Recognition of hazards and danger both in the home and elsewhere.Įnsuring the child's emotional needs are met giving the child a sense of being specially valued and a positive sense of own racial and cultural identity. Includes protection from significant harm or danger, and from contact with unsafe adults/other children and from self-harm. Includes provision of food, drink, warmth, shelter, clean and appropriate clothing and adequate personal hygiene.Įnsuring the child is adequately protected from harm or danger. Providing for the child's physical needs, and appropriate medical and dental care. Dimensions of parenting capacity Caption: Dimensions of parenting capacity Special attention should be given to the impact of a child's impairment and other vulnerabilities, and on social circumstances affecting these in the development of self care skills.Ģ. Includes encouragement to acquire social problem solving approaches. Includes early practical skills of dressing and feeding, opportunities to gain confidence and practical skills to undertake activities away from the family and independent living skills as older children. Includes appropriateness of dress for age, gender, culture and religion cleanliness and personal hygiene and availability of advice from parents or caregivers about presentation in different settings.Ĭoncerns the acquisition by a child of practical, emotional and communication competencies required for increasing independence.

Includes a stable and affectionate relationship with parents or caregivers, good relationships with siblings, increasing importance of age appropriate friendships with peers and other significant persons in the child's life and response of family to these relationships.Ĭoncerns child's growing understanding of the way in which appearance, behaviour, and any impairment are perceived by the outside world and the impression being created. Feelings of belonging and acceptance by family, peer group and wider society, including other cultural groups.ĭevelopment of empathy and the capacity to place self in someone else's shoes. Race religion, age, gender, sexuality and disability may all contribute to this. Includes the child's view of self and abilities, self image and self esteem, and having a positive sense of individuality. Includes nature and quality of early attachments, characteristics of temperament, adaptation to change, response to stress and degree of appropriate self control.Ĭoncerns the child's growing sense of self as a separate and valued person. Involves an adult interested in educational activities, progress and achievements, who takes account of the child's starting point and any special educational needs.Ĭoncerns the appropriateness of response demonstrated in feelings and actions by a child, initially to parents and caregivers and, as the child grows older, to others beyond the family. Includes opportunities: for play and interaction with other children to have access to books to acquire a range of skills and interests to experience success and achievement.

Involves receiving appropriate health care when ill, an adequate and nutritious diet, exercise, immunisations where appropriate and developmental checks, dental and optical care and, for older children, appropriate advice and information on issues that have an impact on health, including sex education and substance misuse.Ĭovers all areas of a child's cognitive development which begins from birth. The impact of genetic factors and of any impairment need to be considered. Includes growth and development as well as physical and mental wellbeing. Dimensions of child's developmental needs Caption: Dimensions of child's developmental needs

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