Guiding Young Children : A Problem-Solving

Drawing on the author's 25 years in early childhood education,Guiding Young Children: A Problem-Solving Approachintroduces future childcare providers and preschool teachers to a child-centered philosophy of education and care. The problem-solving approach encourages "kids to do what kids do" as they learn to take responsibility for their words and actions. Through real-life examples, sample dialogues, and numerous photographs and posters, the problem-solving approach is explained, stressing environment first, then progressing to listening skills, negotiating, conflict resolution, and setting limits.

Preface

xi

The Program and the Philosophy: An Overview

2

(24)

Goal and Objectives

2

(3)

An Example of Problem Solving

5

(2)

Terms of Problem Solving

7

(3)

Trusting the Process

10

(12)

Summing Up the Problem-Solving Philosophy

22

(1)

Practice and Discussion

23

(1)

Notes

24

(1)

Recommended Reading

25

(1)

Setting Up the Problem-Solving Environment

26

(42)

Goal and Objectives

26

(2)

The Child-Centered Classroom

28

(15)

The Outdoor Environment

43

(8)

The Teacher's Role in the Environment

51

(1)

The Teacher: Child Ratio

52

(2)

The Intergenerational Environment

54

(1)

Modifying the Environment

55

(9)

Summing Up the Problem-Solving Environment

64

(1)

Practice and Discussion

65

(1)

Notes

66

(1)

Recommended Reading

66

(2)

Supervising Young Children

68

(28)

Goal and Objectives

68

(2)

Structuring the Program

70

(3)

Supervising Infants

73

(4)

Supervising Toddlers

77

(8)

Supervising Preschool Children

85

(6)

Teacher-Child Interactions

91

(1)

Intergenerational Supervision

92

(1)

Summing Up Supervision

93

(1)

Practice and Discussion

94

(1)

Recommended Reading

95

(1)

Listening for Feelings

96

(46)

Goal and Objectives

96

(2)

Acknowledging Feelings

98

(1)

Understanding Temperament

99

(1)

Gender Differences in Expressing Emotions

100

(2)

Nonverbal Active Listening

102

(2)

Active Listening and the Non-English-Speaking Child

104

(1)

The Morality of Active Listening

104

(1)

Giving Names to Feelings

105

(4)

Steps in Active Listening

109

(2)

Active Listening with Infants

111

(6)

Active Listening with Toddlers

117

(12)

Active Listening with Preschoolers

129

(9)

Summing Up Active Listening

138

(1)

Practice and Discussion

139

(1)

Notes

139

(1)

Recommended Reading

140

(2)

Negotiation

142

(48)

Goal and Objectives

142

(2)

The Process and the Steps

144

(5)

The Moral Implications of Negotiation

149

(1)

Gender Differences in Negotiation

150

(1)

Negotiating with Preverbal Children

151

(12)

The Non--English-Speaking Preschooler

163

(1)

Negotiating with Verbal Toddlers and Preschoolers

164

(12)

Special Behaviors

176

(11)

Summing Up Negotiation

187

(1)

Practice and Discussion

188

(1)

Notes

189

(1)

Recommended Reading

189

(1)

Setting Limits

190

(66)

Goal and Objectives

190

(3)

Rules Versus Limits

193

(5)

Limits for Infants

198

(2)

Limits for Toddlers and Preschoolers

200

(14)

Examples of Setting Limits

214

(39)

Summing Up Setting Limits

253

(1)

Practice and Discussion

254

(1)

Notes

255

(1)

Recommended Reading

255

(1)

Affirmations

256

(22)

Goal and Objectives

256

(2)

Tools for Helping Children Feel Important

258

(1)

Relating Through Affirmations

259

(5)

Five Guidelines for Giving Affirmations

264

(5)

Improper Uses of Affirmation

269

(1)

Examples of Affirmations

269

(3)

Affirmations in the Environment

272

(3)

Summing Up Affirmations

275

(1)

Practice and Discussion

276

(1)

Notes

277

(1)

Recommended Reading

277

(1)

Problem Solving for Problem Behavior

278

(64)

Goal and Objectives

278

(2)

Defining Problem Behavior

280

(4)

Causes of Problem Behavior

284

(11)

Is There Always a Solution?

295

(1)

Types of Problem Behavior

296

(42)

Summing Up Problem Behavior

338

(1)

Practice and Discussion

339

(1)

Notes

339

(1)

Recommended Reading

340

(2)

The Problem-Solving Approach to Curriculum

342

(58)

Goal and Objectives

342

(2)

Acceptance and Trust: Building Self-Esteem

344

(1)

Problem-Solving Curriculum

345

(1)

The Learning Process

346

(4)

The Child

350

(6)

The Expanding Environment

356

(8)

The Problem-Solving Teacher

364

(2)

Open-Ended Learning

366

(13)

Play

379

(1)

Creativity

380

(8)

Diversity in the Curriculum

388

(2)

The Intergenerational Curriculum

390

(2)

Group Times

392

(3)

Summing Up the Problem-Solving Curriculum

395

(1)

Practice and Discussion

396

(1)

Notes

397

(1)

Recommended Reading

398

(2)

Working with Parents and Peers

400

Goal and Objectives

400

(2)

Learning to Talk to Parents

402

(5)

Parent Orientation

407

(1)

The Daily Report

407

(11)

Conducting Parent-Teacher Conferences

418

(6)

Examples of Parent-Teacher Conferences

424

(10)

Expelling Children

434

(1)

Parenting Articles

435

(1)

Training Teachers for Problem Solving

435

(1)

Applying the Philosophy

436

(8)

Staff Meetings

444

(9)

Summing Up Working with Parents and Peers

453

(1)

Practice and Discussion

454

(1)

Recommended Reading

455

Appendix: Problem-Solving Resource Articles

1

(1)

Glossary

1

(1)

Index

1

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