2. A preschooler is disruptive during naptime. She talks to and disturbs the other children near her.
• Parenting Strategy? o Environmental guidance/redirection
• Whose problem is it? (2 points) o This problem is for the teachers because the child is not cooperating with the rules. Additionally, it’s a problem for the other children near her because they cannot nap when she is being disruptive.
• What is the child’s goal for misbehavior? (3 points) o The goal for misbehavior is attention. As stated in the textbook, a child will seek attention even if it’s negative by misbehaving (p95). She wants the teachers and other student to notice her and know she is present.
• What positive discipline approaches would you use and why? (5 points) o I used environmental guidance/redirection to deal with the issue. The child should be moved to a different room if she doesn’t want to nap. A teacher/adult can stay with her to ensure she is safe. Another way to approach the issue is to allow her to sleep in a different room with an adult watching her. The preschooler is self-centered and may not understand that other children are trying to nap. Redirecting her …show more content…
To begin with, the approach is developmentally appropriate because like stated the child is in concrete operation, in terms of cognitive ability. Therefore, he can understand the result of his decisions and put into account cause and effect. Furthermore, the child is sensitive to criticism and the parent should not blame the child. Instead the adult must encourage for the child to come up with options and problem solve. The child is capable of this because of the concrete thinking stage they possess at this age. Lastly, the Social-Cognitive Theory in Lecture, explains that there should be an “interpersonal understand approach,” which enables for parents to help their children solve their own
• Parenting Strategy? o Environmental guidance/redirection
• Whose problem is it? (2 points) o This problem is for the teachers because the child is not cooperating with the rules. Additionally, it’s a problem for the other children near her because they cannot nap when she is being disruptive.
• What is the child’s goal for misbehavior? (3 points) o The goal for misbehavior is attention. As stated in the textbook, a child will seek attention even if it’s negative by misbehaving (p95). She wants the teachers and other student to notice her and know she is present.
• What positive discipline approaches would you use and why? (5 points) o I used environmental guidance/redirection to deal with the issue. The child should be moved to a different room if she doesn’t want to nap. A teacher/adult can stay with her to ensure she is safe. Another way to approach the issue is to allow her to sleep in a different room with an adult watching her. The preschooler is self-centered and may not understand that other children are trying to nap. Redirecting her …show more content…
To begin with, the approach is developmentally appropriate because like stated the child is in concrete operation, in terms of cognitive ability. Therefore, he can understand the result of his decisions and put into account cause and effect. Furthermore, the child is sensitive to criticism and the parent should not blame the child. Instead the adult must encourage for the child to come up with options and problem solve. The child is capable of this because of the concrete thinking stage they possess at this age. Lastly, the Social-Cognitive Theory in Lecture, explains that there should be an “interpersonal understand approach,” which enables for parents to help their children solve their own