Caring For Children...
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Appropriate Language for Dealing With Children
It may sound obvious but working with kids is not the same as working with adults. That is not to say that you have to talk down to kids or that...
Building Confidence in Children
The importance of building confidence in kids cannot be over-estimated. Confidence and self-esteem are the foundations on which a healthy life can be built, with...
Citizenship Training for Teenagers
Citizenship training is a relatively new concept and new inclusion into the British education syllabus. The idea of Citizenship Training is to promote a sense of...
Creches
Crèches are designed to help - where possible - the problems of finding child care for parents who are in part-time work, full time education, retraining or who...
Dealing With Difficult Parents
It’s all well and good to say ‘working with kids’, but really, you’re working with parents too. And parents come in just as many shapes and sizes as kids do!...
Dealing With Disruptive Children
Working with kids often involves dealing with disruptive children. As the teacher, group leader or person in charge, it is your responsibility to deal with this...
Education for Sustained Development
Education for Sustained Development, ESD, is a new subject being intoduced into the National Schools Curriculum to give children more of a balanced and in-depth...
Family Support Services
Family Support is a means of providing help and assistance to families – or indeed parents – who are experiencing difficulties within their home environment or in...
Helping Children with Low Self-Esteem
Many people fail to comprehend the notion that some children suffer from low self-esteem. Children are seen as lively, care free individuals with...
How to Handle a Child Who Gets Too Dependent
Working with kids is often so fulfilling and rewarding that it can be hard to know where your job stops and your life begins. For the majority of...
How to Handle Tantrums Professionally and Effectively
Working with kids is not all finger painting and playtime. There are a great many challenges involved with working with kids and handling...
I Left a State Nursery for a Private One: Case Study
At a time when public sector pensions are being discussed on the news almost as much as the unemployment levels, people changing jobs can be few...
Paediatric Care
What is Paediatrics?
Paediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with ailments suffered by infants, children and teenagers between the ages of 14 and up to 21....
Personal, Social and Health Education or PSHE
Personal, Social and Health Education, PSHE - is a subject taught as part of the National Curriculum in schools. The idea is to provide pupils...
Recognising Signs of Bullying
It is very upsetting for a parent to realise that their child is being bullied, but it is even more upsetting for the child, so it is the parent’s responsibility to...
Sign Language
Sign Language was first introduced in France in the mid-1700s when the first school for deaf children was opened in Paris. The premise of sign language is to use a...
The Role of the Extended Family When Working With Kids
Professionals working with kids will certainly appreciate the important role that the extended family of the child plays. Even the most...
Understanding How Divorce or Separation Affects Kids
It is very hard to generalise about how divorce or separation affects children as each child's experience is different. That is a very important...
Understanding Mental Health Issues in Children
Mental health issues in children are a subject that is steadily gaining appreciation and importance. With the rapid increase in children and...
Working at a Children's Home
Children’s homes are designed to offer help and support to children who have suffered traumas or emotional problems and/or are left without a family to care for them...
Working in Pre-School Education
Pre-school education – or nursery school education – is something that applies to children between the ages of three and five. Children between these ages can attend...
Working in Respite Care for Children
Respite care is care that is provided to families who have sick or disabled children and who care for them around the clock. Respite care gives the parents or...
Working With Blind Children
There are many different aspects to working with children but perhaps one of the most challenging and likewise most rewarding is that of working with blind children....
Working With Kids With English as Their Second Language
Working with children with English as their second language is a challenge, but it is also very rewarding.
Known as ESL, or English as a...
Working with Underprivileged Children
Unfortunately it is a sad fact that there are many underprivileged children in the United Kingdom today. These children may be classed as...
