Understand The Importance Of Positive Child Guidance

I believe that understanding the definition of positive child guidance and also how to

apply it to the classroom is very important. In order to create a respectful and supportive

environment for the teacher, for the children, and also for the parents, the teacher should have a

clear understanding of how to incorporate positive child guidance within the classroom and also

have set goals on how to accomplish it in the classroom. The definition of positive guidance is equipping children to be independent and helping

the children develop self control in a positive way. By providing an environment that is geared

towards positive guidance, it creates stronger relationships with adults and other children which

is very important relationships for children to have to promote
It is very helpful for teachers to understand the stages of child

development as they encourage the children to become more independent and grow in maturity.

Some strategies to respond to inappropriate or challenging behaviors that promote self

discipline would be to redirect the child’s attention to another activity, be consistent, be fair, and

give your full attention immediately when the situation might bring harm to themselves or to

another child. The teacher could remove the child from the group which gives the child a break

from the situation. The teacher should remain calm and don’t take the child’s outburst or anger

personally. In certain situations, the teacher can allow natural consequences for the child to

have to go through as teaching moments for them. It is important for the teacher to provide

positive attention to each and every child in the classroom by using the child‘s first name, eye

contact, getting on the child‘s level, listen to the child‘s requests, and have a caring attitude in

their responses back to the child.

Some methods when responding to individual children’s differences and needs in