What is different about working with children vs. working with adults? by https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9 Click on the padlet below to post your thoughts. en-us 2016-11-14 01:05:32 UTC 2025-11-22 07:44:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Babyhead.png Double click on the digital wall to post your answers to the following questions: simmonm https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/137246985 1. What do you think some of the differences between working with children and working with adults are? 
2. What do you think you might want to keep in mind from a developmental perspective when you are working with children? ]]> 2016-11-14 01:13:51 UTC https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/137246985 1.) https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/137383620 Some of the difference between working with adults and children are. Adults understand their rights and also the questions being asked of them. They may also understand why they are being questioned. As a child you don't know a lot or you don't know what is being asked of you because you are innocent and doesn't know right from wrong, but as an adult you do.

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I think that working with children is the they are at vulnerable stage development. I think that one thing we should always keep in that their problems matter.
- Grace]]> 2016-11-14 14:48:27 UTC https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/137383620 1. https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/137385428 Some differences between working with children and adults is all about the developmental stages of their lives. Working with children in general might be somewhat more progression quickly as their brains are still in the process of development and are more malleable. The progression of changes in the brain when working with adults with fully developed brains could include a possibility of slower process because  adults hit a fully developed brain at the age of 25.

2) What I believe that should be kept in mind when working with children is that they are still at a vulnerable stage of their development and in their life. A thing that is important to know is their problems do matter to them in this stage of their development. 
-Janelle Perras]]> 2016-11-14 14:52:18 UTC https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/137385428 https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/137410050 1) ]]> 2016-11-14 15:41:26 UTC https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/137410050 1. Some of the differences between working with children and working with adults are the developmental stages and ages in the stages. working with children may need more explanation to things then adults would because they would understand it more. Adults have a fully developed brain and children's brain are still developing and learning and they still haven't learn what they should and shouldn't do. https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/137412572
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I believe that when working with children they are more vulnerable and that we need to remember no matter how small the problem is that they know  it matters.

-Gillian McDonald ]]> 2016-11-14 15:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/137412572 https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/137424711 1) Some differences between working with children and adults, is their developmental stages as well as the way we communicate with them. Adults you may be able to joke around more without them taking it seriously, where children may take it more personally and not understand the humour.  Adults normally understand why they are there and what is required from them as well as us, where children may not know why they are there or what they are there for. 
2) I believe we should keep in mind their development. They may not know what is right and wrong or what is acceptable and what is not in different community settings.
- Cassie McLinton]]> 2016-11-14 16:11:42 UTC https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/137424711 1) https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/137592400 I think some of the difference between working with adults and children is their understanding to some things . For example when someone asks a adult a question , they can easily answer because the adult knows what the question means , As for children , they find it challenging on the question point of view or on how to answer it , It can be tricky for the kid . For children their development perspective is they are vulnerable is always keep in mind . 

Dina Koury ]]> 2016-11-15 01:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/137592400 https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/138079241 1. The difference between working with children and working with adults is there developmental capacities, and being able to understand the consequences of their actions.

2. I think for children's development it is important for them to understand that their needs and concerns in life are just as important as anyone else's and its important they are heard and valued. 

Cayla Pester]]> 2016-11-16 14:32:26 UTC https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/138079241 1) https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/138275279 Some of the differences between working with children and working with adults are the differences in understanding capasities, and stages of development. How you communicate with each, would differ as some vocabulary, tone of voice, and even physical expressions you would use for an adult for example, would not be suitable for a child. Also, an adult would know what is expected of them, whereas a child would not have that knowledge. 

2) I think a child's development should be considered very important when working with them. They do not have the previous knowledge of what's acceptable and whats not in community settings. They should also feel as though their problems and feelings are understood and cared for, as to not damage any developmental processes. 

-Kelsey Doyle ]]> 2016-11-16 22:59:55 UTC https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/138275279 1. Some of the differences between working with children and adults are of the following: Children haven't fully developed mentally and physically yet while adults have reached their full potential. Children don't understand adults vocabulary, jokes, hand gestures and others emotions. But children are also social butterflies and absolutely adore meeting new people. While adults understand others gestures, vocabulary, when someone is serious or using sarcasm. A lot of adults aren't as much of social butterflies anymore and keep more to themselves. https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/138851901 2.  Children haven't developed fully and understood as much as adults so when working with them you have to find an easier way of putting certain sentences... such as someone passing away, you don't want to say they died, you want to say something more pleasant. They are very vulnerable as they are still learning.

- Kim Rozon]]> 2016-11-19 01:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/138851901 megg_blackwell https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/138895363 1. 
When working with children there are some key differentiating factors compared to working with adults. For starters, a child’s concentration or attention span is significantly less than that of the average functioning adult. This means that most interactions or sessions should be kept short or at least the topics within them should be shortened. For example you wouldn’t necessarily have a typical 1 hour session just talking about an issue. Rather you could play, draw, and help the child to express themselves through interactive techniques. I think that it is also important to recognize that a child is in different stages of developments, with different schemas built upon limited experience, cognitive and social development. With this being said that doesn’t mean that a child can’t properly interpret a situation or that their problems are any less true or valid than an adult's.

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I think that before working with children it is essential to know Erik Erikson's stages of development in order to properly interpret and evaluate the child’s interactions. Approaching work with children from a place of respect and appreciation for their own experiences decreases your influx of power as a worker and establishes a positive environment for growth and treatment. Utilizing your own and well known techniques to validate and understand these developmental stages and how they play out in the child’s emotional regulation, expression, language and typical behavior can help you to teach the child to recognize their own thoughts, emotions and behaviors leading to the defined goal of “balance”. 

- Megg Blackwell 
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  • Child and adults are each so different and working with them you notice huge difference in each individual's cognitive abilities. Obviously adults have better social and cognitive abilities due to previous life experiences whereas, children are more creative in their thinking. Children also have a very short attention span and cannot concentrate as long on a topic as an adult can. Therefore working with children all of the sessions and or meetings should be short and sweet along with having different ways of communicating like through toys, drawings, paintings ect. Children adapt better when making feelings tangible. This allows child to express their feeling and emotions in an easier way for them to understand and not devaluing what they are experiencing. On the other hand when working with adults the sessions can be as long or as short as the client wants them to be and can be more theory based.
  • When working with children it is important to understand all life's experiences children are facing. Having to pass through each stage of life is a challenging thing for everyone let alone a young child. Keeping Erik Erikson’s stages of development in mind is very important. Children are moving from stage to stage and some may get stuck in one stage and be there for a while, this can be due to cognitive development,  physical development, and social development. Children need a worker to validate their feelings and teach them techniques to move through the stages and to effectively express their feelings throughout their lifespan. 
    • - Laura Pettes
    ]]>     2016-11-19 20:17:14 UTC https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/138895544     1) I believe some of the differences between working with children and working with adults are their developmental capacities, and the way we communicate with them. Adult brains are fully developed, as children’s aren’t at that point. The way we would communicate with an adult while working with them is different than the way we communicate with children while working with. Whether that is through our body language and gestures, our tone of voice, and even our vocabulary. When working with adults they know what’s expected of them and why you are working with them, as children may not understand that and do not know what is expected of them. Just as simple as sense of humor, adults will be able to understand jokes more than a child would. You have to be a lot more sensitive when working with children.2) I believe that we should keep in mind when working with children that they are still growing, and are vulnerable. We should also keep in mind while working with them that no matter what their issues are that we show them compassion and listen to them. Although they are children, we should make them feel heard and valued. Their concerns are just as important. - Mariam Chamseddine https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/138898150 2016-11-19 21:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/138898150 1. There are numerous differences when it comes to working with children vs when you’re working with adults. These could include: their physical development, cognitive development, social development, concentration etc. Adults have had the opportunity to learn and understand their surroundings and not to mention how their minds have reached their cognitive abilities whereas, the kids are still developing their cognitive abilities. Concentration and patience is also key difference given that a kid’s concentration and patience can be very low if they don’t have anything to play with. Kids learn and develop through play, if you were to ask kids questions they require something they can play with to have their full concentration and the questions have to also be very simple since their vocabulary is still developing. Adults in the other hand know and understand how to respond to questions and be able to know when their rights are being violated. The adults are also able to communicate with us given that we would have similar mental abilities to allow us to communicate in a natural way. 2. I believe When it comes to working with children it’s important to remember that not every child is the same meaning not ever child learns that same way so it’s important to keep things fun and easy for them. You would also have to keep in mind as mentioned above that their communication, concentration and patience is very limited given that kids can be easily distracted so it’s important to keep them motivated and engaged. Lastly, remembering that sometimes kids aren’t emotionally or mentally aware of what’s really happening. https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/138952855 -Lydia Aliouat]]> 2016-11-20 18:43:15 UTC https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/138952855 https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/138954142 1.  There are a many differences between working with children, adolescents and adults. For starters adults proceed to develop more psychosocially, their morals/behaviours/social circles which are far more defined and stable than children. The specific physiological and cognitive differences between children and adults, unlike children adults are able to take part in decision-making about their own care. 
     
    In circumstances different from adult’s, children are more vulnerable as a result of their reliance on others to meet their specific needs, and they are more liable to be influenced in a negative impacts and/or complex social situations as children are not yet full developed or independent. In which with working with children and adults requires the careful thought of future development- physical, social, emotional cognitive- as of primary importance. 
     
    2.      Personally I agree with the fact that a child development should be treated as a priority. It is also important to be mindful from a developmental perspective due to the fact that when working with them you have to find an easier way to interact & communicate as though their problems and feelings are understood and cared for. For both the children and their families as they play a significant role in their development. 

    - Melissa Louis

    ]]>     2016-11-20 19:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/138954142     https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/138972921 1. There are multiple differences between adults and child therapy. Adults have a past to speak about, whereas children are currently living and creating their pasts. Furthermore, children have a tendency of expressing themselves through play, such as games, toys, and art (etc). Play therapy allows the child to communicate their experiences through playing. Therapy through the form of play allows therapists to understand and interpret the “special language” that playing communicates. An example of play therapy would be colouring. By having a child draw or colour, you can learn about their world, understand how their lives work, or develop a new skill. Moreover, a child is more likely to open up while playing than they are when asked to talk about how they feel.

    2. Children and adults are at different developmental stages, thus, different therapeutic approaches must take place for successful results. For instance, when an adult goes to therapy, it often involves sitting and talking. This method is likely to be successful in adults as adults can describe their feelings and experiences articulately. This method would not work as well on a child as they would likely become bored. A child may also not have the skills necessary to express themselves.  Children are vulnerable and may not always have the thinking capacity required to understand what is happening. Play therapy keeps things light and easy, while still achieving successful results.
    -Sophie Marceau

    ]]>     2016-11-20 23:24:20 UTC https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/138972921     I think there are various aspects that we need to look through while working with children then working with adults. When we are working with adult we will have understanding that adults has certain level of understanding in terms of issues, emotion, etc. However, with the children we have to note that children will have less attention on issues, or they don't take it seriously and some of the actions and questions may not make sense to them. So, we have to take different directions to children; for example, drawing, games, singing and their hobbies instead of just digging to the issues. gurungsudesh11 https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/138976789 - Sudesh Gurung]]> 2016-11-21 00:29:44 UTC https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/138976789 1. The some of the differences between working with adults and children include, their stage of development (where is the client at in their cognitive development? Because, a child would be less cognitively developed when compared to an adult as their brain development isn’t yet completed until approximately young adulthood), social development (children have not yet fully developed their socializing skills as this is something that they learn while they grow up. While adults have learned social rules and values and are normally able to be empathic, children tend to prioritize their own needs before others), and the client’s concentration level (adults are able to focus on a task for a longer period of time whereas most children just don’t have the same attention span). 2. When working with children, it is important to be aware of their developmental stage in order to determine what the best type of therapy will be. Children often have trouble communicating when they are upset and this needs to be taken into consideration as well when working with them. That’s why narrative therapy is commonly used for therapy with children. It gives an opportunity to express what the client is feeling despite not being able to verbalize it in a adult manner, also helps the child to deal with the situation and understand it in their own way. https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/138980806 -Paige Watson 

    ]]>     2016-11-21 01:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/138980806     https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/138992250 2016-11-21 03:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/138992250 https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/138992508 1. The difference between working with children and working with adults are usually the mindsets. A lot of the perspectives and roles can be the understanding.  The most important concept are the physical and cognitive development. Adults tend to use values and rules, and for children, there still in the learning process.  Children mostly have time to develop different interactions and certain aspects about themselves by visual learning. 

    2. There are aspects you need to learn about children,  the most key realization are children tend to be very sensitive, most of the time, their can be certain ways to say something.  Another factor are their visual mindset, children are learning more by the understanding in small groups and playing and engaging. 

    Tashnia Chowdhury 



    ]]>     2016-11-21 03:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/138992508     1. Some of the differences are that children might not necessarily know all the information and it's not easier but its less challenging to get information from them. Working with adults might be difficult, all depending on the person of course. xomonaynay https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/139074910
    2. it's important that ,while working with children, ask them to elaborate on whatever the topic is.

    -Moneshah Cephas]]>     2016-11-21 13:25:24 UTC https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/139074910     1) https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/139109610 I believe there are many differences between working with adults vs. working with children. Firstly, it is more difficult to get children to understand what you're saying vs an adult is fully mature and understands hand gestures and specific comments. ( in most cases) With children you have to spend more time communicating because by them being so young they don't fully understand what you could be saying/why they are there while and working with an adult would go at a much faster pace.    


    2) From a developmental perspective while working with children it;s important to understand that children are vulnerable and innocent. They don't know right from wrong and whats acceptable and not. Children should know that everything they say/feel is important and matters, and they are not being judged. 
        -Veronica Usak

    ]]>     2016-11-21 14:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/139109610     1) https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/139115653 I believe there are several differences between adults and children. for example adults are at different levels of physical and cognitive development than children. children will have a harder understanding of what you are asking for; for example when you ask a child to stop yelling they might think its funny to continue yelling, but if you were to ask an adult to stop yelling they might recognize the distress its causing you. working with children is a tougher process because it takes time to understand their needs and actions vs when working with an adult they are much more verbal in their needs. 
    2) During the developmental stages it is very crucial to be aware of the development of the child. The experiences and challenges the child will face will impact further stages in the child's life. helping the child realize right from wrong and different values and rules can help them expand in their development. Having the child realize his or her problems and feelings are recognized  and cared for will help the developmental process.
    -Laura Pyke  ]]>     2016-11-21 15:11:16 UTC https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/139115653     What do you think some of the differences between working with children and working with adults are? I have a lot of experience working with children a little more than working with adults. When working with adults, they are more aware of their emotions and thoughts. With children, they are not fully developed mentally and physically making it difficult for them to recognize their emotions and understand many things. For example, a victim of sexual assault as an adult usually know that any form of sexual abuse is not okay. A child who has been sexually assaulted especially at such a young age are easily manipulated and many do not understand that sexual abuse is a violent crime and that what the offender is doing is illegal and wrong. Finding coping methods for both adults and children are so different. With children, they may need more hands-on and physical objects to help them cope. Examples such as coloring, stress ball, a mood chart, etc. With adults, coping methods may involve CBT, one on one therapy, group sessions, counselling, etc. I believe social service workers themselves experience difficulty when working with children more than adults. What many workers lack is to understand that children sometimes do not understand, that they are so new to this world and are not fully developed mentally or physically yet. Sometimes children require more assistance. 2. What do you think you might want to keep in mind from a developmental perspective when you are working with children?It is crucial to understand that children are not fully developed physically and mentally. They are so new to this world and have so much to learn from. What seems wrong to us may be different in their perspective. This goes back to what I mentioned above if a child is victimized by sexual assault, they may not understand the severity of this act. It shows that their understanding on many things is so different compared to adults - Mahna Sadeghi https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/139250243 2016-11-22 02:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/simmonm/92efx91llqj9/wish/139250243