Supporting children with their emotional, physical, psychological and social needs is essential, each area relies on the other so that we can learn about a child as a whole person (holistic approach) and not just for their academic achievements, by supporting children in these areas we can help them to thrive and reach their full potential. They can achieve this by developing an understanding of themselves and others, gaining the ability to control their behaviours and feeling empathy for others, our continued support helps them to start developing into a well-rounded person, gain a strong sense of well-being and happiness which in turn builds good self-esteem to maximise their learning potential and their needs as an individual being met.
It is also important to understand how children
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• Give opportunities for them to express how they are feeling.
• Make to them safe, secure and valued.
• Give children the time and attention they require to be able to adjust to possible new situations.
Psychological: this focuses on the mind and their cognitive development, their behaviour, emotional, and social development as well as their self-esteem, confidence and relationships.
How to support:
• All the support you give in the above in areas you can apply here as they are all connected and impact on one another.
Explain the benefits of working with children:
As the saying goes, groups are potentially more productive, creative and motivated than individuals on their own, but both do have their benefits.
As a group
Group work can help children to gain a host of skills, have positive experiences and be more successful in their learning, through participating with others they become more actively involved promoting a bonding process with other members of the group, they gain a sense of belonging which in turn improves relationships.
Here are some more examples of the benefits when working with children in a