When it comes to children and young people it is vital to their development that they have self-confidence and self-esteem. Without it they will hinder their own development. Without self confidence and self esteem children and young people will have no faith in everything they do and will put in minimal effort into anything they do attempt to do as their negative mindset will make them believe that there is not point to them trying as they are simply not good enough. This impact will be seen on everything from the amount of effort they put into their academic work, their willingness to learn through to their physical appearance. We need to help build up resilience in children and young people so that they are not too harsh on themselves or
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Ways in which we can do this is by firstly exposing them to the dangers and then teaching them ways to deal with them.
“Here are a few strategies to help children to protect themselves;
• Speaking to and reinforcing about dangers posed by some adults and help them minimise the risk example underneath for older children.
• Speaking to and reinforcing how to behave with higher risk activities such as outdoor activities (e.g. road safety green cross code or younger children always hold an adults hand when crossing the road).
• Older children talk to them about substance abuse, the effects that they have on young people.
• Provide discussions or one-to-one conversations about *** and relationships (including sexually transmitted diseases, such as HIV, chlamydia, herpes or gonorrhoea.
It is important to always explain to them age/stage appropriately and understand that they might use different words for parts of their body.
Reinforce what is allowed and what is not allowed such as: (This is set out for an older child but can be simplified with pictures for a younger
Ways in which we can do this is by firstly exposing them to the dangers and then teaching them ways to deal with them.
“Here are a few strategies to help children to protect themselves;
• Speaking to and reinforcing about dangers posed by some adults and help them minimise the risk example underneath for older children.
• Speaking to and reinforcing how to behave with higher risk activities such as outdoor activities (e.g. road safety green cross code or younger children always hold an adults hand when crossing the road).
• Older children talk to them about substance abuse, the effects that they have on young people.
• Provide discussions or one-to-one conversations about *** and relationships (including sexually transmitted diseases, such as HIV, chlamydia, herpes or gonorrhoea.
It is important to always explain to them age/stage appropriately and understand that they might use different words for parts of their body.
Reinforce what is allowed and what is not allowed such as: (This is set out for an older child but can be simplified with pictures for a younger