Reflecting on own practices enables to identify areas where improvement may be needed and this will give the motivation needed to make the changes.it helps identify areas where you may need guidance or more training, access areas where your doing well,find out whether the children learned from the activity ask for feedback from them ask did they enjoy the activity and did they enjoy and have fun then ask them what have they learned from it, look back on a situation to see what you learned from it and then use the new knowledge gained to help in future similar situations.Reflecting on practice can enhance and improve confidence and self esteem look at what your doing well, the things you have learnt and achieved and feel good about myself, especially if you have done something with ease that you used to find difficult or done something that you never thought you would/could do, this gives you the confidence to continue working well and aim to try other new things or to use what new skills or knowledge youhave gained in practice.
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