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Effective Techniques for Guiding Children's Behavior: A Comprehensive Approach

Explore major goals and types of guidance for promoting positive behavior in children, including direct and indirect techniques. Learn recommended strategies such as positive reinforcement, warnings, redirection, and more to foster a positive self-concept and encourage cooperation.

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Effective Techniques for Guiding Children's Behavior: A Comprehensive Approach

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  1. Objective 7.02 Understanding Techniques for Guiding Children’s Behavior ECE

  2. What are the major goals of guiding children? • To promote prosocial behaviors • Examples of prosocial behaviors • To teach self-control • Examples of self-control

  3. What are the two types of guidance? • Direct • involving physical and verbal actions • Indirect • involving outside factors that influence behavior

  4. Direct guidance techniques • Use simple language • Speak in a relaxed voice • Be positive • Offer choices with care • Encourage independence and cooperation • Be firm • Be consistent • Provide time for change • Consider feelings • Intervene when necessary

  5. Indirect guidance techniques • Open classroom, good visibility • Close monitoring of young children • Large, open spaces • Bathrooms easy to find and use • Fixtures at children’s levels • Place to hang up their own coats • Low shelves and sinks to help with cleanup • Designated place for all toys and materials • Cues on shelves to show what is stored there • Marked containers

  6. Recommended techniques for guiding behavior • Positive reinforcement • Using consequences • Warnings • Time out • I–messages • Effective praise

  7. Effective praise con’t… • Make praise age-appropriate • Give praise immediately • Establish eye contact • Don’t overuse praise

  8. Recommended techniques for guiding behavior con’t…. • Suggesting • Prompting • Persuading • Redirecting • Modeling • Listening, active listening • Ignoring • Encouraging • Promote positive self-concept

  9. Promote a positive self-concept con’t… • Words/actions • Reactions • Subtle messages • Verbal/nonverbal feedback • Activities making children feel good about themselves • Experiences that provide student success

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