Child protection is one of the most important ways of safeguarding children and promoting their overall welfare. Safeguarding children is an umbrella concept that covers the overall welfare of children including health, safety, learning, growth and development. It is necessary for teachers, parents and other caregivers to protect children from harm, abuse and neglect in order to promote their welfare. Every child has unique interests, attitudes and needs. In this regard, a teacher or caregiver should address such individual needs appropriately to safeguard the child. Children need protection to achieve desirable health and safety. The best way to safeguard a child is to provide individualized protection. In this case, the caregiver should understand the problems or risks faced by the child and develop protection approaches that can solve such specific problems. Some protection methods may not be appropriate for all
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A child who faces violence and harm at home may develop psychological problems, leading to low self-esteem and poor performance at school. Furthermore, a child facing bullying from classmates may also lose confidence in himself or herself. In this regard, the child should be given special attention from teachers and other caregivers to protect them from any mistreatment. One way of safeguarding children is to communicate with their parents regularly to understand the conditions of the child at home and their environments in general. Constant communication with the child also helps the teacher or caregiver to understand the child’s fears, problems and needs (Faulconer, 1994). For instance, a child who is bullied by colleagues may not feel free to talk about it. However, the teacher can note changes in a child’s behavior and communicate with him or her to understand their
A child who faces violence and harm at home may develop psychological problems, leading to low self-esteem and poor performance at school. Furthermore, a child facing bullying from classmates may also lose confidence in himself or herself. In this regard, the child should be given special attention from teachers and other caregivers to protect them from any mistreatment. One way of safeguarding children is to communicate with their parents regularly to understand the conditions of the child at home and their environments in general. Constant communication with the child also helps the teacher or caregiver to understand the child’s fears, problems and needs (Faulconer, 1994). For instance, a child who is bullied by colleagues may not feel free to talk about it. However, the teacher can note changes in a child’s behavior and communicate with him or her to understand their