Unit - Promote the well-being and resilience of children and young people.

Children are social learners and it is crucial that all adults working with them need to model good communication through listening and speaking which will aid the development of the child’s friendships, confidence and self-esteem.

Being healthy is not just about eating lots of fruit and drinking 8 glasses of water each day. It's about young people enjoying a healthy lifestyle, feeling good about themselves and having good emotional and mental health. We hope that

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

When communicating with children, a number of skills need to be demonstrated to communicate effectively. Children learn to communicate through the responses of others, if they feel they have not had there contributions valued they are less likely to initiate communication themselves appropriate responses reinforce the child’s self-esteem, values this is important in building relationships initiating conversations and finding out the answers to questions builds on the language skills that are integral to child’s learning. In the setting working with children with

Health care of children is an important goal to shaping their long term well-being and also reducing inequalities.

Non verbal communication is also just as important as verbal communication. Again, using the child with confidence and relationship issues,

1.1 Explain why positive relationships with children and young people are important and how these are built and maintained

❖ A child’s self esteem and confidence can be affected by negative experiences at school or other aspects of their life

Explain how a positive environment and routine meet the emotional needs of children and their families

Learning Outcomes--- 1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 3.2 and 5.2 may be referenced to your policies, procedures and legislation worksheets

It is important to adapt communication to include all children. In my class the children are always greeted with a smile, good morning and how are you today. Some of the children have news to tell you. I get down to their level and have eye contact and listen to what they have to say. I always show interest in what they are saying as it boosts their confidence and shows that you care. When talking to the children I use

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.

learning outcome 1: Understand how to provide environments and services that support children and people 's health and safety.

2.2 explain how to support children and young people to identify with their own self-image and identity

“Confidence, self-esteem and self-image affect the way we all interact with other people, so this will necessarily affect the development of communication skills.”(Cache Level 3, Children and Young People’s