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Using Positive Guidance Strategies to Teach More / Punish Less

   Sidewalk Chalk Bullet  When the environment promotes socially responsible behavior among most of the children most of the time, the adults are freer to focus on teaching teaching moments with individual children when they occur.
Show real media video. Dave Andrews on the importance of adult relationships with children.  MS Word File(transcript)

Tips!


Bluebird Bullet Limit number of classroom rules.
Bluebird Bullet Involve children in making rules for the classroom or the home.
Bluebird Bullet Focus on the quality of the classroom's sense of community.
One view of a Head Start class room.
  
   Sidewalk Chalk Bullet
  Understand what motivates a child's behavior: Learn to stop, look and listen for a systematic focus on the child, the setting and the outcomes of his behavior.
Child sticking tongue out at teacher.
Show real media video. Is Ritalin appropriate for young children?  MS Word File(transcript)
Show real media video. Responding to inappropriate attention seeeking.  MS Word File(transcript)
  
   Sidewalk Chalk Bullet  Common Questions related to positive guidance.
Show real media video. Can we "spoil" our children?  MS Word File(transcript)
Show real media video. What if anything can parents and teachers do to counteract the influence of violence in the media?  MS Word File(transcript)
Show real media video. How do we deal with children who are out of control  MS Word File(transcript)
Teacher talking with child who wishes to be somewhere else.
  
  

Tips!!!

Bluebird Bullet Build confidence in yourself.
Bluebird Bullet Take it slowly-one behavior at a time, one child at a time.
Bluebird Bullet Set realistic goals.
Bluebird Bullet Don't expect the behavior to change overnight.
Bluebird Bullet Look, measure, and record small improvements.
Bluebird Bullet With your teammates, set common goals, support each other.
Bluebird Bullet If you work or live alone, look for support through local resources and the people in your life.
 
  
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