1.5 Explain ways of promoting children’s progression towards selfdiscipline
1.6 Explain and demonstrate how to enable parents to understand their children’s feelings and behaviour
1.7 Explain and demonstrate how to enable parents to assist children to recognise their feelings
1.8 Explain how to enable parents to identify strategies for them and their children to manage conflict
1.9 Explain when particular/specialist help is needed, and how to refer parents to appropriate services
2. Understand how to support parents to interact with their children in positive ways
2.1 Explain why parents must balance parental authority and the developing autonomy of their children, and how they can be supported in this
2.2 Explain and demonstrate how to support parents to develop clear and developmentally appropriate ways of communication with their children
2.3 Explain and demonstrate how parents can be supported to help their children understand the effect of their actions on others
3. Understand how to develop parents’ knowledge of how to support children’s play, learning and creativity
3.1 Explain the role of play in children’s development
3.2 Explain ways in which parents can support children’s play in developmentally appropriate ways
3.3 Explain how children can be encouraged to take the lead and develop their own ideas
3.4 Describe sources of information and advice for parents on meeting children’s play and learning needs
4. Understand how to work with parents to find positive ways to meet children’s physical needs
4.1 Explain how to raise parents’ awareness of common hazards and risks to children’s safety inside and outside the home
4.2 Explain how to enable parents to find strategies for addressing eating and sleeping issues
4.3 Describe sources of information and advice on meeting children’s physical needs
5. Understand how to reflect on own practice in enabling parents to develop ways of handling relationships and behaviour that contribute to everyday life with children
5.1 Reflect on own practice in enabling parents to develop ways of handling relationships and behaviour that contribute to everyday life with children, identifying strengths and areas for development