Children and adolescents with new-onset epilepsy Journal Article Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic disorders in childhood, with a widespread rate of approximately 3-4 per 1,000. In the paper they explore parent’s perceptions of their child’s quality of life and the impact of the diagnosis on their family. It’s talking about how the parent’s and children’s lives get accustomed to everyday normal functioning […]

TDA 2. 9 Support children and young peoples positive behaviour 1. 1. In our nursery we have a behaviour policy on promoting positive behaviour; it has the guidelines/code of conduct we use to promote positive behaviour. The aims of the behaviour policy is to create a consistent environment that expects, encourages and recognises good behaviour and one in which everyone feels happy and safe. The […]

“Children are not reading as much as they should presents danger” As Mr. Russell states, children not reading presents a risk in terms of their learning abilities. I believe Mr. Russell is correct. When children do not read enough, their development of creativity, attention p, imagination and vocabulary are not as developed as they should be. Overall they fail to develop to their full potential […]

INTRODUCTION Daily, the number of children diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is on the increase. OCD has been shown to affect at least 2% of young people (OCF 2009). As defined by the NHS clinical guide 2005, “obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by the presence of either obsessions or compulsions and most commonly both” The NHS further describe an obsession as any thoughts, […]

Phonological awareness is an important aspect in the fundamentals of reading. It is the first step in literacy. Children can learn phonological awareness in a variety of ways. Rhyming, sentence and word recognition, sound knowledge, phonemes, letter identification, spelling, and games which require active listening are a few of the techniques used by teachers in the classroom. All of these methods help in a child’s […]

The book “A Child Called It” by author Dave Pelzer quickly became my favorite book for many reasons but the most important was because it taught me that sometimes people don’t appreciate the wonderful things they have in life, until it’s too late. Reading is a huge part of my everyday life and has given me many hours of enjoyment. I read to gain information, […]

Identify the positive outcomes for children and young people that practitioners should be striving to achieve BY jess663 CYP core 37 2. 1 Identify the positive outcomes for children and young people that practitioners should be striving to achieve The 5 positive outcomes for children and young people that practitioners should be striving to achieve under the framework of Every Child Matters are: 1 – […]

At the on set, the term mental retardation has been viewed by many as a stigmatizing term. Thus, authorities in this field of study from different societies had come up with a less stigmatizing term. The British Commonwealth and the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities referred to it as “intellectual disability” (Ainsworth, P. & Baker, P. 2004, p. vii), while Stephen R. Schroeder of the […]

Antonio Allegio was born in Correggio, a small Lombard town near Reggio Emilo. His birth date is unknown (Around 1489). His father was a merchant. Otherwise, Little is known of Correggio’s life or training. In the years 1503-1505 he apprenticed to Francesco Bianchi Ferrara of Modena. He was influenced by the classicism of authors like Lorenzo Costa and Francesco Francia which can be found in his early paintings. In 1516 […]

Unit 2 – The Developing Child D1) The main aspects of social development for Children aged 4 years are; * They like playing and socialising with other children as this helps progress things more like speech, confidence and social skills. * Take turns and share (most of the time); may still be rather bossy. * Seek out adult approval. So if they were to hurt […]