Building a positive relationship with children and young people is an essential task, and a foundational component of good teaching. In all aspects of an individual’s life, good communication is the key to establishing and maintaining an effective relationship. Working within a professional setting requires a person to be compatible and able to communicate on all levels and platforms. It is mandatory to hold the importance of developing a relationship with an individual first; before working on maintaining a relationship. A good relationship is showing an interest in the child, as though they are an individual. Each child holds a unique importance, and differs in characteristics, strengths and weaknesses. The very first steps of building a …show more content…
Mutual respect is a key element for the beginning stages of building a relationship; let a child feel he could be loved, trusted, and most of all he can return to you for help and advice. Show a child that we all make mistakes. If you do something wrong, admit it, apologise and learn from that mistake. Children’s opinions should be taken seriously, and find ways of responding positively to their wants. When a child is addressing and issue with a member of staff, he should not feel insignificant, shy, or inferior to the rest of the pupils in the class, children should feel they are being equally treated and not discriminated against. As an adult you need to show children and young people that there are set boundaries and limits within a class room setting and certain actions and behaviour have consequences attached to them. Portray your good characteristics in front of them so it may be instilled within them. It’s our duty to recognise the area of praise so it may be a source of motivation and not a step back toward a loss of confidence. Building a relationship with children and young people holds a lot of effort and thought, however in the long run you will build a strong relationship with a child and you will have a very positive impact on that child’s life. Outcome would be they will probably: • …show more content…
Being polite not only shows respect, but as an adult being polite is a good role model for the children. Children always have stories to tell and being interested and polite shows them that you have listened to them. Children mimic the behaviour of adults, if you are polite, honest, fair and respectful to children there is more chance that they will be act the same towards you. Children always remember the teacher who was kind and never vented his anger and frustration at them due to external issues. If we hold place some principles of building a relationship I don’t see why it would be difficult to maintain an effective relationship with any child. Building a relationship with adults has the same basic concept as that of with children and young people, your approach as an adult within any work setting should be professional. As an adult working in a school you will encounter communicating with different people on a daily basis such as: work colleagues, teachers, mentors, parents and carers, so your approach should be professional and consistent at all