Chapter 5 1. Why is important to help children develop cognitive skills during the preschool year? According to Rike‚ Izumi-Taylor‚ and Moberly (2008)‚ it is the richness of a child’s experiences that directly affects the development of the brain. They say: “[R]ecent brain and educational research clearly shows these neural pathways can be made richer and stronger through appropriate early care and challenging experiences that take place in carefully designed‚ nourishing environments”
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Why are parents strict with their children? The way kids act today is not the way the kids would have acted in the day of your parents and grandparents. My mom talks about how they acted when she was my age and the things that she did. I feel like she wants me to be like her. She was a straight A student in all her years of schooling from elementary to high school. I love my mom and I am thankful I have boundaries but‚ I feel like she doesn’t give me space. I see why she’s strict on me. And it’s
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Explain the importance of resilience in children and young people Resilience is a mixture of nature and nurture. Attributes that some children are born with‚ such as good intellectual ability and a placid‚ cheerful temperament‚ are associated with resilience. Children who are born prematurely and/or with disabilities‚ who cry and cannot be comforted‚ who cannot sleep or who will not accept being held are more vulnerable to adversity and may be less likely to be resilient. There are‚ however‚ many
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32 Engage in personal development in children and young people’s settings Being a Nursery worker involves a lot of hard work and dedication. We have many roles and responsibilities to follow to help provide a safe and careering environment for the children. They are as followed: * Welcoming the children and liaising with parents * Providing a safe and caring environment by doing safety checks‚ risk assessments * Weekly planning which is taken from a midterm plan to meet each child’s
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assignment T7: Work to support children and young people in change and transition. D Criteria For this extended assignment I have decided to look at children transitioning from day nursery to school. Transitioning from one place to another can be scary for small children so it is important that we support the children through the transition. Moving from nursery to school can be quite scary for children because they are two different settings. A nursery is a much smaller setting that has a few
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We must safeguard children and young people as they are unable to protect themselves alone and are far more vulnerable to things such as abuse and neglect than adults are. It is our duty of care to protect children and young people from physical abuse‚ emotional abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ verbal abuse and neglect. We must be able to identify early on the signs and symptoms of abuse or neglect before the child is to get in any serious danger. A child’s sudden change in behaviour could be a huge sign of
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effects on children? Many researchers began studying this question in the 1970s‚ and they have learned a great deal about children and divorce. One thing researchers have learned is that we must distinguish between children ’s initial or short-term reactions to marital disruption and their long-term (more than two years) adjustment. Children ’s long-term reactions vary greatly‚ depending on how the parents respond to the child during and after the breakup. In particular‚ the most important factors that
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Contribute to Children and Young People ’s Health and Safety. 1.1 Outline the health and safety policies and procedures of the work setting; Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) is an essential piece of legislation to have within a work setting. Employers are legally obliged to follow all regulations of the HSWA in order consistently maintain a safe setting‚ and ensure all employees and service users are protected. The HSWA states that employees must
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Why are ethics so important in research with or about children and young people? “Although the origins of the children’s rights movement can be traced back to the nineteenth century‚ it is only in the last 20 years that there has been a growing recognition of the importance of listening to children’s views and wishes.” Charles Magna Fombad (2005) International Journal of Law‚ Policy and the Family v19‚ page 102 In this assignment I am going to consider the importance of ethical considerations in
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Assessment task – CYP 3.3 understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people Task 1 What is safeguarding? The Government has defined the term ‘safeguarding children’ as: ‘The process of protecting children from abuse or neglect‚ preventing impairment of their health and development‚ and ensuring they are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care that enables children to have optimum life chances and enter adulthood successfully.’ http://www
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