Relationship building, to build a relationship with a child you need to gain their trust and show that they can talk to you in confidence, the child should be able to with help speak openly about any worries they may have or exciting news they want to share. trust is something that can take time so patients is needed and the child needs to see that you are being consistent. when a child has built a strong bond or relationship it gives them confidence to build more relationships with peer’s family members and support workers. empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another, understand or feel what another person is experiencing. when a child feels like you understand them it makes them feel more comfortable to talk to you about that situation or others in the future. showing that you can listen to what they are saying understand them and sympathise with their needs helping to maybe find a solution. Listening is key to all effective communication, children need to know they are being heard, showing a child by making gestures when needed such as nodding your head or using body language shows them that you are paying attention to what they are saying, showing signs of understanding. children will learn from this and build on their own …show more content…
it helps to show the child they have identified these areas by opening up and talking more freely just by answering open rather than direct/closed questions. there is never a right or wrong answer it is more about getting as much emotion and information from the child without them feeling