CACHE Level 2 Child Care and Education Hodder Education 2008 Childrens individual needs.

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Children’s individual needs

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Self-actualisation personal growth and fulfilment

Esteem needs confidence, self-worth and competence

Attachment needs family, affection, relationships, to love and be loved

Safety needs protection, security, comfort, stability, etc.

Biological and physiological needs for air, food, drink, shelter, warmth, sex, sleep, etc.

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

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Children also have developmental needs

• The need for love and security• The need for new experiences• The need for praise and recognition• The need for responsibility

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What are individual needs?

Short-term needs• extra rest and health care after being unwell • more attention from a key person for a child

new to the setting Long-term needs• help in adapting to the use of glasses or a

hearing aid • reassurance and access to an inhaler for a child

who has asthma

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Security: In their first year, babies may need a comfort blanket or favourite toy.

Routine: babies and young children need routine and predictability – this increases their self-esteem.

Attachment: children need a steady, caring relationship with empathetic adults. (In child care settings, the key person system helps to meet this need.)

The need for love and security

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The need for new experiences

Exploration: Children learn from their experiences – this is cognitive or intellectual development.

Play: In the early years, children use play to explore their world and learn how to cope with it.

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The need for praise and recognition

Children need to feel that their efforts as well as their achievements are recognised. You can do this by always encouraging and praising children when they have tried hard or have achieved something new, however small it might seem.

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The need for responsibility

Children need to gain independence:

• Encourage them to look after themselves, e.g. dressing, washing hands.

• Provide challenges in line with interests and ability levels.

CACHE Level 2 Child Care and Education Hodder Education 2008 Childrens individual needs.

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