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Introduction

Child development is about the biological, psychological and emotional changes that take place from infancy up until the end of adolescence.

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GIRFEC introduced the My World Triangle which can be used when working with children or young people at every stage to think about their world and how the children grow and develop. My World Triangle promotes a holistic perspective of influence in a child's life and encourages a practitioner to think about their needs, risks and positive aspects of their lives.

Activity 1

From your own experience what does the My World Triangle mean for you as a practitioner? Write your answer in the box below and click save.

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Using the My World Triangle allows me to consider systematically:

how the child or young person is growing and developing
what the child or young person needs from the people who look after him or her
the impact of the child or young person's wider world of family, friends and community.