Well-being of Children

Question 1

Name 3 important areas of children’s well-being that you must pay attention to.

Answer 1

1. Nutrition
2. Bullying
3. Resilience

Question 2

NUTRITION - When serving meals to children, what should you ensure?

Answer 2

1. Ensure there is a choice of food and beverages that is well-balanced in terms of nutrition.
2. Be mindful of any children with food allergy issues and special diet requirements.
3. Provide utensils that are appropriate to the age of the children - use child-size utensils where necessary

Question 3

BULLYING - what are the forms of bullying?

Answer 3

1. Physical bullying
   - physical assault - hitting, pushing, kicking, forcefully taking or stealing from the victim
   - intimidation through gestures, making faces at the victim
2. Verbal bullying
   - verbal harassment or intimidation
   - name-calling, threatening, or malicious teasing
3. Social exclusion
   - refusing to let victim participate in group activity or let other children interact and play with him/her

Question 4

What are some ways to handle bullying according to some approaches by organisations?

Answer 4

1. Take the issue seriously and talk about it. have a group discussion about tolerance and respect for others.
2. Work with children to develop ground rules to address the bullying.
3. Increase supervision of children during activities.
4. Separate the victim and perpetrator during activities to minimise their interactions until the latter corrects his/her behaviour.

Question 5

What are some changes or challenges which children need to build RESILIENCE towards?

Answer 5

1. Studies
   - increasingly more difficult
2. Bodily changes
   - physical development due to puberty
   - makes them feel inferior or abnormal
3. Peer acceptance and friendship
   - when lacking will lead to withdrawal and social exclusion
4. Bullying
   - left unchecked may threaten safety and well-being

Question 6

To build resilience, describe some actions you could take to encourage and empower children to cope with challenges.

Answer 6

1. Talk to the child and help him/her understand and accept that the change is part of life.
2. Encourage the child to practice self-care - eat, play, rest properly to deal with stress better
3. Teach the child techniques to manage strong emotions, such as anger and frustrations. Strategies - Counting to 10.
4. Teach the child social skills - take initiative to befriend others.

Question 7

Name the Areas of Concerns you should look-out for. (brief)

Answer 7

1. Signs of abuse and neglect
2. At-risk behaviour
3. Symptoms of developmental delays

Question 8

Name of the types of Abuse.

Answer 8

1. Physical abuse
2. Emotional abuse
3. Sexual abuse
4. Negelct

Question 9

Name 3 At-risk Behaviours.

Answer 9

1. Use of vulgarities
   - use language that is generally considered impolite or offensive
   - swearing and cursing
2. Addictive behaviours
   - smoking, excessive use of mobile phones to access social media or play games
3. Truancy
   - skip school and stay away from home to hang out with bad company
   - spend time at LAN gaming centres
4. Aggressive behaviours
5. Possession of weapons of offence
6. Gang involvement
7. Theft

Question 10

Identify the 3 developmental delays.

Answer 10

1. Delays in reaching physical developmental milestones
   - child’s ability to coordinate muscle groups
   - difficulties in movements
   - walking, running, holding small objects
2. Cognitive delays
   - affect a child’s intellectual functioning
   - leads to learning difficulties
   - difficulties communicating and relating to others
3. Speech delays
   - receptive language disorder i.e. dfficulties understanding words or concepts
   - expressive language disorder i.e. reduced vocab, slow in talking and creating sentences

Question 11

What is the respond strategies to:

1. Delays in reaching physical developmental milestones

Answer 11

• Plan activities that the child is capable of completing, in terms of his/her motor skills, gross motor skills and physical fitness.

Plan acitivities that require the child to run and jump around or use scissors and play dough.

Question 12

What is the respond strategies to:

2. Cognitive delays

Answer 12

• Break tasks into smaller steps
• Do not overwhelm the child with multiple or complex instructions
• Give the child more time to complete tasks

Question 13

What is the respond strategies to:

3. Speech delays

Answer 13

• Speak slowly to the child
• Paraphrase what the child says to ensure you understand him/her correctly
• Use props such as picture cards to help the child express himself/herself.