strategies
when you give the child another toy
redirection
children are grabbing for the one red truck in the classroom
Have Duplicate Toys
Ignore or do not ignore
Child is riding a bike on the playground and bumps into the other child's bike.
do no not ignore
the world focuses on the child
egocentric
a basic emotion present as an infant and is expressed when upset
anger
"Please use your listening ears" "Eyes on Me"
positive Language
True or False
During the conflict resolution, the teacher should select the solution
FALSE
After 30 minutes of free play, the Teacher announces clean up time and children ignore her
Give 5 min visual and oral warning before clean up time
children have difficulty ignoring irrelevant information
attention span
excessive stimulation which might damage the brain
stress
Please use your walking feet, use your listening ears, use you indoor voices and use kind words
Rules of the classroom
The children do not agree with a solution
continue brainstorming, use a spinner to help select
Child hits another child because.......
wants attention
lack of communication skills
anger
needs power
young children have a hard time stopping doing the same thing over and over
impulsiveness
teaching an appropriate behavior
discipline
Great job Johnny for sitting on your spot
Praise
children push each other as they wait in line to wash their hands
take 2-3 children to sink
True or False
In accordance with EEC licensing standards, physical restraint must not be used as a means of controlling a child's behavior.
TRUE
children have more short term than long term
memory
Language that helps a child to know how to behave
positive language
I walk around the classroom displaying my 2 fingers and all of the children stop and display their 2 fingers
Using a signal
during circle time, children sit on each other and have a hard time focusing
assign a spot for each child to sit on and give the child a fidget toy to hold
Ignore or do not ignore
The child interrupts your story to announce twice that she is going out for pizza for dinner
children need to learn these behaviors (sharing, taking turns, helping others)
prosocial behavior
the ability to delay doing something
self control