“Critically discuss the key elements of positive practice relationships with children and their families. To what extent are they influenced by different settings in childrens services?”

Positive relationships between practitioners, children and their families are a valuable contribution for settings working with children and young people. Supporting children and young people helps them to develop and mature to prepare for adult life. Different settings and services who work closely with children have the same goal to achieve, to build effective relationships, understanding that every child is unique and to enhance their skills, curiosity and knowledge. How these relationships are formed can vary in different children’s services, different settings, cultures, religions and countries. Valued relationships can be formed by responding to the children and young people’s voices and understanding the needs of the individual, to gain trust and respect between the practitioner and the child. This assignment will critically discuss the key elements that are needed to form posit…(short extract)