Age Appropriate Child Guidance

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Below is a resource table from the American Academy of Family Physicians that offers suggested reference for age appropriate child guidance.  Note:  According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, positive reinforcement and redirecting guidance techniques can be applied for infants, toddlers, preschool, and school-age children. ​ 

Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, http://www.aafp.org

Optional Resource for Further Study

• ​Positive Reinforcement for Children, Adapted from Patterson (1976) and Heeder (1990)​​
• When your child misbehaves: Tips for positive discipline, Caring for Kids, Canadian Pediatric Society
• ​Helping children to cool down and stay calm, Kids Matter, Commonwealth of Australia
• 50 Calm-Down Techniques to Try with Kids, By Renee Jain, MAPP

Course Navigation Menu

1. Course Agenda
2. Positive Reinforcement?
3. Positive Reinforcement Tips
4. Methods of Reinforcement
5. Positive Reinforcement 
6. Desired Behavior (1/4)

7. Managing Mistaken Behavior
8. Age Appropriate Child Guidance
9. Preschool How To: Reinforcement
10. Scenarios (2/4)
11. Reinforcement and Bribes
12. What is Redirection?

13. Redirecting Behavior
14. Using Redirection (3/4)
15. End of Course Quiz (4/4)
16. Course Evaluation Form​
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