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6 Communicating with children 96 M01_TASS7542_03_SB_C06.indd 96 17/05/2011 12:17 This chapter gives information about listening to and talking with a young child and how to respect and value children. The units covered in this chapter are: CFC2Listeningtoandtalkingwithayoungchild CFC9Respectingandvaluingchildren In this chapter you will learn about: waysanadultcanberesponsiveanduseactivelistening whenlisteningtoayoungchild activitiesforlisteningtoandtalkingwitha2-year-oldchild, theroleoftheadultintheseactivitiesandtheactivepart takenbythechildineachoftheseactivities waystovaluechildrenasindividuals reasonswhychildrenneedtoberespectedasindividuals waystocommunicatewithchildrentoensurethatthey feelvalued behaviourthatshowsrespectandvalueofchildren organisationsthatpromotetherightsofchildren. 97 M01_TASS7542_03_SB_C06.indd 97 17/05/2011 12:17 Unit CFC2 Listeningtoandtalkingwithayoungchild Listening Young children need to learn to talk. Adults can help them by listening to them. Let’slookatwaysinwhichwecanlistento children. Being responsive Childrenofallagesneedadultstobe responsive.Theyneedadultstoshow interestinthem.Thishelpsthemtotalk. Therearemanywaysofbeingresponsive tochildren. ? ! Say again Guess what! Responsive – this is about showing that you are interested Young children often talk more when adults are close by. Be interested Smile Being responsive Makeeye contact Helping babies 1. 2. 3. 4. High five Smile when a baby babbles. Make eye contact as you talk to a baby. Point out things to a baby. Talk back to a baby even if you do not understand them. 5. Talk while you are doing things with the baby. Beon thesamelevel asthechild 98 M01_TASS7542_03_SB_C06.indd 98 17/05/2011 12:18 E3 Active listening Active listeningisasetof skills.Adultswhoaregood listenersusetheseskills. Youcanlearntheseskills. Theyhelpyoutowork wellwithchildren. Makeeyecontact. Youshouldlookatthe childbutdonotstare. Smileand nod. Active listening skills Showthatyouarenot inarush–youcouldsit downwithachild. ? Say again Active listening – a set of skills to help people learn to listen Repeatbackwhat thechildhassaid;this willhelpthechildhear itcorrectly. Reply immediatelyif achildasksa question. Askquestions toshow interest. Makecommentsthat showthatyouhave listened. Over to you… How do you know that someone is listening to you? See it, think it Look at this photograph. How can you tell that the adult is responsive to the child? 99 M01_TASS7542_03_SB_C06.indd 99 17/05/2011 12:18 Activities for listening and talking with 2 year olds Toddlers are still learning to talk. They need adults to help them. Adults need to listen to them and also help them to talk. Therearemanywaysthatwecanhelp toddlerstotalk.Let’slookatsome. Sharing books Using puppets Children need to be active Youngchildrenlearnbestwhentheycan joinin.Goodactivitiesletchildrenjoinin. Theymaytalk,holdsomethingorask questions. Sharing picture books Activities for listening and talking with 2 year olds Nursery rhymes Cooking Toddlerslikelookingatbooks.Choosea bookwithasimplestory.Lookforbooks withgoodpictures. What the adult needs to do • Helpthetoddlertochoosethebook. • Helpthetoddlertolookatthepictures. • Talktothetoddleraboutthestory. • Letthetoddlertaketheirtimelookingat thebook. Role of the adult How the toddler can join in Adultsneedtomakesurethattheyare lettingchildrentalk.Theyalsoneedtomake surethattheactivityisfun. • Thetoddlercanpointatpictures. • Thetoddlercanturnpages. • Thetoddlercantalkaboutthepictures. • Thetoddlercanchoosethebook. 100 M01_TASS7542_03_SB_C06.indd 100 17/05/2011 12:18 Unit CFC2Listeningtoandtalkingwithayoungchild Guess what! ! You can use books with babies. Using a puppet Toddlerslikepuppets.Chooseacleanpuppet. Practisewithitbeforeshowingittoatoddler. What the adult needs to do • Showthepuppetslowlytothetoddler. • Makethepuppetmoveslowly. • Makethepuppetdosillythings. • Tellthetoddlerwhatthepuppetissaying. • Letthetoddlertalktothepuppet. • Talkbacktothetoddler. How the toddler can join in • Thetoddlercanpointatthepuppet. • Thetoddlercantalktothepuppet. • Thetoddlercanaskquestionsabout thepuppet. • Thetoddlercanlaughatthepuppet. Cooking Toddlerslikehelpingtocook.Makesurethat youchoosesafeandhealthyfoods.Get thingsreadyfirst.Makesurethattheareais safeandclean.Washeveryone’shands. What the adult needs to do • Letthetoddlerhelp. • Talktothetoddleraboutwhatyouare E3 • Listentowhatthetoddlersays. • Pointoutthingstothetoddler. How the toddler can join in • Thetoddlercanholdfood. • Thetoddlercanmix. • Thetoddlercantalkaboutcooking. • Thetoddlercanaskquestions. • Thetoddlercanlisten. Nursery rhymes Nurseryrhymescanhelptoddlers’speech. Theylikeoneswithactions.Youwillneedto learntherhymesfirst. What the adult needs to do • Saytherhymeclearly. • Saytherhymesothatitisinteresting. • Repeattherhyme. • Allowthetoddlertojoinin. How the toddler can join in • Thetoddlercanjoinintherhyme. • Thetoddlercanlistentotherhyme. Favourite rhymes 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Two little dickie birds Humpty Dumpty Row, row, row the boat Incey Wincey spider Hickory Dickory Dock High five doing. 101 M01_TASS7542_03_SB_C06.indd 101 17/05/2011 12:18 Activity centre 10 1. Match up AC 1.1 2. True or false? AC 1.2 Responding to children Active listening Matchupthephotographstotheskill. Whichofthesearenotexamplesof activelistening? Making eye contact Being on the same level Smiling Showing interest True Lookingatachild Interruptingachild Tellingachildto speakclearly Askingaquestion outofinterest Sittingwithachild 3. Do it! False AC 1.2 Makeaposterthatshowsadultshow tobeactivelisteners. 102 M01_TASS7542_03_SB_C06.indd 102 17/05/2011 12:18 E3 Unit CFC2Listeningtoandtalkingwithayoungchild Unit HL1 Healthyliving 4. Odd one out! AC 2.1 Allbutoneoftheseactivitieswill helpchildrentotalk.Whichisthe oddoneout? 7. Do it! AC 2.1, 2.2 Makeaposterthatgivesadultsideas forlisteningandtalkingactivities.Give ideasastowhattheadultshoulddo. Sharing a story Playing loud music Finger rhymes Talking with a puppet 8. Agony page 5. Do it! AC 2.1 Learnthreenewnurseryrhymes. 6. True or false? ReadJasmeena’sletter.Explainhow Aishacantakepartinlookingat books. My daughter, Aisha, is 2 years old. She cannot in read. How can she join oks? when we are sharing bo Jasmeena AC 2.2 True Theroleoftheadultisto getchildrentositstill. False Theroleoftheadultis tolistentochildren. Theroleoftheadultis toletchildrentalk. Theroleoftheadultis togetchildrentorepeat awordthreetimes. AC 2.3 103 M01_TASS7542_03_SB_C06.indd 103 17/05/2011 12:18 Unit CFC9 Respectingandvaluingchildren Children as individuals Adults working with children need to value them. This means making every child feel special. It means making every child feel that they are cared about. Let’sthinkabouthowwecanvaluechildren. Greeting Sayinghellotoachildhelpsthemtofeel special.Itmeansthatwehavenoticedthem. Itmeansthatwearetakingtimetobe withthem. Planning activities Ifweplanactivitiesforachild,itshowsthat wehavethoughtaboutthem.Itmightmean puttingoutafavouritetoy.Itmightmean goingouttothegardentolookforspidersif thatiswhattheyareinterestedin. Remembering special days Somedaysarespecialforchildren.Itmight betheirbirthday.Itmightbeadaywhen theyaregoingtoseetheirgrandparents.It mightbeaspecialdayfortheirfamily’s religion.Showingthatyouhaveremembered aspecialdaymakeschildrenfeelvalued. Sense of belonging Itisniceifchildrenfeelthattheybelong. Havingtheirowncoatpegordrawercan makechildrenfeelspecial.Childrenmay havetheirownplateorcup.Thishelps childrenfeelvalued. Time Childrenofallagesneedtimewithadults. Theyneedtimetotalkandtoplay.When childrenhavetimewithadultsthattheylike, thismakesthemfeelspecial. Over to you… What kinds of things make you feel special? 104 M01_TASS7542_03_SB_C06.indd 104 17/05/2011 12:18 L1 Why children need to be respected as individuals Spot it Can you spot how each peg is named? This helps children to feel as if they belong. Whileweneedtocareequally Children’sneeds canbemet abouteverychild,itisimportant torespecteachoneindividually. Thismightmeanthatwework withthemdifferently.Onechild mightneedmorehelpthananother. Onechildmightlikedifferenttoys fromanother.Let’slookat whyitisimportantto respectchildren. Childrenaremore Childrenaremore likelytobehappy Respecting children as individuals Childrenaremore likelytocare aboutothers likelytoshowpositive behaviour Childrenare morelikely tolearn 105 M01_TASS7542_03_SB_C06.indd 105 17/05/2011 12:18 Valuing children One way of valuing children is the way that we talk and communicate with them. There are ways of doing this to make children feel valued. Let’slookatsomeofthewaysinwhichwe canshowwevaluechildren. Behaviours that show respect and value Communicating with children Thewaythatadultsworkwithchildrencan showthemrespect.Agoodwaytoworkis tothinkabouthowyouwouldliketobe treated.Wouldyouliketogotothetoilet byyourself?Wouldyoulikeachoiceof whattodo?Wouldyouliketohaveasay inwhatishappening?Thesearethekinds ofthingsthatmattertochildrentoo.The spiderdiagramoppositeshowshowadults shouldbehave. Listening Childrenneedadultstolisten carefullytowhattheyare saying.Adultswholistenwell thinkhardaboutwhatchildren aretryingtosay.Theydonot interruptallthetime. Making eye contact Lookingatchildrenasthey talkisawayofvaluingthem. Itshowsthatyouare interestedinwhattheyare tryingtosay. Voice tones Thewaywespeakcanshow childrenwhetherwelike themornot.Boredtonesdo notmakechildrenfeelvalued. Showing interest Adultswhovaluechildren showinterestinwhatthey aredoingandsaying.They noticewhatchildrenaredoing. Playing with children Playingwithyoungchildren isawayofvaluingthem.It isimportanttoletthechild decidewhatandhowthey wanttoplay. Organisations that promote the rights of children Childrenhavemanyrights.Theyhavethe righttobetreatedwell.Therearemany organisationsthatsupportchildren’srights. Let’slookatsome. Unicef Thisisaninternationalcharitythat promoteschildren’srights. NSPCC ThisisaBritishorganisationthattriesto stopchildrenfromgettinghurtbyadults. 106 M01_TASS7542_03_SB_C06.indd 106 17/05/2011 12:19 Unit CFC9Respectingandvaluingchildren Allowchildrensomeprivacy, e.g.goingtothetoilet L1 Letchildrendothingsfor themselves, e.g.feedingthemselves Showing respect Letchildrenhaveasay, e.g.tellingusabouttheirideas Letchildrenhavesomechoices, e.g.choosingtoystoplaywith Citizens’ Advice Bureau Thisisanorganisationthathelpschildren andfamiliesbygivingadvice. Children’s commissioners Thesearepeoplewhoaremeanttolisten andstandupfortherightsofchildren. TherearecommissionersinEngland, Scotland,WalesandNorthernIreland. See it, think it This child is choosing what to play with. Why is it important that adults let them do this? 107 M01_TASS7542_03_SB_C06.indd 107 17/05/2011 12:19 Activity centre 11 1. Match up AC 1.1 Matchthephotographstothe sentences. Say hello to each child. Take time to talk to each child. Think about what each child likes playing with. Remember children’s special days. 2. Do it! AC 1.1 Makeaposterthathelpsadultsknow howtheycouldvaluechildren.Tryand putsomepicturesonit. C 3. Case study AC 1.1, 1.2 ReadaboutShona: e Shona has started nursery. Sh ult loves going every day. An ad or. always waits for her at the do to The adult says hello and talks her. Her mum says that there t are toys and activities put ou likes that Shona likes. Shona also having her own coat peg. She feels very happy. Nowanswerthesequestions: 1.HowisthisnurseryvaluingShona? 2.HowisthishelpingShona? 108 M01_TASS7542_03_SB_C06.indd 108 17/05/2011 12:19 L1 E3 Unit CFC9Respectingandvaluingchildren Unit HL1 Healthyliving 4. Odd one out! AC 2.1 Allbutoneofthesearewaysto communicatewithchildrenandmake themfeelvalued.Whichistheodd oneout? Listening to what children say. Interrupting children. Smiling and showing interest. Joining in their play. 5. Do it! 6. True or false? Somebehavioursdonotshowrespect forindividualchildren.ChooseTrueor Falseforeachofthese. True Shoutingangrilyshows respect. Givingchildrenchoices showsrespect. AC 2.2 Makeaposterthatshowsadults howtheycanrespectchildren. Makesurethatyourposterhas somepracticalideas! AC 2.2 Givingchildrenprivacy whenonthetoilet showsrespect. Makingallthechildren dothesameshows respect. 7. Do it! False AC 3.1 FindoutmoreaboutUNICEF.They promotechildren’srights. ToobtainasecurelinktotheUNICEF websiteseetheWebsitessectionon pageii. 109 M01_TASS7542_03_SB_C06.indd 109 17/05/2011 12:19
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