Working With Children in Diving Flashcards
In regulation to local laws, many countries require what in order to work with children
In regulation to local laws, many countries require a ‘Working with children background check’. This may have various names depending on the country but it is wise to check with government departments in the area you are working in.
The age of the child has a great bearing on what when they are learning?
The age of the child has a great bearing on the way they take on information and skills.
Teenagers tend to want to be independent so how is it best to treat them how?
Teenagers tend to want to be independent so you need to treat them with respect but at the same time understand they are still in a stage of maturity development.
Most training agencies adjust what with children from 10 to 14 years old?
Most training agencies adjust Instructor to student ratios when there are children from 10 to 14 years old.
Often young children respond to a gameplay style of teaching which uses what?
Often young children respond to a gameplay style of teaching where there is reward or acknowledgement for successful participation.
To make sure key aspects are completely understood at all times, what is the best method to use?
To make sure key aspects are completely understood at all times, the best method to use is with verbal questioning during training.
What will children often say rather than feel they are falling behind?
Children often say they understand things rather than feel that they are falling behind.
Even though young children will be supervised on dives, what will they have to deal with themselves?
Even though young children will be supervised on dives there is always a chance that they have to deal with issues themselves.
Children may have difficulty dealing with some of the physical issues with diving such as what?
Depending on their age children may have di culty dealing with some of the physical issues with diving such as walking with scuba gear on, climbing up a boat ladder and lifting tanks or weights
What can be adjusted to make sure young children are protected from injury?
We can adjust our training to make sure young children are protected from injury and make the training fun for them rather than difficult.
What do we need to consider for ease of teaching and comfort of a child learner?
We need to consider for a child learner, can we make adjustments so the equipment will work for a child? Do we have shorter hoses available so they fit nicely underwater? Is there child sized masks, fins and exposure suits available? etc…
Why is it important to be careful and take things very slowly when teaching equalisation to young children?
Young children may have underdeveloped and small ear anatomy. This means they are more susceptible to ear barotrauma. Be careful teaching equalisation and take things very slow.
It is important to make sure children have adequate exposure protection, in which it is important to watch for what when diving?
It is important to make sure children have adequate exposure protection and to watch for shivering. Children chill faster due to their body mass to surface area ratio. Also, their metabolism is different.
What is important to make sure children have available to them, especially diving in hot climates?
It is important to make sure children have drinks available in between sessions, especially diving in hot climates. Children dehydrate faster than adults.
Many children suffer from what, that goes away as they get older?
Many children suffer from juvenile asthma that goes away as they get older. In all cases they must be authorised by a medical physician as fit to dive.
