Tda_2.16

Katie Wallis TDA3. 1 1.1, 1.2 It is important when building relationships with children and young people that you follow national and the schools own policies and legislation. This will protect both you and the child. These include – UNCRC Human rights act Child protection Confidentiality Data protection act Anti – discrimination practice Anti- bias relationships It is important to work in a happy and stable environment for the child. It is an adult’s job to make a child feel safe and happy. Children who feel equal in a relationship will also feel valid and it helps build relationships and trust. You must adapt your behaviour with different stages of a young person/child’s level of development and needs. For example if you say “no” to a toddler all the time the word has no effect, by guiding the toddler to do the right thing it becomes more affective. Giving an older child choice in day to day life you are gaining their trust and helping with their confidence. A young child will need physical contact, such as a cuddle when they are upset. You should not push a young child’s affections away, this could damage their confidence. Were as a young person may not need so much reassurance physically. You must maintain a professional distance when dealing with an older child. For instance they should not be cuddled and cannot sit on your lap. You should verbally try to make them feel better and reassured. It should be the adult who changes their behaviour to maintain a professional relationship and not the child. A baby will not respond in the same way as a young person so you need to adapt your behaviour. TDA 3 1.3 There will be many times in day to day life when a child has a disagreement with another child. Sometimes it will be in the classroom or in the playground and at lunch time. You must treat every individual child and scenario with empathy and professionalism. A common disagreement I face at play times is when a child gets left out in a game. This is a very uncertain time for the child and can be very damaging to the child. I try to explain that not everybody can play together all the time and it doesn’t mean that the children don’t want to be their friend. I ask the child if there was anybody else they enjoy playing with. Sometimes it means speaking to the children all together and in this case I would give the children choices, giving a child a choice is a good way to deal with disagreement “Do the right thing” and “How would you feel” is a great way to help with their social and emotional development. This way you are not directly telling a child what to do but giving them a grown up decision. Always listen to the child it will make them feel that you value their views and opinions. Try to accommodate their needs as much as you can. The situation should be ended quickly and calmly. You must never side with a child and keep a professional anti – bias opinion. 1.4 Having a stern manor and abrupt voice could make a child feel un- easy. You must be kind and have an approachable manor. If a child feels scared by you they might become withdrawn and not know how to communicate with you. Always listen to a child when they talk to you and answer questions they might ask. A child wanted to show me their work they had finished, but I was working with another pupil. I ask the child to sit down in a firm voice. I didn’t realise at the time that he had finished his work and just wanted to show it off to me. The child then became very upset and started to misbehave. When I had finished what I was doing I went over to the child and ask why he was misbehaving. He said that I had upset him and that he was angry as he worked hard on that piece of work. I felt very bad that he reacted this way. What I should have done was say “Wow this work looks fantastic, give me a minute and I will come over and have a look”. By giving him acknowledgment the situation would have been very different. He would have known I was interested in his work. TDA 3 2.1 You must communicate politely and professionally to other adults. Sometimes people have different needs and views and you must accept and understand them, even if you don’t agree. Ask questions during conversations about key point they have expressed. You must keep relationships professional by not gossiping about private information. You must not get frustrated and express frustration. Always be very positive about the setting and pupils. You must not jump to any conclusions about things you are not sure of. 2.2 You must keep a good relationship with