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Your Assignment Module Number and Heading: CHCFC504A - Support Emotional & Psychological Dev.
Your Assignment Type: Case Scenario
Currently Working in Childcare? Yes
Your knowledge: Basic Knowledge

Your Question?
Hi, I currently am working on CHCFC504A, I have to make a case study, a suitably related experience, a suitable response or interaction.

I'm really struggling with coming up with a suitably related experience, any help or hints would much be appreciated:

1. A child has expressed a feeling inappropriately and you would like to demonstrate or encourage a more socially appropriate reaction
2. A child is experiencing negative feelings and you wish to help the child release these feelings
3. You wish to provide an opportunity for children to show that they appreciate others feelings

What is your answer so far or What have you done so far as an attempt to solve this question?
I am in a mixed aged room. Names made up. My case studies that I've written are as follows:

1. A child has expressed a feeling inappropriately and you would like to demonstrate or encourage a more socially appropriate reaction:
Maria (4 years old) is constructing a building with the wooden blocks. Noah (2 years old) walks past and knocks Maria’s building over.
Maria screams at Noah “I hate you, you wrecked my building”. Maria gets up and walks away from the block area to an educator.

2. A child is experiencing negative feelings and you wish to help the child release these feelings:
Toni (3 years old) is balancing on the beam when she falls off, landing on her feet on the ground. Toni kicks the beam and says “stupid thing” and walks away. Toni sits in a chair with her arms crossed and refuses to talk to Molly who wants to play.

3. You wish to provide an opportunity for children to show that they appreciate others feelings:
Simon (4 years old) is running through the yard when he trips, Evelyn (educator) helps Simon up and checks him for injuries. Simon has no physical injuries but is quite upset. Evelyn offers Simon cuddles. While Simon and Evelyn are cuddling another child Bree (4 years old) comes over and joins in the hug. “Are you okay?” she asks. Simon does not respond. “Simon has fallen over and is sad, thank you for checking on him” Evelyn replies.

Please feel free to make any suggestions for my case studies if you think they require more information or do not answer the questions appropriately.

Description and Message:
As above it would be fantastic if you have any hints or suggestions for experiences, or know of any websites that might help me further research helping children to express their feelings through play experiences.

I think what you have done is good but are you not meant to do the scenario then write a suitable response or interaction?

Hi, thanks for your reply but I'm not too sure what you mean?

So I have to write a case study to go with each situation, I need to write a "suitable related experience" to suit each situation, which is the part I am struggling with, coming up with ideas for the above questions. This is an example of the first one I did:

Situation: You would like a child to express their feelings.
My case study: Renee (2.5 years old) burst into tears for the third time during the morning session. Michelle (educator) comforts Renee with cuddles and asks Renee why she is upset, Renee does not answer; Michelle distracts her with the play dough. Renee settles.
Michelle asks a second educator Simone who had also provided Renee with comfort, if she had told her what was wrong as Renee has begun using one and two words to communicate. Simone replied no and that she was unsure why Renee was getting upset so often during the last two sessions, a discussion with Renee’s parent’s had not provided her with any answers.
The educators observe Renee and do not see trigger that is making Renee upset when in care.
Suitably related experience: Dramatic play – home corner set up with dolls, beds and kitchen equipment.
Renee may act out what is making her upset.
A suitable response or interaction: Comfort Renee and encourage her to come play in the home corner. Depending on what Renee is comfortable with interact with Renee or let her play individually and remain in close proximity to provide further comfort if needed.