External Factors

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There are a wide range of barriers that could affect the building of a good, positive relationship. These barriers are split into two categories; external factors and internal factors. First I am going to talk about external factors that could act as a barrier to building relationships with children and young people.
The school I work in is situated in the London Borough of Dagenham and is considered to be a deprived area. So the economic factors here are poor and do not allow for the students to have many opportunities outside of school to progress socially in clubs or activities where students would if they lived in a more affluent area. The youngsters in this area either stay indoors or hang around with their peers where there is not much
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The nuclear family seems to be disappearing. Students have to live with being thrown into situations that they have trouble adjusting to. Some parents break up and move in with their boyfriend or girlfriend, the child or young person has to try to fit in somehow and sometimes they can’t. Young people sometimes have to put up with a parent that is alcohol or drug dependant and are just not there for their child. Some students have to be removed from their home situation and put into care, this can have a devastating effect on children and young adults. Students that have to live with new born siblings are woken up during the night and have a reduced amount of quality time with their parent or parents, this contributes towards poor concentration and strained relationships.
We are seeing a record number of families being evicted and placed into hostels or other temporary accommodation where teenagers are having to sleep in the same room as the rest of the family.
The stress, shame and disorganisation this can cause a student and their family is huge. There are a growing number of students that have no choice but to move in with grandparents as an
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Parents that continue to support their children through good, positive social interaction will ensure they have a positive impact on their development. Playing games with them, reading stories, working on fun activities together are ways to achieve this. On the other hand, if a child or young person is largely ignored and the parent refuses to interact with them, this will have a negative effect causing the child to grow up with limited social skills and an inability to cope with the problems we all have to face in life.
Then there is the dark side of technology where children and young people, if left unchecked, can end up being exposed to very inappropriate media that can scar their developing minds causing stress. Facebook messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, snapchat etc. when used for the wrong reasons can cause a lot of unnecessary stress for young people when they are slandered or threatened. It becomes even more serious and extremely stressful for any young person that has fallen into the trap of taking intimate photos of themselves and send it to someone they thought they could trust. This can lead to the person being blackmailed or publicly shamed and sadly in