The development of young children is an important goal to
me. Children need safe and caring environments but sometimes that isn’t always the
case. I currently work for an Early Head Start program which serves low-income
families and sometimes these children and families come with trauma. Trying to
help these children and families cope and overcome their trauma sometimes can be
overwhelming. In turn behavior guidance has become a new focus for me. According
to Teachstone behavior guidance is how teachers support children’s positive behaviors,
help children understand classroom expectations, and manage classrooms in a way
that enables children to develop self-regulation skills and actively participate
in classroom activities.
Through the help of a new understanding of quality research,
I used NAEYC articles to help guide me with finding information to help with positive
guidance. “Young children benefit when teachers and families establish
healthy partnerships and define common goals for children. (Isik-Ercan, 2017).
When it comes to behavior guidance, I think modeling becomes a great way for children
to understand acceptable behavior.
Behavior guidance allows requires me to understand
developmentally appropriate behaviors. In order to make decisions about the well-being
and education of children based on child development and learning; individual characteristics/
experiences; and social and cultural contexts (NAEYC, 2009). Once understood
about developmentally appropriate behaviors then behavior guidance can be
accomplished through regulating feelings and developing assertiveness and
communications strategies.
I plan on continuing to research more on this topic and I work with two-year-old who are turning three and are developing rapidly and showing new behaviors that may sometimes seem challenging but are age appropriate.
I found this video that shares a little more insight on behavior guidance. I think this is a great program they have implemented.
References
Crump, S. (2016). Toddler’s “Behavior Guidance” &
Pre-K’s “Behavior Management”: They're Like a PB&J Sandwich. Teachstone. Retrieved
from https://info.teachstone.com/blog/class-pre-k-toddler-behavior-guidance-management-comparison
Isik-Ercan, Z. (2017). Culturally Appropriate Positive
Guidance with Young Children. NAEYC. Retrieved from https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/mar2017/culturally-appropriate-positive-guidance
Ormondroyd, J., Engle, E., & Cosgrave, T. (2011).
Critically analyzing information sources. Cornell University Library.
Retrieved from
https://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/content/critically-analyzing-information-sources
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