Child is disciplined The recognises the physical sanctions and Carer uses physical appropriately with the importance of setting severe other sanctions. chastisement and harsh intention of teaching boundaries for the child, other methods of can hold child proactively. but is inconsistent discipline. responsible for their because of own personal behaviour. Carer hostile to advice circumstances or about appropriate difficulties. Carer indifferent to methods of disciplining. advice about the need for more appropriate methods of disciplining. LOVE AND CARE: arguments and violence 1) focused care 2) focused care 3) Child’s needs are 4) Child’s needs are giving giving secondary to adults’ not considered Carers do not argue Carers sometimes argue Carers frequently argue Carers aggressively aggressively and are not aggressively in front of aggressively in front of frequently in front of the physically abusive in children, but there is no children and this leads to children and this leads to front of the children. physical abuse of either violence. frequent physical party. violence. Carer has a good There is a lack of understanding of the Carer recognizes the awareness and There is indifference to impact of arguments and impact of severe understanding of the the impact of the anger on children and is arguments on the child’s impact of the violence on violence on children and sensitive to this. well-being but personal children and carers are carers are hostile to circumstances indifferent to advice advice about the impact sometimes get in the regarding this. on children. way. LOVE AND CARE: Young carers 1) Child focused care 2) Adult focused care 3) needs are 4) needs are not giving giving secondary to adults’ considered Child contributes to Child has some has onerous caring Child has caring household’s tasks as additional responsibilities responsibilities that responsibilities which are would be expected for within household, but interfere with education inappropriate and age and stage of these are manageable and leisure activities. interfere directly with development. for age and stage of child’s education/leisure Carer indifferent to development and do not opportunities. Does not take on impact on child. interfere with child’s additional caring This may include age education and interfere responsibilities. inappropriate tasks, and minimally with /or intimate care. leisure/sporting Carer recognises the activities. importance of The impact on the appropriateness well-being is not recognises that the regarding caring understood or child should not be responsibilities. acknowledged. engaged in inappropriate caring responsibilities Carer is hostile to advice but is inconsistent in about the their response.
Child is disciplined appropriately with the intention of teaching proactively. The recognises the importance of setting boundaries for the child, but is inconsistent because of own personal circumstances or difficulties. physical sanctions and severe other sanctions. can hold child responsible for their behaviour. Carer indifferent to advice about the need for more appropriate methods of disciplining. Carer uses physical chastisement and harsh other methods of discipline. Carer hostile to advice about appropriate methods of disciplining. LOVE AND CARE: arguments and violence 1) focused care giving 2) focused care giving 3) Child’s needs are secondary to adults’ 4) Child’s needs are not considered Carers do not argue aggressively and are not physically abusive in front of the children. Carer has a good understanding of the impact of arguments and anger on children and is sensitive to this. Carers sometimes argue aggressively in front of children, but there is no physical abuse of either party. Carer recognizes the impact of severe arguments on the child’s well-being but personal circumstances sometimes get in the way. Carers frequently argue aggressively in front of children and this leads to violence. There is a lack of awareness and understanding of the impact of the violence on children and carers are indifferent to advice regarding this. Carers aggressively frequently in front of the children and this leads to frequent physical violence. There is indifference to the impact of the violence on children and carers are hostile to advice about the impact on children. LOVE AND CARE: Young carers 1) Child focused care giving 2) Adult focused care giving 3) needs are secondary to adults’ 4) needs are not considered Child contributes to household’s tasks as would be expected for age and stage of development. Does not take on additional caring responsibilities. Carer recognises the importance of appropriateness regarding caring responsibilities. Child has some additional responsibilities within household, but these are manageable for age and stage of development and do not interfere with child’s education and interfere minimally with leisure/sporting activities. recognises that the child should not be engaged in inappropriate caring responsibilities but is inconsistent in their response. has onerous caring responsibilities that interfere with education and leisure activities. Carer indifferent to impact on child. Child has caring responsibilities which are inappropriate and interfere directly with child’s education/leisure opportunities. This may include age inappropriate tasks, and /or intimate care. The impact on the well-being is not understood or acknowledged. Carer is hostile to advice about the