Developing Positive Relationships with Our Young

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Develop positive relationships with children and young people (CU1522) - 8: Explain why positive relationships with children and young people are important and how these are built and maintained? Positive relationships with children and young people are important because children will feel comfortable with the practitioners and can separate more easily from their parents. If the children feel secure and use to their surroundings, they are more likely to join in playtimes and learning activities. Children will feel secure and at ease which will help them to enjoy themselves at nursery. Children’s language develops more quickly as the children feel confident and comfortable. In relation to positive relationship, staffs having a positive and a strong relationship with a child will mean the staff will learn to know how to recognise the child’s needs and how they are met. The staff will also be able to recognise the child’s expressions and emotions and will be able to respond quickly and effectively. When children have strong relationships with staffs, they are less likely to show unwanted behaviour as staffs can recognise and meet the children’s needs. By getting to know the child better and having a strong relationship with he/she, staffs can plan out more precisely on activities that the child will enjoy and develop from since they understand the child’s development needs and interests. There are many ways of how positive relationships with children and young people are built and maintained. These include; valuing each and every child as a unique child, communicating effectively, playing together, respecting and showing courtesy, knowing what the child’s development needs and interests are, listen to children to see what they ... ... middle of paper ... ...ervices so their needs are met. Relating to the assessed needs of children and families, child care social workers assess, monitor and review plans within the multi-agency meetings. They have a responsibility for helping children who are struggling emotionally, children who are seriously ill, managing foster care and adoption. Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator: The Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) are professionals who co-ordinates additional support for children with special needs prior to their learning and development. They work alongside with parent, carers, child practitioners and other professionals who are involved with them. SENCO will assess the child’s levels of needs and see what difficulties they have in order to know how to deal with the issue and see what support there is to help the child’s development.

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