Building Relationship
When working with young children and trying to build meaningful relationships with them there are quite a few things that you need to do. For starters you are going to want to get on their level when you tell the child about yourself. Another thing that could help them to start to trust you would be to show them respect from the get go. Making sure that all the interaction that you have with them are positive this something that is a must, you don't want to seem to authoritative and scare the children off. But the number one key thing that you need to do is make sure that you are aware of the developmental stages that they are in and know that you can't rush anything. Some tips and idea to help you start and keep a good
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The color of the room as a lot to do with both how you and the students will feel about being in the room. So warm colors will both be soothing and relaxing which would keep the children feeling good. Posters of things going on the world would be a helpful thing to show them that different things are bad. Children will feel more comfortable if they feel like they are in a safe place. Adding things to the room that the children would have at home helps them to adjust to a new space. Pieces of furniture that are their side are a big help to the children you always want to make sure that they are able to reach the floor when sitting. It show them that you are able to see how they feel and the development point that they are at in life. pillows or carpet squares in the reading center might help the students to feel more …show more content…
You could come up with a (Positive Behavior Support) PBS which provides a process to understand and resolve the problem behavior of individuals or children that is based on values and research that you have done. It offers an approach to develop an understanding of why the child engages in problem behavior and strategies to prevent the occurrence of problem behavior while teaching the child new skills. Positive behavior support offers a holistic approach that considers all factors that have an impact on a child and the child’s behavior. It can be used to address problem behaviors that range from aggression, tantrums, and property destruction to social withdrawal. This is just one of the few things that you can do and that can work with for a student. One of the other things that is huge is having a good line of communtation with the parents. Parents are everything if you can get them on board right away with working with the child. Some of the other things that you can also try would be talking to the student asking them how they feel and what you can do to make there schooling better. Let the child tell you what his or her needs
There are many different relationships that children develop as they grow, babies know that they cry to get attention from their parent for food or just a cuddle this is the beginning of learning to build relationships. Every child and family are different in how they believe relationships should be made and who children are allowed to talk to or be around so everyone is different when it comes to who they trust or get along with. Relationships children and young people may have are: parental, carer, sibling, family, friendship, emotional, acquaintance and professional. Parental/carer is the relationship between the child and the person who is their main carer(s).
The appearance of the classroom has a big effect on how smoothly the class will go. The seating arrangement in my classroom will be in a U shape. It will be better with classroom discussion to have the students facing each other. This type of seating arrangement should relax the children and make them feel more comfortable. On the bulletin boards there will be pictures of the students while involved in class activities and students work as a reward for doing well on an assignment. Also on the walls there will be posters to inspire the students.
There are many barriers that could affect the building of relationships with children, young people and adults. One of the barriers could be because of a person’s economic situation. Children living in deprived areas could find socialising very difficult as many communities living in poorer areas having limited access to areas that promote socialising and character building. Another reason could be that parents/carers of deprived areas lack the money needed to include their children in extra-curricular activities which would help maintain a healthy, social life.
When people think about a room for children to reside, they do not always take into consideration all the aspects that go into making a room ideal for children. I agree whole-heartedly with what the authors are stating in the article. Environments should reflect what interests the children, as well as educators’ goals and objectives for a space. A developmentally appropriate space for children should reflect on both the educator and the children. There is no point in creating a space that is “perfect” for the teacher. If it does not meet the children’s needs; chaos will ensue. But as a teacher, I also understand the importance of maintaining a space that is orderly and flows nicely to keep my sanity. There is a happy medium that must be met in finding the right materials to be used, space and furniture arrangement, and overall flow of the room to satisfy everyone. But I do believe it is important to keep the needs of the children above the educator’s because without the children, there would be no job. With that being said, creating an environment for children that promotes their creativity with open-ended materials, and furniture that helps keep them centered, with like pillows and soft materials to calm down when needed, is very beneficial. An important key point that really stuck out to me was that educators sometimes forget why rules and regulations are in place. They are
Young children have active imaginations and need time to express themselves whether it is through their words, their actions, or through fun and games. However, more often than not adults deprive children of the opportunity to do so. They are hurt in the process and grow to treat others the way they have been treated; poorly. In Anton Chekhov’s “A Trifle from Life” the mother’s boyfriend takes advantage of and disrespects a young boy named Alyosha when Alyosha tells a story to him. Similarly, in Margaret Atwood’s poem “Dutiful”, the protagonist reflects on her childhood and how the adults always control her. Adults often overlook children because they care more for themselves
There are many ways which help build rapport with children and young people. One of them is to ensure to actively listen to what they are saying. There may be times were you unintentionally brush aside what a child is saying perhaps it is because you are preoccupied or tired, however, even this can be enough to make a child feel unvalued. Being responded to appropriately reinforces a child's self-esteem. This will in turn help build a trusting relationship. Talking with children, asking and answering questions also helps build their language skills. If pupils are distressed and need to talk about it, they will more likely open up to the person who has made them feel that they have a voice. This is why it is very important to build a respectful and trusting relationship with students, as it can have an impact on most areas of development.
The classroom that I observed in was arranged in a simple way. In the dramatic play center there was a long coat rack and each hook was labeled with an image and name of the outfit. This was done so the children know where do place the clothing when they are done with it or cleaning up. Also in this center was a cash register, puppets, an oven, refrigerator, ironing board, sing, dishwasher, a table set and a comfy chair. Their block center was small, and sectioned off by a shelf and an arch way in the corner of the room. In this center there was also a table. I felt that they children would not have enough room to build although I did not measure the area. The art center had stamps, children’s art work, an easel, magazines and other essential art supplies. In the same area as the art center was the writing center. In this center was maps, chalk and chalk board, stencils, a ruler, notepads, loose paper and pencils.
There is always a reason why a child acting a certain way. Often times they do not know how to communicate what their problem is. Tends to let it all build up inside and cope with it by doing drugs, joining a gang, disrespecting their parent, drinking alcohol and other bad behaviors. Sometimes children bring the same negative energy to the school and misbehave by fighting or disrespecting their teacher. In the Human Service field, there is a School Psychologist who reaches out to children and find out the exact problem they are experiencing.
Schools are in great need of systems, processes, and personnel who are able to support the needs of students with problem behavior. Research indicates, however, that (while I am a big, fat cheater) information has not been made available to teachers and other professionals in a format that allows these strategies to become common practice. Many teachers choose isolated behavioral strategies that are not applied immediately after the problem behavior has occurred.
The first step that should be taken is the creation of a Positive Behavior Support (PBS) team. The principal should seek driven and passionate staff members that have leadership skills. It is important to have teachers and staff members from different academic and support areas. Ideally, a PBS team would consist of the administrators, the school guidance counselors, an activity teacher, Title 1
In my career I will put my whole heart into making sure the child family are comfortable and understand upcoming events. In that process I want to create and maintain a relationship and great communication with that child and family. When maintaining a healthy relationship I learned from section 7 that relationships involve supportive roles, therapeutic roles and professional roles. I also learned that it is important to pay attention- listen to the words that are being said, but also pay attention to the nonverbal cues such as body language. Consistency is always good to have in maintaining a relationship, because your actions need to match up with your words. In any relationship you need commitment and by owning up to your words you build trust and this also connects with honesty. Honesty is important in situations when you feel uncertain about something. It would better for you to tell the parents you need a second to think rather than tell them false information. Last but not least is it to keep the relationship professional. In a child life setting it is going to be very hard not to wear your heart on your
This essay will explain the importance of not being subjective whilst working with children. According to Collins’ English Dictionary, subjective means that you are ‘relating to or emanating from a person’s emotions or prejudices’. In brief, this means that you are reliant on your own personal feelings therefore resulting to you judging that child for not displaying the behaviour that you would expect. The opposite of subjective is objective which, according to The Oxford Dictionary, means that a ‘person or the judgement should not be influence by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts’ therefore, observations should be unbiased (‘being not biased or prejudice; fair or impartial’ – The Free Dictionary Online). You should treat every child fairly and in a non-judgemental manner (‘not judging on the basis on one’s personal standards or opinions’ – Dictionary Reference Online). You should not judge the child on their previous behaviour; instead you should treat each day as a new day by only recording how you see the child behaving on that specific day by simply recording what you see as accurately as possible.
When building a classroom, the indoor learning environment will be influenced by the building and play area that surrounds the building. A classroom needs to have adequate space for children to play, explore and learn. Children need to have continuous access to water, bathrooms and a sink for handwashing. Although each room or center will be different they need to maintain areas that are easily and safely supervised from all areas of the classroom. The space needs to be organized into learning centers with well-defined areas. Areas such as science, art, sensory, bathrooms and eating areas need to be near a water source. Other areas such as block areas, library and housekeeping should be kept in areas with large area rugs or carpet.
Parenting is the most difficult and most important job we ever do. Unfortunately, despite the degree of difficulty and importance of the work, no one teaches us how to do it. Fortunately, there are many child raising experts who can help. I will mention a few experts; whose work I believe is valuable, throughout this article and I encourage readers to find experts whose work they like.
I was less positive about building relationships with certain staff because of how they communicated back to me. From this I could tell the risks outweighed the benefits of making the relationship happen. In a friendly atmosphere, I chose to interact with the staff because I felt valued and I wanted to develop a relationship with them. In situations where the staff were not friendly, I chose not to build a bond with them because I felt it was not beneficial for me. "If workers feel that an environment is hostile to them in any way, it gives them much less of an incentive to be engaging and seek out relationships." (BizShifts: 2015). I had to realize even though the risks of the relationship outweighed the benefits, it was important to still overcome the problems and try to establish a positive relationship with every staff. This was because there is a lot of information sharing done about the children, my opinion on certain things, activities with the children and providing feedback about the nursery environment to the relevant practitioners. It is also important for children’s development and what staff portray to the children as they can sense negativity between different staff.