Positive Approach in Early Childhood
Positive approach in early childhood is a practice that teachers and parents should enforce at an early age. How can positive approach in early childhood benefit a childhood?
Early childhood educators need to be prepared to support children in their development with a friendly learning environment. An unstable environment can affect their emotional, physical, mental and social needs to grow. Analyzing the child’s reaction to specific settings can educate early educators on the reasons for the child’s behavior. Setting consistent boundaries and following them through can help control the situation.
The role of an early educator is to educate children into meaning and understanding through theory and practice. Children learn by watching and imitating others. It is up to the childhood educator to set the standard of the environment and to proactively enforce it to ensure that the influence shapes the child’s behavior and personality. The childhood educator must ensure that the type of behavior is not shown in class by the students or him/herself as children are highly influenced from more powerful influences. It is important that the educator manages the environment to prevent the situation.
Children have different temperaments and learning processes which needs different forms of management to tackle the problem. Proactive approaches will help the educator understand the child’s personality and needs. Accepting and acknowledging the child’s emotions will give both the child and the educator a deeper understanding of their environment and each other’s perspective. Performing assessments of the child behavior will allow the educator to describe, predict and identify the purpose of his/her behavior in that certain environment. Accumulating this data will allow the educator to develop a plan through consistent observation to aid the child’s behavior development.
Useful Links
- https://www.verywellfamily.com/positive-reinforcement-child-behavior-1094889
- https://www.hellomotherhood.com/article/552403-how-to-improve-eye-contact-with-a-toddler/
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