Colquhoun Park Early Years Centre – Page 35 – Supporting Children & Families

April 29, 2021May 5, 2021

Toilet/Potty Training

When it comes to toilet training, there is a huge amount of conflicting information out there:

Use pull ups/don’t use pull ups.
Take your child every 30mins/don’t take your children every 30mins.
Put a nappy on your child during the night or for long journey’s/don’t ever put a nappy on your child again.
Introduce your child to using a potty first/don’t use a potty at all.
Use reward charts/don’t use a reward chart.

The truth of the matter is that when it comes to your child you are the expert. Nobody knows your child like you do and as much as gaining advice and following programmes is useful, nothing out there offers a silver bullet to success. The key to any sort of training or introduction of new rules/routines is CONSISTENCY.

What ever you decide is the right option for you and your child we will be on hand to follow your lead and support you every step of the way.

April 23, 2021

GIRFEC principles and values

Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) is based on children’s rights and its principles reflect the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

It is for all children and young people because it is impossible to predict if or when they might need support. GIRFEC also respects parents’ rights under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

The GIRFEC approach:

is child-focused – it ensures the child or young person – and their family – is at the centre of decision-making and the support available to them.
is based on an understanding of the wellbeing of a child in their current situation – it takes into consideration the wider influences on a child or young person and their developmental needs when thinking about their wellbeing, so that the right support can be offered
is based on tackling needs early – it aims to ensure needs are identified as early as possible to avoid bigger concerns or problems developing
requires joined-up working – it is about children, young people, parents, and the services they need working together in a coordinated way to meet the specific needs and improve their wellbeing

April 17, 2021November 28, 2022

Welcome

Hi Everyone,

We are very excited to invite you to the launch of our new Colquhoun Park EYC blog!

Our vision is to create an accessible space for all our families to connect, gain support, share ideas and come together as a community.

Your child’s well-being and happiness is at the core of everything we do here at Colquhoun Park, and we know that this starts at home. We will use this space to share some of our knowledge with you on different aspects of your child’s developmental stages, what to expect and how to support some of the more ‘challenging’ times!