Types of Behaviours
Children crying when saying someone hurts them.
Functional, annoying or dysfunctional?
Functional
If we sing songs with children such as "If you're happy and you know it clap your hands" Or provide emotional masks to use in the dramatic play area,
what domain of emotional intelligence are we targeting?
Recognizing emotions in others
If a child is crying on the ground yelling and kicking, and you sit next to them and model deep breathing and encourage the child to take deep breaths. Proactive or reactive
Reactive
Children often feel powerless during traumatic events. we as educators need to give the children a healthy sense of _________ to help them regulate and avoid future trauma responses.
Control
After finishing all course work and placements you will qualify for this level of ECE classification
Level 1
Children running away when they are angry.
Functional, annoying or dysfunctional?
Dysfunctional
If we use sticker rewards for children managing their emotions what domain of emotional intelligence are we supporting?
Motivating oneself
Proactive
Children who experience trauma have difficulty ______ which can delay their overall development. 4 possible answers.
feeling safe,
developing trust,
developing a positive self image,
managing and regulating emotions and behaviour.
Which course is held away from nscc, where you work with ECEs and children daily to apply your classroom knowledge to real world scenarios.
Work Experience
Children crying when they get a lunch that is not their favorite things but is made of things they eat usually.
Functional, annoying or dysfunctional?
Annoying
What domain of emotional intelligence do we need to start with when support children?
Knowing one's emotions / naming emotions
Reacitve
In extreme cases some people can re-experience the trauma in painful recollections, flashbacks or recurrent dreams.
PTSD Post traumatic stress disorder
This game promotes flexible thinking by requiring players to take turns giving wrong answers only to describe a prop.
What is this thing?
A child pinches their skin when they cannot be first in line.
Functional, annoying or dysfunctional?
Dysfunctional
We can use Yoga to help children breathe through difficult or unwanted emotions this is an example of what emotional intelligence domain?
Managing emotions
Includinga place in your classroom where children to get away from others and be alone if they want to, like an egg chair. Proactive or reactive?
Proactive
These reminders of a traumatic experience can elicit a trauma response even when the child is no longer in danger.
Triggers
This is the daily practice that ECEs do to inform program, assess development, and gain a deeper understanding of children.
Observation and documentation
A child does not want to walk because they are tired so they lay down on the sidewalk.
Functional, annoying or dysfunctional?
Annoying
Which domain of emotional intelligence are we targeting if we provide and facilitate opportunities for children to negotiate conflict?
Handling relationships
Putting a Band-Aid on a child who bumped into a tree even though they have not broken the skin because they are crying.
Reactive
In ECE when working with children who have experienced trauma it is likely the result of _________.
7 possible answers
Abuse, neglect, poverty, bullying, observing harm of loved ones, Death of loved ones, Discrimination
This is the overarching concept of our Positive Child Guidance course. It was the name of our first presentation and reminds us that behaviour is neither good nor bad.
Behaviour is communication