Case study 1:
Callum is two years old and has spina bifida, which affects his vision and muscle co-ordination. Callum’s mum is a single parent due to her low income, she was not able to eat a balanced diet nor did she take folic acid supplements when she was pregnant. Callum and his mum live in a one bedroom flat in a recognised high crime rate area. Callum’s bedroom is damp and his mum has difficulty paying for heating, food and clothing which has put her in debt. The nearest safe park area for Callum to play in is one mile away as a result of lack of transport as well as his mum’s anxiety they rarely go out.
There are a lot of personal factors that are affecting Callum’s development such as maternal health, health status, disability, sensory …show more content…
His mother’s anxiety is stopping Callum from progressing in his development.
External factors are that there are a lot of areas that are affecting Callum’s development such as because poverty and deprivation such as because his mother cannot afford to pay for food, clothing, electricity she cannot provide warmth, healthy food, clothing that actually fit. Also Callum does not have the interaction of other members of the family such as auntie, uncles and cousins, he’s not building up them secure relationships he needs, and his mother has anxiety which stops Callum doing a lot from him to …show more content…
Joel’s maternal health has been affected with his mother’s depression and the fact that she was smoking throughout her pregnancy this is why he has now got asthma. His asthma has affected him in many ways it depends on how severe it is it can affect him from physical activities stress can even bring on asthma from what Joel is seeing at home. Joel’s family environment and background is causing him to not to develop in the areas he needs too, his father saying horrible things to his mother and beating her up often he is seeing his mother upset and down his father is not supportive of him and his family he is seeing a lot of violence at home with his father drinking and his behaviour towards everyone
Callum is two years old and has spina bifida, which affects his vision and muscle co-ordination. Callum’s mum is a single parent due to her low income, she was not able to eat a balanced diet nor did she take folic acid supplements when she was pregnant. Callum and his mum live in a one bedroom flat in a recognised high crime rate area. Callum’s bedroom is damp and his mum has difficulty paying for heating, food and clothing which has put her in debt. The nearest safe park area for Callum to play in is one mile away as a result of lack of transport as well as his mum’s anxiety they rarely go out.
There are a lot of personal factors that are affecting Callum’s development such as maternal health, health status, disability, sensory …show more content…
His mother’s anxiety is stopping Callum from progressing in his development.
External factors are that there are a lot of areas that are affecting Callum’s development such as because poverty and deprivation such as because his mother cannot afford to pay for food, clothing, electricity she cannot provide warmth, healthy food, clothing that actually fit. Also Callum does not have the interaction of other members of the family such as auntie, uncles and cousins, he’s not building up them secure relationships he needs, and his mother has anxiety which stops Callum doing a lot from him to …show more content…
Joel’s maternal health has been affected with his mother’s depression and the fact that she was smoking throughout her pregnancy this is why he has now got asthma. His asthma has affected him in many ways it depends on how severe it is it can affect him from physical activities stress can even bring on asthma from what Joel is seeing at home. Joel’s family environment and background is causing him to not to develop in the areas he needs too, his father saying horrible things to his mother and beating her up often he is seeing his mother upset and down his father is not supportive of him and his family he is seeing a lot of violence at home with his father drinking and his behaviour towards everyone