Describe ways the practitioner canmake sure that the needs rights and views of children are centeral to their?

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Answer 1

Activities such as:

Circle Time where children can talk about things they bring in from home, an issue or talking about the theme of a book you've just read. Children take in turns-sometimes an item like a bear or talking stick helps-to express their views and opinions..always thanked!

Free Play where children get free choice for extended time around the room and are not directed to activities...open ended ones such as building blocks, small world toys, home corner, playdough and painting where child can express themselves and there doesnt have to be an exact result at the end.

Choices-lots of choices whenever possible: Milk or water, banana or apple, coat on or off (if suitable weather).

Role Model: dont interupt, encourage sharing and working together, smily and listening-show your interested by getting down to their level and eye contact.

Look up the UN committee on Rights of the Child and make sure that all of them are covered as much as possible: I think you get a free copy on bernard van leer foundations website.

Things like including parents in decisions, having fresh drinking water, respecting their culture and believes (check your posters and displays-do they represent the preschool diversity?), calling child by their name and not shorting it unless they choose etc etc....

Make sure all staff are aware of the rights and views-have an equality and diversity policy or a 'rights' policy so that everyone involved is aware of what your practice is.

Answer 2

Listen and don't interrupt them. Children are very good at making their needs and wishes known, you just have to pay attention to the things they're NOT saying as well so you get a really good idea of how to improve your practice. If you're working in America this won't realy help, but the UN convention on the rights of the child (try the Unicef website) give a good idea of children's fundamental rights, but otherwise just look at standards of care or other local legislation that will outline the children's rights. Try to research play types as well (about 16 of them, but can't remember them all off the top of my head) which will give you a good idea of the activitiess to offer that children need, but may not know they need!

Good luck.

Answer 3

don't interrupt them they have feelings to