What is?
Meaning of the following abbreviation: ACEs
What is "Adverse Childhood Experience"?
Trauma Informed Practice?
What is practices or activities that avoid triggering a child's trauma
Lila is a shy child who has recently started preschool. She's excited about the new environment but struggles to adjust. While she enjoys art, storytelling, and body breaks, she often has an issue with nap time. Lila sometimes reacts by crying loudly or hiding, which disrupts the class.
(Choose the best course of action)
A) Address the problem to the supervisor, and have another staff pat her to sleep.
B) Ignore Lilia’s discomfort and insist she sleeps.
C) Participate with the parents and create a plan so that Lila can join another classroom during naptime to play.
C) Participate with the parents and create a plan so that Lila can join another classroom during naptime to play.
What are the aspects to observe when there is a "change" in behavior?
Drastic changes, difficulty, problematic behaviors
Asset Informed Practice?
A strength based approach that focuses on their capabilities instead of their experiences of adversity or trauma.
Ethan is a 4-year-old who recently started attending a new daycare. Before joining the center, his parents have informed you that Ethan has loss of a close family member. His guardians have noticed that he often opts out of group activities that he previously enjoyed. When asked if he wants to join a sensory experience, Ethan says, "No, I don’t like it," and plays by himself.
(Choose the best course of action)
A) Acknowledge his discomfort, but guide him to watch and do not invite him in the future.
B) Respect his boundaries, but continue to invite him every time there is a sensory activity.
C) Insist on participation to challenge his discomfort.
B) Respect his boundaries, but continue to invite him every time there is a sensory activity.
When do we define mental health as a disability?
"when a child's behavioural or emotional responses adversely affect their capacity to socially engage with others and adapt to a range of life's stressors" (Langford et al., 2023, p.228).
What are the factors that can contribute to mental health?
What is biological, environmental, social factors, and psychological factors.
Jake is a three-year-old who is quite energetic. He enjoys playing with toys and participating in outdoor activities but often struggles to share with other children. When he feels frustrated or thinks another child is taking too long with a toy, he tends to shout and sometimes grab the toy back, which leads to conflicts. His teachers are concerned about his behavior and want to help him learn to share and communicate better.
(Choose the best course of action)
A) Remove him from group activities or whenever he struggles to share, let him play alone until he learns to share on his own.
B) Implement sharing games that allow for everyone to participate and practice taking turns in a fun and engaging way.
C) Provide constant praise or rewards for every achievement whenever he successfully does share or do something right.
B) Implement sharing games that allow for everyone to participate and practice taking turns in a fun and engaging way.
What is the entire reference for the textbook?
Langford, R., Cipparrone, B., Pighini, M., Ineese-Nash, N., K. Eileen Allen, & Cowdery, G. (2024). Inclusion in Early Childhood Programs, 8th Edition. Cengage Canada.