When communicating with children and young people, it is essential to demonstrate a number of skills effectively and efficiently. Although it is likely that every practitioner will do this every day without a thought, it is worth reflecting on different ways in which you do this – an effective communication is a vital role of the practitioner. Children will learn to communicate through the responses from others. Thus, the practitioner needs a range of interpersonal skills that will be able to facilitate effective communication with the children. The following skills are needed by the practitioner for communicating with children and young people. • Active listening – active listening which involves paying close attention to what the child is …show more content…
Making sure that the practitioner shows interest when approaching the children and while speaking to them, it is also essential to be clear, concise, according to the age and support their needs and abilities. On one side, this involves using phrases and words that the children can understand and the other side, actively listening to the children and responding positively to whatever they have to say. For e.g. getting down to their level when the practitioner is communicating and smiling and reacting in a positive way. • Encourage verbal communication: encouraging the children to express themselves which means teaching them the difference between what is appropriate and verbalisation. The children have to be encouraged to talk and share ideas while active listening to what they trying to explain or express, which strengths and teaches them courteous behaviour toward others when they are speaking. • No interruptions: children cannot express themselves clearly or quickly and if a child is experiencing difficulty in explaining something’s, the practitioner needs to gently encourage the child to continue but gently guide them to be more precise o try to explain in detail what the child meant or trying to