Ed5702 Family and Professional Partnership Part ii                C13474

(Part ii)

Original submission date: 18th march

Extended submission date: 8th April

The inviolability of childhood is constructed as a matter of both physical and psychological containment . . . (abuse of) a child is thus understood not only as an invasion of the pure sphere of childhood . . . but as symptomatic of a wider social malaise in which children are no longer protected.’

Tincknell, E., (2005) Mediating the Family, London: Hodder Arnold, (page 97)

Write an essay that discusses the views expressed by this statement:

In this assignment I will provide an evaluation on how children within society are being safeguarded. Childhood is what children and parents make it and it’s important to ensure they are all receiving a better and more enjoyable childhood. All children are in a protective bubble by their parents and only when they are allowed out of this bubble they start to learn for themselves and build their own independence. Children need to be protected and given the right opportunities and facilities to be brought up and be given the right freedom they need but not to the extent where they are becoming neglected and unprotected.

Through many contributing factors, childhood can be affected; reasons on how this affects children will be discussed.

Society can have an effect of children’s individual childhood as there are many factors that can affect it. Children’s childhood should be innocent and should be the makings of the start of their life, they should be allowed to progress and enjoy their youth without pressure and heavy responsibilities. If children are allowed to do this they may move up into adulthood being ‘fully developed in all aspects’ and also have a complete and fulfilled childhood.

Working together to safeguard children (Every child matters) sets out how individuals and organisations should work together.

‘The guidance is addressed to all practitioners and front-line managers who have particular responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and to senior and operational managers in organizations that are responsible for commissioning or providing services to children, young people, parents and carers’

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Every Child Matters.

It’s important that when necessary other professionals and other organizations become involved in a child’s life when that child needs help or protection to protect the child’s welfare. The above statement suggests that there may be many factors affecting children and blocking their childhood, such as the internet, domestic violence/abuse, family legislation, the law, counselling, children with disabilities etc. These types of things are when other professionals need to step in and look at how it affects the child and what risk that child is at.

I have chosen to discuss ‘better parenting’, ‘the internet’ and ‘children with ...

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