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ECE 1 Target/St 10 A
ECE1-10a Positive Guidance
Term | Definition |
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Discipline | To teach, used by parents and teachers who want to change future behavior of children |
Positive Guidance | Always expressing what you WANT the child to do, rather than what you do not want them to do. The goal is Self Discipline. |
Self Discipline | A child knowing what to do and choosing to do the right thing without prompting. |
Limits | Having consistent boundaries for behavior and other expectations. |
Positive Reinforcement | Immediately giving praise or other encouragement when a child exhibits the desired behavior. |
Redirection | Distracting or otherwise refocusing a child's attention to overcome an unwanted behavior. |
Direct Guidance | Becoming physically involved due to danger or other emergent situation. |
Indirect guidance | Providing direction to children with things like room arrangement, labeling, classroom routines. |
Modeling | Showing a child what you would like them to do by doing it yourself |
Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) | The practice of presenting things to children and expecting things of them that are at their present level of development. |
Choice | When possible, give children options, all of which are acceptable to you. |
Consistency | Maintaining the same rules and expectations so that children can accurately anticipate outcomes. |
Firm Whisper | Lowering your voice to correct behavior instead of raising your voice. |
"I" Message | 3 part message that conveys: 1 the behavior you observed, 2 the tangible effect of the behavior, 3 how it made you feel. |
"Get On Level" | Physically moving so that your eyes and the eyes of the child are at the same level. |
Hand Gestures | Non verbal cues with hands: i.e. stop talking, sit down, or finished |
Keep it Simple | State things in the fewest possible words, and in words the child can understand |
Preparation/Routines | Letting a child know ahead of time what is about to happen or what is expected. |
Natural Consequences | When choices lead to bad (unintended) outcomes that discourage repeated behavior |
Artificial Consequences | When choices lead to outcomes designed to punish or deter future behavior. (opposite of "natural consequences", which happen unintentionally) |