Preventing Behavior Problems Chapter 9 Exploring Your Role, Jalongo & Isenberg, Pearson Education, Inc., 2004

General Goals of Child Guidance To create order so that the group can function effectively and so that all children can learn To teach children to take responsibility for their own actions and to acquire self-discipline To teach children to handle powerful emotions and express their feelings in socially appropriate ways To foster cooperation between and among children and adults Chapter 9 Exploring Your Role, Jalongo & Isenberg, Pearson Education, Inc., 2004

Recommendations Know children’s abilities and limitations. Have a well-organized classroom and clearly established routines. Discuss rules and consequences. Teach, practice, and review appropriate behaviors. Chapter 9 Exploring Your Role, Jalongo & Isenberg, Pearson Education, Inc., 2004

Chapter 9, Exploring Your Role, Jalongo & Isenberg, Pearson Education, Inc., 2004 Avoid inadvertently reinforcing the wrong sort of behavior. Think before you speak. Choose your battles. Use children’s literature.