Question

1. It is important as an educator to be a positive role model for children when guiding them throughout the day. How would you help the two children described below to solve their problem?Charlie and Sam, both 4 years old, are playing with cars on a race track. Charlie looks up and sees a train sitting on a shelf, and gets up to get it. Leaving his car on the track. While he's gone, Sam picks up his abandoned car and starts playing with it. When Charlie returns, he sees Sam playing with both cars. "That's mine!" he screams, and grabs the car he was playing with out of Sam's hand.

2. There are individual variations in social competences. Choose three social values from the following list: caring, helpfulness, equity, social justice, honest, responsible, healthy lifestyle and sexual attitudes and flexibility.

Explain 3 opportunities that you would provide for children to support the active learning of that social competence.

3. What are steps that you can take to introduce preschool children to non-nuclear family dynamics? (LGBT family members, single parents, adoption/foster care, etc.)

4. During this difficult time of COVID-19 there is stress on everyone. In order to support resilience in children what are some ways to counteract the negative effects they are experiencing?

5. positive guiding statement to replace the negative statement.   

a. Don't do that, I told you to be careful. You are spilling everywhere.

b. That is mean. Good girls shouldn't say things like that.

c. I wish you were more like your brother, why can't you listen to me when I ask you a question?

d. You better eat that sandwich or you will be in trouble.

e. Oh my god, you stink, when is the last time your Mom washed your clothes?

6. To support a child in developing peer relationships an educator can use: shaping, modelling, coaching, peer teaching, social problem-solving skills or play and cooperative activities.

There is a three-year-old child who has been attending the centre for three months now. Every morning the child stands just inside the room and does not engage with any children or staff. Despite many invitations she waits for half and hour and then will sit at the table closest to her and starts to color. Explain the two strategies you would use to support the child in developing a relationship with peers.

7. There is a situation on practicum that is making you uncomfortable. The center is struggling to find consistent staff, and often doesn't have enough fully licenced ECEs to cover ration. Assistants and RA's are left along with children for long periods of time, and sometimes asked to open or close alone. What is the best way to handle this situation? What are your ethical responsibilities?

Answer 1

1. These kind of conflicts over toys are very common in children and this happen because children at this age do not how to handle their emotions .They find it difficult to share their toys .They are also indecisive at this point of time.As an educator it is important to learn the conflict resolution technique .In this situation educator should be calm and no punishment should be given to the children .Educator should listen to both side of the story asking children to explain in their own words .Educator should facilitate them with finding a solution which should be nonviolent in nature .Educator should demonstrate sharing is caring through readings or movies .This promotes the observational learning in children.Calmly educator should tell them that it is not okay to hurt someone .appreciating and praising them when they resolve the conflict is and effective way to teach them tha sharing is good .Educator can use everyday situations to teach children that it is completely fine to share the toys . Keeping away the toys which make children fight can also help in preventing future conflicts .In time conflicts children should be told to use words instead of physical actions .