From the moment children arrive to the end-of-day song, two-way communication is crucial for developing language and literacy skills. Greeting Time: Getting to Know One Another Arrival is one of the best times for one-on-one conversations with children. Such talks help to engender a sense of belongi
One of the most effective forms of discipline in reducing challenging behaviour in young children is “Time-out”. This term is taken from “time out from positive reinforcement”. It works on a simple strategy of selectively ignoring the disruptive behaviour. In this process, children are remov
There are various challenging social behaviours that may benefit from time-out, such as, aggression towards peers and adults,non-compliance and destructive behaviour. A comprehensive and positive approach should include the following- 1. Building Positive RelationshipsA warm and caring relationsh
May 08,2013
Freedom and Discipline
Freedom of a child From the time children are born, they are constantly being told what to do by adults. “Don’t do this..don’t do that…” There are so many rules and regulations from adults and teachers. If children are so focused on what not to do (do not touch here, do not w
Children should be free to choose what they want to do, within reason. Obviously children cannot be totally independent from adults, especially for safety reasons. However, children can still feel like they have control over their lives. Things should not be forced on a child. Providing choices for
October 31,2012
Tattletale – Child’s Behaviour
The child obtains certain skills during the first years of his/her life. When grown up to a preschooler, your kid becomes more and more independent in daily routine activities like eating, going to washroom, doing basic cleaning up. The child is able to make a choice of the things he/she plays
October 26,2012
Types of Children – Lazy Children
The lazy children are not the same as uninterested children. Judy H. Wright, a parent educator and PBS consultant, says that there appear to be many factors which influence child’s activeness. The laziness of a child can be caused by stage of growth, hormones, hunger, motivation, lack of cle
October 10,2012
Types of Children – Violent Children
Preschoolers, as had been noticed in the previous articles related to the child’s psychology, have their own ways of understanding the events and reacting upon them. The young children are too small to determine the right and the wrong, so they may react violently in the situations involving s
September 28,2012
Discipline in Children
What is Discipline? In simple words, Discipline is to teach a child how to learn self control, to recognize the acceptable limits of behavior, to know the boundaries of where to stop. For this, a child does not need to put under harsh treatment or put him down, but he needs to be corrected, trained
September 21,2012
What You Should Know about the Preschoolers
The classroom management tips for a preschool can be the same as for a formal school. The common idea behind the term is to employ such teaching techniques and methods as to provide a classroom environment so it is conductive to learning and allows a child to be successful. The preschool teacher how