Guidance of Young Children

Abstract

I. DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE CHILD GUIDANCE: ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS. 1. Understanding Child Development: The Foundation for Developmentally Appropriate Child Guidance. 2. Guiding with Positive Discipline and an Authoritative Caregiving Style. 3. Positive Discipline Strategies: Direct Guidance. 4. Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP) and Early Childhood Classroom Management. II. SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHILD GUIDANCE. 5. Guiding Children in Times of Stress. 6. Guiding Children Toward a Healthy Sense of Self and Self-Esteem. 7. Guiding Young Children's Understanding and Management of Anger. 8. Understanding and Guiding Aggressive Children. 9. Prosocial Behavior: Guiding Its Development. III. DEVELOPING An ECLECTIC APPROACH TO CHILD GUIDANCE. 10. Child-Guidance Theories and Their Strategies. 11. The Decision-Making Model of Child Guidance: An Eclectic Approach. Appendix: Review of Major Positive Discipline Strategies. Name Index. Subject Index.