There are a number of strategies that are able to be considered to support not only children and young people but the parents and families where abuse is suspected or confirmed. These strategies refer to a plan of action in order to achieve a particular goal, an example of this could be that they are able to minimise the actual or potential impact of abuse or poverty that may occur within families. The aim of strategies for children and young people are in place to protect these individuals from being abused or exploited in some way and by using strategies these are able to reduce the risk of abuse, and help children and young people realise they have a ‘right to be safe, secure and free from harm’. (Snaith.M, 2010) Moreover, It can be shown wherever possible the importance of working alongside parents and families of children and young people in order to acknowledge trust and respect from them. This ensures that parents and families believe therefore everyone is working together for the good of the child or young person in danger.
A strategy that could be considered in relation to the case study is to encourage the development of parenting skills. This would be beneficial for the parents of baby K as parenting skills do not come naturally to many people. Within the case study, as the nineteen year old is seen to be a young mother and with mild learning difficulties this could mean she sometimes does not understand what a child may need, this can be shown through the mother lacking the understanding of how to wean the child and the inappropriate meals and lack of stimulation for baby K. In order for her to begin to develop these skills a strategy would be to attend parental classes. These are there to provide a variety of coverage on topics, in order to give parents the valuable advice needed to raise children. This could include basic care needs such as ‘bathing,