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Course Agenda
Factors and Influences
Environmental Factors
Developing Social Behavior
Positive Social Characteristics
Fostering Positive Social Behaviors
Discussion: Social Behavior (1/5)
Communication and Interactions
Talking with Children (2/5)
Communication Strategies
Teaching and Personal Beliefs
Discussion: Personal Beliefs (3/5)
Teaching Styles
Direct and Indirect Guidance Techniques
Defining Guidance Terms
Mistaken Behavior
Discussion: Mistaken Behavior (4/5)
Causes of Behavioral Issues
Prevention: Indirect Guidance
Direct Guidance Techniques
End of Course Quiz (5/5)
Course Evaluation Form

Course Description

2 Clock Hours
Young children who experience warm and respectful relationships are more likely to develop positive relationships with peers and teachers in elementary school. In this topic you will learn how hereditary and environmental factors impact children’s behavior. Understanding young children’s developmental levels and characteristics helps early childhood teachers respond to children’s behaviors as teachable moments that provide learning opportunities.

Course Difficulty: Level 2 - This course has entry level vocabulary that most students should be able to easily become familiar with. Assignments include peer discussion boards, open-ended and multiple choice questions.

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Course Acknowledgments

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Course Resource Items

CDA Criteria for this Course

CDA Settings:

Infant/Toddler
Preschool
Family Child Care (Mixed-Age)

CDA Content Area: Supporting Children's Social and Emotional Development (2 hours)

Learning Outcomes

Explain how teachers can provide a supportive environment for young children that influence the
development of pro-social behavior.
Explain how your personal beliefs and values affect your interactions with children.
Name positive strategies for communicating with young children.

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Laptop or PC
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Sources

Hyso, M. & Taylor, J.L. (2011). Caring about caring: What adults can do to promote young children’s Social skills, Young Children. Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/201107/CaringAboutCaring_Hyson_OnlineJuly2011.pdf
Rinbul, B., Thorne, J., Wallace, I., Mobley, M., Goldman-Fraser, J., & Luckey, H. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (1998). Factors in child development: Part 1 Retrieved from http://www.rti.org/pubs/child-development.pdf
Preusse, K. (n.d.). Fostering social behavior in young children. Early Childhood News, Retrieved from
http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/earlychildhood/article
Applegard, K. & Berlin, L.J., (N.D.) Supporting Healthy Relationships Between young Children and Their Parents: Lessons from Attachment Theory and Research. Retrieved from http://jfs.ohio.gov/octf/Supporting%20Healthy%20Relationships%20Between%20Young%20Children %20and%20.Pdf
Kaiser, B., & Rasminsky, J. S. (2007). Environmental Risk Factors that Affect Children’s Behavior, Challenging behavior in young children, p. 32-40. Boston, Massachusetts: Pearson Retrieved from http://www.education.com/reference/article/environmental-risk-factors/
Green, S. & Lee, S. (2004). Guidance and discipline in school age child care programs part 2. School Age Connections, 13(3), Retrieved from http://fcs.tamu.edu/families/child_care/newsletters_school_age/sac_wologo/sac13_4wologo.pdf
Leon, K. (2007, April). Positive discipline and child guidance. Retrieved from
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Natrajan, R. & Meyers-Walles, J. A. (2004, August). Finding the causes of misbehavior. Retrieved from
http://www.ces.purdue.edu/providerparent/PDF Links/FindingCausesMisbehavior.pdf
Jones-Hardin, B. Factors that create discipline problems. Program for Infant and Toddler Care. Retrieved from http://www.pitc.org/cs/pitclib/download/pitc_res/314/Factors_That_Create_Discipline_Problems.pdf

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