Children in the early years are prone to making mistakes and may cause situations that result in conflicts with other children. Educators’ beliefs about children and their behaviour can have a major effect on the way they respond to the situation and requires educators’ to teach and shape their behavioural outcomes. It is important the educator takes advantage of the situation and resolve the conflict through a guided approach while guiding the child to find a reasonable solution. This requires the child to self-regulate their actions to reach the desired outcome as they develop resilience. Most importantly, it is vital children’s learning and behaviour is shaped by a guided approach to ensure they reach their full …show more content…
Educators’ beliefs and perspectives about children and their behaviour can have a significant impact on the form of discipline and the way children respond when conflict arises. It is the educators’ role to focus on children’s feelings and perspectives by implementing the guided approach when conflict situation arises. This allows children to develop behavioural skills to reach a reasonable solution as they learn to self-regulate their actions and behaviour. Furthermore, children learn to develop resilience to manage their own feelings and behaviour during conflicts resulting in the desired outcome.
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