NVQ3 help: process of socialisation
 

Though id ask u clever lot this one as not really sure where to start but i have to write an essay outlining the process of socialisation and how the ability to relate to others affects childrens emotional well being and resilience. Any ideas?

We have some very knowledgable members around, so fingers crossed they'll be by to help out ...

anyone pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee e, deadline tomorrow, i know left it bit late,looks like its going to be a long night.

sorry just seen this

i would prob go along the lines of...................if child cannot relate to others the would have troulbe socialising because they cannot interact well. ummmm eg speech probs can lead to isolcation becasue child cannot communicate needs
sorry that is really not good, but only a 5 second think!

I was an audiologist in a past life and have seen children unable to communicate verbally but use signs -

in the past, educators believed all chidlren had to be taught to speak. they discouraged signing as they said it made children look 'different' and that wasn't right. When I trained as recently as 20 years ago this was the theory.

You only had to look at these children to see how unhappy they were at not being able to communicate with each other - being told to stop if they were signing etc As soon as they got into the playground they would huddle into little friendship groups and sign away like mad - this shows how much they missed the normal interaction that goes on in groups

Once children were able to sign, they had a universal conversational structure - they taught their hearing friends a few signs and they tried much harder to talk cos this meant they were being accepted more and communicating with lots of different children - it was a much happier situation
for everyone concerned. They also made more use of other non-verbal communication such as pointing and facial expressions because they were so keen to form social groups

Without the signing and communication combined children were becoming withdrawn, socially inept and uncertain about the world - as soon as they were allowed free reign, they were much more secure and they could voice their emotions in a much clearer way - we know so much more now!

Sarahx :smile: