The staff meeting covered strategies for promoting positive behavior among children at the Rainbow Nursery in October 2017. Key topics included using positive language and praise, setting clear expectations and rules, responding appropriately to different types of behaviors, and reflecting on practices as a reflective practitioner.
7. Positive behaviour
■ Co-operating with each other
■ Encouraging each other
■ Helping others
■ Asserting oneself
■ Full involvement in a chosen activity
■ Taking on new challenges
■ Showing empathy
■ Taking responsibility
■ Sharing
8. Encouraging positive behaviour
■ Clear rules
■ listen to and observe what children communicate both verbally and
non-verbally;
■ praise and respond appropriately to all forms of children's positive
behaviour
■ promote and reinforce positive behaviour by example;
9. Make sure that children know what they
are doing / what their options are
Choose
something
to do…
Everyone
tidy up
Stop that! Do
something
sensible!
Play nicely
out here for
10 minutes
Just
wait!
10. Praise quickly and consistently. Make sure
children understandWHY you’re praising
them
Wow! Great
It was lovely that
you helped Jilli
settle when she
came in this
morning!
Good job!
I can see you
have got really
messy – well
done for taking
part so well!
Thank you for
letting Eddie go
first with the
scissors, great
sharing!
11. Key concept
Children should not be allowed to hurt
themselves or other people either physically or
verbally, or destroy property.They must learn
how to control themselves instead of other
people controlling them.
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17. Talk clearly, simply, and often about
behaviours that matter
Reading
time is
quiet time
Take turns
with the
bimbas
Now is the
time to listen
and follow
directions
Being helpful
can make you
and others feel
happy
Keep rules and expectations simple, and remind children often when it’s time to follow them
18. Realistic expectations | Attention span
Acknowledge that young children have limited
attention spans by alternating learning activities that
require quiet, focused attention with opportunities for
independent play and learning activities that include
movement.
21. Some strategies
■ Counting down…
■ Clapping or clicking
■ Distraction
■ Eye contact
■ Reassuring physical contact
■ Tones of voices and volume
■ Very clear instructions – bite size
■ Key words ‘focus’ or ‘welcome back’ or ‘and… listen’
■ Honesty… “I’m feeling….”
■ Moving a child
22. Respond positively
■ Promptly identify children’s unwanted behaviour when it occurs
■ Identify changes in that child’s behaviour that are unusual for them
■ Use knowledge of the child and their background to interpret their behaviour
■ Use strategies appropriate to that child, when responding to their behaviour
■ Give the child support if required
■ Regularly review the strategies that you use
■ Create effective opportunities for children to express their negative feelings safely
23. Steps to Intervention…
• Help the child understand that his/her behaviour is up to them
• If necessary, remove the child from the situation and keep him/her
with you. If behaviour persists, act calmly and promptly.
• Discuss feelings and rules after a reasonable period of calm.
• Involve the child in the decision of when to go back because taking
responsibility for his/her own behaviour is an important part of
instilling self-control
• Help the child be acceptable when he/she does come back so that
he/she has the experience of substituting unacceptable behaviour
for acceptable
24. Every Child is different
Every child is different, every situation is different,
therefore; every response needs to be different.
There is not one approach, but there are many
approaches. We must find the right approach and the
right strategy for each situation