Course Details

CCEI4006: Positive Guidance, Part 6: Working with Parents

Course ID 70843

ChildCare Education Institute

(800) 499-9907

Description

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to identify strategies for sharing positive guidance principles and methods with parents. This course focuses on effective communication methods and practical tools intended to promote the use of positive guidance in the home as well as the child care environment. Emphasis is placed on the challenge of sharing positive guidance methods while respecting family values and goals.

1.00 Hours / 0.10 CEUs

Course Level

Informal

CEU Course

Course Category

Early Childhood

General Course

(1 Hour)

CDA Content Areas

Positive ways to support children's social and emotional development (1 Hour)

Infant Mental Health Core Competency Areas

Family Child Care Home Provider

Child Care Center Staff

Head Start/Early Head Start

Infant and Toddler

School Age

Infants (0-12 months)

Toddlers (13-24 months)

Two's (25-36 months)

Preschooler 3's (37-48 months)

Preschool 4's and 5's (49-72 months)

Elementary (K-3rd grade)

Goals and Objectives

• Identify the roles of parents and child care providers in providing guidance to children
• Identify appropriate communication strategies for working with parents
• Identify child development information to share with parents
• Explain why it is important for children to develop trust during infancy
• Define self esteem
• Identify the goals of positive guidance
• Define autonomy
• Identify major principles of the positive guidance philosophy
• Identify recommended methods for addressing common parenting challenges

There are no events currently scheduled for this course.