Child Guidance

Catalog description

Appropriate for classroom teachers in various settings including Transitional Kindergarten, students will identify developmentally appropriate behaviors, challenging behaviors, and the various influences that affect children’s behavior. Students will analyze children’s behaviors and select strategies to make positive changes. Emphasizes the connection between children’s social and emotional development and their success in the classroom, and how the teachers’ perceptions, experiences, and behavior influence child behaviors. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate strategies that encourage positive social interactions, promote conflict resolution, and develop self-control, self-motivation, and self-esteem in children. 36 hours lecture. Transfer: CSU.