A family was encouraged to attend a local children's center after a professional noticed the children were not eating healthy food. The mother had mentioned she lacked knowledge of healthy cooking and finances for nutritious ingredients. The children's center provided two short courses on healthy eating and cooking on a low budget for this family and others in the local area. The next time the support worker visited, the mother was cooking a healthy curry for the children.

5. Child
centred
Relevant
to needs
Preferences
taken into
account
Targeted
to
individuals
Now answer 7.2.2 on your answer sheet.

6. One professional noticed children in one family
were not eating healthy food. The family were
encouraged to attend a local children centre as the
mother has mentioned she had not been taught
how to cook and often lacked finances to pay for
health ingredients. The children centre prepared
and delivering a two short courses on ‘healthy
eating’ and ‘cooking on a low budget’ for this
family and others families in the local area. The
next time the support worker visited the family the
mother was cooking a healthy mild curry for the
children.

7. Practitioners can affect my
outcomes by involving me in
decisions. Why do you think
this is important?
Now answer 7.2.3 on your question sheet this can also be used as
evidence towards 15 3.3

10. • It is not a puppet and does not have its own voice.
• The practitioner speaks on behalf of the doll to the children.
• The children can be seated in a circle as the doll usually visits at circle time.
• The doll sits on the practitioners lap and the practitioner listens to the doll and
tells the children what the doll has said.
• The practitioner gives a few facts about the doll-his/her name, where he /she lives
and encourages the children to ask more questions.
• The practitioner is encouraging the children to make friends with the doll on every
visit.
• The next time the doll visits it may bring an item to share with the children for
example’ a story book or a photo album.
• Recount what the children know about the Persona doll from the first visit.
• The Persona doll could have a back pack/bag in which to bring items to the setting.
• The next visit a situation, experience, problem could be explored with the children
to find a resolution to, if necessary.

12. What is circle time?
What are the benefits of circle time to children?
How long should it last and what activities could it
involve?
Circle time usually has basic rules what rules would
you suggest?

13. Complete question sheet 7.2.4

16. Now answer question 7.3.1

18. • The word 'disabled' is a description not a group of people. Use 'disabled people'
not 'the disabled' as the collective term.
• Avoid medical labels, which say little about people as individuals and tend to
reinforce stereotypes of disabled people as 'patients' or unwell.
• Don’t refer solely to 'disabled people' in all government communications - many
people who need disability benefits and services do not identify with this term.
‘People with health conditions or impairments’ is another common descriptor.
• Avoid phrases like 'suffers from' which evoke discomfort or pity and suggest
constant pain and a sense of hopelessness.
• Wheelchair users may not view themselves as 'confined to' a wheelchair. Try
thinking of it as a mobility aid instead.
• Most disabled people are comfortable with the words used to describe daily living.
People who use wheelchairs 'go for walks'. People with visual impairments may be
very pleased - or not - 'to see you'. An impairment may just mean that some things
are done in a different way.
• Common phrases that may associate impairments with negative things should be
avoided, for example 'deaf to our pleas' or 'blind drunk'.
• Avoid passive, victim words. Use language that respects disabled people as active
individuals with control over their own lives.

19. Complete your question 7.3.2 and
7.3.3

20. Now complete 7.3.4

24. Now complete 7.4.1 and 7.4.2 also links to unit 15 3.1