Describe How To Build Positive Relationships With Children

To build positive relationships with the children there are many things I personally would do to help myself and the child create a bond. When I interact with the child, I would always make sure I get down to the child’s level. In my room, you tend to find that you are always on the floor whether it’s sitting up to talk to the children or lying down trying to encourage those non-mobile babies to crawl! In the baby unit the child’s speech is mainly babbling and some simple sentences depending on the child’s age. Therefore when a child comes up and starts babbling to me, I wouldn’t ignore it, I would smile, and wait for the child to finish then I would begin talking back to the child or even copying the child. Some of my babies communicate by creating sounds and

It is also a sign of respect towards the child. When settling new children into the setting, I always like to make extra effort to talk to the child or play with the child on their settling sessions. I find this comforts the child as the child will then get to know me and familiarise themselves with me being there at nursery. For example, we had a child who really liked the ducks we had in the room and the rabbit we have outside, therefore I would ask the child if they would like to see the animals or stroke the animals. If the child would like to go, I would put out my hand so they can walk with me rather than follow me. I feel that I take the child’s feeling into consideration well i.e. if I know a child is upset on their settles, I would give them a cuddle straight away or get an activity out that I know the child enjoys. However, an area I could improve on would be to understand that sometimes children, who have been at the setting for a while, will have days where they will just need a cuddle as they miss their mummy. I need to understand that just because a child has been in that room a while doesn’t always necessarily mean they aren’t missing their