Positive Guidance
Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP)
Prevention Strategies
Real-World Learning
Emotional & Social Development
100

What type of language should be used to promote clarity and cooperation?

positive language?

100

DAP involves adjusting expectations based on what?

age, abilities, and emotional maturity

100

What helps children understand behavioral expectations easily?

clear and simple limits

100

What type of learning uses imaginative play to support development?

play-based learning

100

Validating emotions before correcting behavior is part of what technique?

acknowledging feelings

200

Giving children options fosters what skill?

decision-making

200

What type of questions stimulate children’s thinking?

open-ended questions

200

Explaining rules helps children internalize what?

What are expectations

200

Designing a classroom recycling system is an example of what?

project-based learning

200

Letting children experience the result of their actions is called what?

natural consequences

300

What technique involves guiding children from inappropriate actions to acceptable alternatives?

redirecting behavior

300

Specific praise helps build what in children?

resilience

300

Offering choices empowers children and reduces what?

conflicts

300

A pretend grocery store is an example of what strategy?

simulation

300

What helps children manage strong emotions?

emotion regulation strategies

400

Demonstrating empathy and patience helps children learn through what?

modeling appropriate behavior

400

DAP respects each child’s developmental stage and what?

cultural background

400

What prepares children for changes in routine?

transition warnings

400

Bringing in community members supports what kind of learning?

real-world learning

400

Illustrated narratives that teach routines are called what?

social stories

500

Predictable settings help children feel secure and reduce what?

behavioral issues

500

Encouraging realistic expectations supports what kind of development?

emotional and cognitive development

500

Prevention strategies aim to reduce what kind of issues?

behavioral issues

500

Role-playing scenarios help children develop what?

empathy

500

Letting children make decisions in learning builds what?

confidence and engagement