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20 Clock Hours
/ 2.0 CEUs for CDA renewal
Course fee for one student — $50.00
Discipline in Childcare was
written by Clairece Feagin and is our most popular course. (Wonder
why?!) Clairece holds a master's degree in education from Harvard
University and has been writing books and courses for parents and child
care providers for many years. Clairece's courses are wonderfully
informative and interesting. In Discipline in Childcare you
will learn why children act in unacceptable ways, how to help them stop
acting in those ways, and how to prevent many discipline problems. Also
included are excellent techniques for positive guidance and
strategies for discipline that should be avoided. This course will
definitely help you have a saner work day!
Chapter titles: What is Discipline?; What
Children Need; What Works, What Doesn’t; Caregiver Attitudes and
Language; Creating a Positive Day Care Climate; Caregiver-Child
Interactions
11 hours in
positive guidance (behavior management)
2 hours in
professionalism
3 hours in child
development
4 hours in
observing and recording children's behavior (applying principles of
positive guidance)
(12 hours in
teacher/child interaction - these hours overlap with guidance, observing
children's behavior, and child development)
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The
importance of helping children develop self-discipline
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The relative
merits of prevention and intervention
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The role of
reinforcement in children's learning process
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What
punishment accomplishes
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The
relationship between children's behavior and their attempts to meet
their own needs
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Effective
ways to help children feel that they belong
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The
importance of building children's self-esteem and sense of security
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The basic
behavioral capabilities of young children at various levels of
development
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Ways to help
children cope with reality
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The
importance of appropriate adult models
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Techniques
of positive guidance
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Effective
ways to talk with children
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Effective
ways to give children compliments and encouragement
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The value of
giving children explanations
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Effective
ways to remind children of rules and to enforce rules
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Why physical
punishment is both ineffective and dangerous
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The
relationship between patience and understanding
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Appropriate
adult attitudes and language when interacting with young children
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Ways to
create a positive day care climate
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How an
adult's presence can have a stabilizing effect on children's feelings
and behaviors
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The value of
an adult's facilitative intervention in children's activities and
under what circumstances such intervention is appropriate
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Nurturing
ways to give children compliments and offer assistance
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Ways to help
children learn to take turns and understand and follow rules
Comments on Discipline in Child Care:
"This was great!!! Thanks!" --
Dumas, Texas
"Just FYI - I homeschool my kids and my
teenagers help quite a bit with daycare, so I use your courses to teach
them, too. I send in for grades for myself, of course, but they really
learn a lot. They're a lot more patient with the kids after reading the
"why's" for behavior, etc... I have even heard them telling their
friends what they've learned. This will make them better parents,
too!!! So, thanks!!" - San Antonio, Texas
"The children and I want to thank
you for such a wonderful learning experience in this lesson that I ordered
from you on Discipline. I have been doing in-home family day care for 26
years now and have used positive techniques talked about in this lesson.
however I have renewed some things that I had forgotten over the
years. The children I have are well behaved...you might say I
understand their capabilities for each of their ages. At this time I have
2 bus that are 2 years old, 1 boy that is 16 months, 2 girls that are 13
months, and 1 12 month old. each one has different life styles
at home. Either single parents, married but divorced, parents that
have structure and security at home and some that have no security.
each child shows the life style and needs in a different way. We
have to stay on our to3s around here and know some of why the child acts
in different ways. My mother in law lives with me and is also reading the
literature you sent to me as she is sometimes watching the children wile I
run after my own 10 year old at school. I have raised 4 children of my
own. Reading this lesson has helped me to realize why my own children
acted in certain ways over the past 25 years.
Thank you so much for this lesson. I
will be telling everyone in my Child Care Providers Association here in
Irving, Texas about your classes. I loved being able to work in this in my
own spare time. (Which I don't have much of around here. ) I will be
using your services in the future.' -- Irving, Texas
"Great course! This is the best
course on discipline that I’ve taken in 20 years!! I found it to be easy
to read, thorough, and complete." - Scituate, Massachusetts
"I have been in the field of
child development and early childhood education for over 10 years.
This course was one of the most positive I've come across. I will
highly recommend it to colleagues and plan to share strategies with
parents of my young students. Thank you for such a positive approach
to an often difficult subject." - Scituate, Massachusetts
"Discipline in Child Care
is SUPER! SUPER! It is very well organized, and the articles are
excellent. Caregiver Attitudes and Language offers much
important information for communication with children. Topics on Patience
or Understanding and Responsive or Restrictive
Language were very enlightening to me. I have become more aware
of what I say. I feel that I am making my children's environment
more positive. I am also better able to handle problems with more
understanding, confidence and with much less stress." - Minot, Maine
"I would like to thank you for
this course. In taking it I have really learned to think before I
speak. The words said say the same, but really do make a difference
if you don't use certain words. I've really noticed a difference in the
day care already. Thanks again!" - Yukon, Oklahoma
"I was very pleased with your
Discipline in Childcare course. I now understand that it takes
UNDERSTANDING not patience in dealing with children in my daycare. This
course has taught me that discipline can be taught in positive, safe
ways. Every child is different and it takes a lot of understanding
to help children learn and grow and have fun all in a positive way.
I will definitely be ordering more courses from you! Thank
you!" - Springfield, Massachusetts
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