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8. Describe four child-focused practices you can routinely employ in your role to uphold the rights of the child and that encourage children to participate in age-appropriate decision making.
Four child-focused practices you can routinely employ in your role to uphold the rights of the child and that encourage children to participate in age-appropriate decision making could be:
• Ensuring the child or young person is able to participate in decision making about his or her future.
If a child has chosen to disclose to an educator about being abused then it’s important the educator acts on this information given. This practise is important within a service because it gives the child a voice to be heard and helped and it’s our duty of care to provide this for the child. Policies and Procedures would be in place to promote this practice such as information gathering, observations, empathy.
• Promoting positive experiences and outcomes.
Every child has a right to feel safe and secure at a Service, in daily practice this can be promoted by BBB, making the child feel welcome and safe, while in the service providing activities that make the child feel worthwhile, comfortable and ensure that the child’s culture is promoted with appropriate activities, toys, books, puppets and posters. Positive outcomes, promote and encourage the child to take on new challenges, this will give them confidence and great self-esteem.
• Believing the child or young person, being aware that children and young people rarely lie about harm or risk of harm.
Within the service in daily practice always listen to the child, really listen document what the child says and show that you understand and let the child know that you can help by supporting the child, showing respect, and approaching appropriate child support agencies.
• Promotes the right of the child to choose.
Within the service all children should be able to choose their outcomes, let the child speak freely, always listen to them, give them support to overcome uncertainty, respect the child for the choices they have made.
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