning environment but within any social setting, as this forms strong interactive social skills throughout their lives. Children will build from the skills we demonstrate to them because as adults we are their role models. You should always take into account how you approach someone and respond to them as this will determine how they respond to you. Everyone must be given opportunities to establish trust and to feel at ease.

Unit 3.3.1 – How communication with children and young people differs across different age ranges and stages of development

1.1 Explain why effective communication is important in developing positive relationship with children, young people and adults.

I need to gain children’s trust and respect to be able to provide best developmental opportunities for them that is why children are assigned a key worker to ensure warm and mutual relationships can be built and developing good relationships with both the child and their parents. It is very essential to use appropriate language (I must always address the children and the adults politely and using the correct terms, we often speak to children in their home languages too if it is other than English).

The key is to adapt your behaviour, speech, body language and communication according to your audience. A toddler or a younger child will need simpler words, shorter sentences and some physical contact such as cuddles and high fives for reassurance, younger children also have much shorter attention spans so learning through songs, pictures, games and play may be beneficial, this again will allow the child to see you play with them or cuddle them allowing a bond to form and trust to build.

Communicate with children and young people in a way that is appropriate to the individual, using both conventional language and body language

However, with children and young people it is important to remember your relationship to them as a professional care giver. For children and young people an essential part of communication is praise and encouragement, and this helps to build self-esteem and confidence. There are four methods that can be used –

Getting to understand and believe others is vital part of being able to have positive relationship with them. It is important to value and respect other people views. Listening to them is also important and can be done individually or as a group. It is important that as responsible adult we should not try and become friends with pupils to develop a respectful relationship because this will not work but show them that are boundaries with in school and all children should follow them. From beginning we need to show authority so the children understand and obey to that. Using authority teaches children to have more respect for adults and form a good relationship. There

The age of the child or young person – Children will need to be spoken to in an age appropriate manner. Young children feel more comfortable communicating with adults if they are physically at the same level. They will need more reassurance and so a softer, quieter tone may be preferable. Its best to keep language simple and check regularly that they understand you. As children get older, their understanding of situations and their vocabulary will be better in most cases and so more sophisticated language may be appropriate. A child will be offended if they feel you are being condescending by using language they consider too simple for

In a role as a professional adult working with children you will need to remember that you need to be a positive role model for children,this means you will have to show them how to communicate and get along with others at all times through your own relationships and communications with other adults and children.It is very important for children to see adults behaving appropriately and proffesionally in schools.We build relationships with others daily in a diffrnt number of ways children will always respond positively to positive communication and realtionships they are more likely wanting to be in schools and to learn if they have good relationships and are supported by adults around them who get along with each other.

1 Explain why effective communication is important in developing positive relationships with children, young people and adults.

Communication plays a massive part once building a relationship in the work setting. By regularly keeping effective communication between practioners, parents/careers and children makes a positive working environment. The relationships are mostly based on the type of communication between one another, communication is not just by verbally but also the body language we show, facial expressions and our gestures.

Communicate with children and young people in a way that is appropriate to the individual, using both conventional language and body language.

When communicating with children, it is important to talk at their level while maintaining eye contact and use positive body language. We must give them time to understand and absorb what is being said to them. This will make the children feel respected and develop trust and thus they will feel confident to communicate with us. The child’s learning and development will benefit if the adults in their life can communicate effectively about them.

This is our final assignment for your class, and because of my communication issues with my children, I am writing this paper again and will have to redo all of my presentation. When I started this class, I was stunned because I thought I knew everything I needed about communication. Well as you can guess, I was wrong I have learned quite a bit along this long journey through Introduction to Communication. I am here writing about some of the key points of communication that I have learned and hopefully I will be able to show you that I was able to learn from you and your