Supporting Behaviour and Emotions in the Early Years: Strategies and Ideas for Early Years Educators

ISBN-13: 9780367684259 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 162 str.

Tamsin Grimmer

Opis

This practical resource has been created to help educators effectively support their children’s behaviour and understand their emotions. It focuses on the idea that behaviour is a form of communication and includes examples of practice, reflective questions, and an activity to encourage the reader to become a ‘behaviour detective’.

Spis treści

Introduction  Feeling safe and secure  Why children behave the way they do  Realistic expectations  Acknowledging and validating feelings  Becoming a behaviour detective  Strategies to support challenging behaviour  Self-regulation and co-regulation  Linking behaviour and emotions with schematic play  Our ethos and partnerships  Concluding remarks

O autorze

Tamsin Grimmer is the early years director of Linden Learning and teaches on the Primary and Early Years Initial Teacher Training PGCE Programmes at Bath Spa University. She has a wealth of experience and has written several books supporting early years teachers and educators. Tamsin is passionate about young children’s learning and development and is fascinated by how very young children think. She believes that all children deserve educators who are inspiring, dynamic, reflective and loving. She has coined the phrase 'loving pedagogy' and has a keen interest in schematic play, promoting positive behaviour and supporting children's emotional development.