Guidance Problems

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Guidance Problems

• C14

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Disruptive Behavior

• Missy tattles on other children
• Hunter didnt take the muffin he touches
• Toby pushed me
• Jake didnt pick up his puzzle pieces
• Hoa does not take a nap during nap time and cries
  at nap time approaches
• Yolanda is less cooperative and is normally very
  cooperative

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Causes of Tension

• Physical problems
• Children cannot handle the situation
• Be aware of what causes tension to prevent it

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Over stimulation

• Overexcited
• Large groups
• Holidays
• Sugar

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Breaks in Routines

• They do not know what to expect
• Anxiety
• Confusion
• Alternate between Quiet and then active, quiet
  and active activities

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Noise

• Sensitive ears may become upset
• Try to hide
• Try to escape
• Loud teacher voice makes kids talk louder and
  then louderthen problems errupt

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Waiting Time

• Children misbehave if they are prepared for the
  next activity and have to wait
• Wait to long to go outside, eat, for a story,
  etc.
• This behavior is not the childs fault
• Prevent by being prepared

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Frustration

• Children may become frustrated when they feel out
  of control
• Defeated or discouraged
• Tension between others
• Some children need active time in the morning
  others need to awake slowly
• DAP
• Conflict over toys
• Provide room for choice in activity

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Physical Problems

• Poor health
• Physical problems
• Are you easily annoyed and irritable when you
  feel bad?
• Lack of dental or doctor attention may be a cause
• Poor, inadequate nutrition
• Prolonged frequent absences and therefore added
  frustration and aggression

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Stress

• Bodys reaction to physical or emotional factors
• Causes negative or positive, what is happening
  at home?
• Signs accident prone, anger, appetite loss,
  biting, bedwetting, baby talk, laziness, hit,
  kick, insomnia, indigestion, thumb sucking,
  grinding teeth, tattling

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Reactions to Tension

• Regression
• Children are people too
• we must guide their behavior

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Negativism

• NO
• Children often oppose the behavior that you
  request
• Esp common at age 2-3
• Becoming more independent
• Handling keep in mind health and safety, let
  them know that you expect cooperation

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Stealing

• Do not understand the difference between mine and
  yours
• Do not understand the concept of stealing
• Consider the needs of others
• Observe children closely
• Handling Stealing make the child applogize and
  give back the object
• Reduce times that they can steal

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Anger

• Anger draws attention to something that annoys
  the child
• 18 month olds have the most tantrums
• Discourage hurting behavior
• Ignore outbursts
• Need to learn to express feelings
• Noise can help, have them beat on drums, yell,
  dance, etc

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Biting

• Usually at age 2
• Temporary problem because they cannot use words
• Keep playtime simple, set groups, specific
  activities
• Biting back does not prevent it
• Bitten children need to also feel secure

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Tattling

• Insecure children typically tattle to get
  attention
• Be aware of classroom rules, do not need to be
  told when someone else breaks a rule unless it
  harms you, themselves, or others
• Build a childs self esteem
• Incorporate one on one time for listening into
  daily activities

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Exploring the Body

• One year olds explore genitals at diaper change
  time
• Interest in this area grows as there body
  functions increase
• Learn more and more as they grow about bigger
• Tell them there is a time and place to explore,
  only in private

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Thumbsucking

• Comfort to relieve stress and help them sleep
• Bad for the teeth
• Pacifier does not put pressure on the roof of the
  mouth
• Several products you can put on thumb or pacifier
  to discourage use

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Fear

• By three, usually fear all kinds of things- pets,
  imaginary objects, monsters, water, noises, the
  dark, etc..
• Understand that fears are due to unfamiliar
  surroundings
• Hold hands, have them sit in your lap, act out
  situations, talk about realistic situations,
  offer advice for how they can be in control