Understanding children - Jeanette Harrison

UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN offers a sensitive, positive approach to communicating with groups of young children and to guiding their behaviour. - - This approach to caregiving links a knowledge of social and emotional development in early childhood with an Adlerian understanding of children?s behaviour and democratic relationships. - - The author constantly links theory to practical application, and chapters conclude with activities designed to assist caregivers in changing how they respond to children. Techniques such as encouragement, limit setting, consequences and redirecting behaviour are offered to help build in children a positive self-image and assist them in becoming responsible for their own behaviour. - - This second edition addresses new areas of concern, including self-esteem, positive communication and conflict resolution, as well as the use of encouraging language, and cross-cultural implications arising from different child-care techniques. - - UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN will be welcomed by caregivers and other early childhood professionals or by anyone having responsibility for the care of very young children ? temporarily or permanently.