Model positive behaviour in the early years
This first video from SciShow looks at ‘Attachment theory: How your childhood shaped you’. Early connections made by babies and children affects their behaviour will impact their behaviour in the early years and beyond. Click on the right arrow to watch one last videos.
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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