Model positive behaviour in the early years
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- 'Child development theories and example’ on the Very Well Mind website
- 'The Developing Brain & Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)’ on the ACEs Connection website
- 'Understanding and supporting children’s behaviour’ by Kathryn Stinton on the Early Years Foundation Stage Forum
- 'Promoting positive behaviour in early years: A guide for nurseries’ on the High Speed Training.
- 'Modelling good behaviour’ from Teach Early Years
- 'Learning together series: Helping children with their behaviour’ by Jenny Lindon
- Find and read your setting’s policies and procedures on behaviour. These should cover the behaviour of children, practitioners and parents/carers.
- 'Writing a behaviour policy’ from the Teaching Expertise website
- 'Managing behaviour in partnership with parents’ from Teach Early Years
- Presentation
- Click to launch this lesson’s presentation on ‘Support the development of positive behaviour'.
- Click to launch this lesson’s second presentation on 'Positive reinforcement'.
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- This article from Teach Wire offers ’Behaviour management strategies – 15 tips and ideas for Early Years’ that contains a selection expert opinion pieces and advice articles to help you apply policy and strategy for behaviour in your setting.
- This Australian article covers ‘Supporting children to manage their own behaviour’. The links are to Australian resources and legislation; however, the role of the early years practitioner remains the same.
- The website of The Challenging Behaviour Foundation has resources that cover a range of behaviours which some people with severe learning disabilities may display to get needs met.
- This document from Bromley County Council looks at ‘Positive behaviour management in early years: Practical advice and strategies’.
- Babcock Prime has produced ‘Behaviour management in early years setting’ on behalf of Worcestershire County Council.
- Find and read a copy of ‘Understanding Behaviour in the Early Years (Early Childhood Essentials)’ by Kay Mathieson, published by Practical Pre-School Books, 2012. Your local library service should have this title or will be able to order it for you.
- Click to read ‘Consistency is the key to behaviour management in the Early Years’ from the Early Years Careers.
- Think And Challenge
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