LG2: Communication

LG2: Communication

1. Why good comm important

   • solves probs
   • involve in decision making
     • Ask what you think is best
   • ethic of working
   • listening
   • protect child
   • Skills important for gd comm
     • Listen
     • friendly
     • explain everything
     • be polite
     • caring
     • give correct info
     • follow through!
     • approachable
     • make time
     • be genuine
       • interested
     • language clear
     • dont be boring!

2. Comm and comm skills

   • Gerhardt: Reciprocal interactions and first dyadic relates
   • Early relates important for comm devel
   • Negative exp such as neglect= restricted brain growth
   • Awareness & understanding of cultural & social conventions important
     • Jokes, puns, slang, little white lies/lying
     • All through interactions with fam, friends, peers, strangers & practioners

3. Comm & cognitive devel

   • Ch need to interact with environ
   • Internal working model
   • Cognitive devel is active not passive
   • Thought devel socially; self-talk becomes inner speech
   • Use comm to challenge/ustand own perceptions/assumptions of others

4. Communication & emotional literacy

   • Some ch are socially strong whereas some can plan and think but lack ustanding in emotional impact and social rules
   • Emotional literacy= Learn internal worlds & ustand/manage own emotions
     • Important to sustain relates
     • Important for institution to be emotionally literate
     • Learn emotional control= inf by the people around them
       • Demonstrate social rules and ustandings through actions
       • teaching ch what to do, when etc
       • Explaining social rules e.g sharing, politeness helps to see what can be gained from this behave
       • Supporting ch comms with others creates oppo for them to devel and practise skills
   • Practising and solving problems helps to manage conflicts e.g toy sharing

5. Comm, cultural and social ID

   • Societal expects can impact a ch e.g. boys are more important
   • Gender assumptions
   • "Ch in care will be low achievers"

6. Affects of comm

   • Physical & emotional factors
     • Lack of sleep
       • Hunger or thirst
         • illness/pain
     • Stress/anxiety
       • Cortisol prevents cognitive/memory processes
         • Do or say things out of ordinary
       • How to help
         • Contain emotions and neutral body lang
           • Acknowledge and ustand emotion; I know blah blah
             • Making it clear that certain behaviour is not acceptable
               • Helping with reoccuring probs
                 • Helping to calm down or manage/express feelings in appropriate ways
         • Monitor ch behaviour
         • Make reasonable allowances
     • those traumatised may act as aggressive, withdraw, less involved & easily upset
   • Disabilities
     • Ustand their comms
     • Find new ways to comm
     • Use age appropriate materials chosen by ch
     • Use comm systems that use ch strengths
     • Autistic ch use Picture exchange comm system (PECS)
       • Help follow routines
   • Personality
     • Personality & temperament can affect comm
     • Calmer ch do not upset easily
   • Social & cultural difs
     • Knowledge of cultural norms important
     • Ch devel own lang and adults can be bewildered
     • interpreters, translation materials
   • Environmental
     • Hot/cold room
     • Noise/light
     • seating
     • How decorated

7. Comm in diff ways

   • Play
     • Using toys and dress up to aid comm
     • Watch a ch play can help to gauge ustanding
     • Help to articulate
     • Help those with speech issues
   • Visual
     • Art
       • Drawing and pics for pegs
   • Books/stories
     • Help devel lang/vocab
     • Subjects of transtions/milestones/life exp
     • Make up stories
   • Humour
     • Social lubricant
   • Words/music
     • Writing poems/letters/stories etc
     • Diary
     • Music theraputic
       • pleasurable
   • Old tech/new tech
     • Email/texting
       • :) and texting lang