Guiding Young Children

Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 2 Copyright Page......Page 3 ABOUT THE AUTHORS......Page 6 PREFACE......Page 8 CONTENTS......Page 14 PART I: PRINCIPLES OF GUIDANCE......Page 24 CHAPTER 1 Guiding Young Children—A Preview......Page 26 Understanding Guidance......Page 27 What Shapes Your Approach to Guidance?......Page 30 Goals of Guidance: Cultural and Individual Variations......Page 33 Our Approach to Guidance......Page 35 Developing Your Guidance Skills......Page 40 Review: Ten Things to Remember About Guidance......Page 43 Websites......Page 44 Readings......Page 45 CHAPTER 2 Values as a Basis for Guidance......Page 46 Values—The Basis of Decisions......Page 47 Values and Professional Standards......Page 50 Values and Evaluation......Page 53 Ethics: Values in Practice......Page 55 Reconciling Value Differences......Page 57 The Courage to Teach......Page 62 Review: Ten Characteristics of Values......Page 63 Websites......Page 64 Readings......Page 65 CHAPTER 3 Foundations of Guidance—Understanding Development and Observing Children......Page 66 Developmentally Appropriate Expectations......Page 67 Principles of Development......Page 70 Factors That Influence Development......Page 72 The Brain: Integrating All Domains of Development......Page 74 Evidence-Based Practice: Child Development Knowledge in Perspective......Page 77 Observation: The Key to Knowing Children......Page 78 Documentation and Teacher as Researcher......Page 85 Conclusion......Page 86 Review: Ten Guides for Knowing Children......Page 87 Websites......Page 88 Readings......Page 89 Developmentally Appropriate Practice: The Family Component......Page 90 Strategies for Building and Maintaining Relationships......Page 95 Collaborating with Families to Help Children Feel Comfortable in Care......Page 104 Strategies for Supporting Families as Advocates......Page 108 Detecting and Reporting Child Abuse......Page 111 Your Role as a Student in the Center......Page 113 Review: Ten Ways to Welcome Families and Build Strong Relationships......Page 114 Websites......Page 115 Readings......Page 116 CHAPTER 5 Positive Guidance—Building Human Resources......Page 117 What are Human Resources?......Page 118 The Child's Developing Sense of Self......Page 122 Appreciating Positive Behavior......Page 131 Review: Ten Ways to Foster Healthy Sense of Self and Positive Behavior......Page 136 Websites......Page 137 Readings......Page 138 PART II: STRATEGIES FOR GUIDANCE......Page 140 CHAPTER 6 Indirect Guidance—The Role of the Environment in Facilitating Self-Direction......Page 142 Indirect Guidance......Page 143 Managing Space to Support the Goals of Guidance......Page 145 Managing Time......Page 156 Managing Energy......Page 166 Review: Ten Techniques of Indirect Guidance......Page 170 Community Playthings......Page 171 Readings......Page 172 CHAPTER 7 Direct Guidance—Interacting with Children to Foster Self-Direction......Page 173 Direct Guidance......Page 174 Planning Ahead......Page 191 Review: Ten Techniques of Direct Guidance......Page 192 Websites......Page 193 Readings......Page 194 PART III: APPLICATIONS......Page 196 CHAPTER 8 Guiding Young Children in Personal Caregiving Routines......Page 198 Importance of Personal Care Routines......Page 199 Goals for Personal Care Routines......Page 203 Coordinating with Families......Page 215 Review: Ten Ways to Promote Development Through Personal Care Routines......Page 217 Websites......Page 218 Readings......Page 219 CHAPTER 9 Guidance and Curriculum—Interdependent Elements of Appropriate Practice......Page 220 Guidance and Curriculum......Page 221 Goals for Learning Experiences......Page 224 Guiding Child-Directed Activities......Page 231 Adult-Directed Learning Experiences......Page 238 Review: Ten Ways to Guide Children's Play and Learning......Page 244 Applications......Page 245 Readings......Page 246 CHAPTER 10 Guiding Young Children's Outdoor Play and Learning......Page 247 Benefits of Outdoor Play......Page 248 The Outdoor Play Environment......Page 254 Adult Guidance: Teaching While Supervising......Page 262 Emergencies......Page 270 Field Trips......Page 271 Review: Ten Guides for Supporting Development Through Outdoor Play......Page 272 Websites......Page 273 Readings......Page 274 CHAPTER 11 Understanding and Addressing Challenging Behavior......Page 275 Meaningfulness of Behavior......Page 276 Preventing or Reducing Challenging Behaviors......Page 280 Addressing Challenging Behavior to Promote Self-Management......Page 282 Collaborating with Families to Create a Plan of Action......Page 294 Children with Disabilities......Page 297 Conclusion......Page 300 Review: Ten Ways to Cope with Challenging Behavior......Page 301 Readings......Page 302 REFERENCES......Page 304 J......Page 314 Z......Page 315 C......Page 316 E......Page 317 H......Page 318 P......Page 319 S......Page 320 W......Page 321