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=Keeping ourselves safe!!! = -As you get older you will be asked to take on the added responsibility of looking after others. This may be brothers, sisters, grandparents or the children next door. There are rules and laws around this along with guidelines to keep you and others safe. - So In our class we were given groups where we would be given a topic to study on and some questions for us to answer. On the sheet we were given it said the following.

1. Make a list of the possible difficulties young people may have in this situation.
- The law says if you’re to stay at home babysitting you have to be over fourteen. So meaning that legally you can not babysit if your not!! -Some people at the age of 14 upwards are still not very responsible and haven't quite developed maturity. So in the end they might not be able to take on this added responsibility. -If something wrong happens while babysitting ect, while a parent isn't around the person in charge might not no how to handle the situation and freak out.

2. Create a set of guidelines that will help get through these situations.
- Expect the unexpected! Meaning if something wrong happens be prepared for whatever the situation calls for. - Don't slack off on duty! U have been given a responsibility so don't mess it up! - If your babysitting ect stay with them under all circumstances! Don't leave the house because you have to see a friend or something, and don't leave the house for anything until the parents have got back from wherever they were!! - It's now your responsibility for a huge job so do your best!!

3. Research the laws around young people caring for others.
- If your under the age of fourteen you're not to stay alone at home by yourself or babysit either!! = = =What Influences Us. =

1. What are some of the most important influences in your life?
- Well some of the most important influences in my life would have to be mainly some family and really good friends of mine. My family has mainly influenced me to do most of the things I've done in my life. - Friends are the same because normally my family isn't with me at school so my friends kind of take there place. - I also think that teachers is one of the most important influences in my life because they help me through things like family and friends and they give me good discipline.

2. Explain how someone is a positive influence on you.
- People influence me to do good things almost everyday. I can honestly say that most people i am surrounded by everyday are positive influences on me.

3. How are you a positive influence for someone else?
- I am a positive influence for someone else because if they are in a bad or sad mood i will do something to make that change and make them much happier!!

=Palliser House/Hospital/Arbor House. = Going to Palliser and Arbor house to have a chat with the elderly was quite fun. At first i felt really nervous and shy because i didn't know what to say. But from that very second i walked into the doors, i smelt the scent of old people. But it's not what they smell like. They were all very interesting people and i found their stories quite fun to listen to. I think we did make a difference with the elderly people's lives because, i believe we made most of them much happier and that they enjoyed chatting to us about there memerable life sofar.

=Reflection. =

1. What we accomplished was:
Completing our PowerPoint. Changing some peoples opinions for K.O.S. Writing up own notes. Presented in front of a large group.

2. The skills we used were:
Organisation. Computer skills. Info gathering. Confidence. Team work.

3. Changes from our original proposal were:
Bullet points. Photos. Transitions. Spelling errors. Order of info. Backrounds. Most things.

4. How we handled the unexpected:
We lost people but filled in their slots. I lost notes and wrote out wrong info, but took a breath and started again.

5. What i learned was:
Well i kind of already knew everything (kind of) about K.O.S. because i go through it probably every year. But i did learn the statistics of it.

6. My feelings about my paticipation are:
It was and interesting topic and overall very stressful but pretty fun.

<span style="color: rgb(213, 7, 7)">7. We can improve our next project by:
More organisation, knowing the transitions (timing) More team work and team effort. Not getting stressed out over small things!!

<span style="color: rgb(12, 182, 14)">An awesome terms work Cheryl .<span style="color: rgb(16, 193, 18)"> I think you have worked hard and produced some very good work. <span style="color: rgb(9, 211, 21)">Your goals should have been on this page as well. Keep up the great work Cheryl.