Chapter 17 Vocab

Developing Guidance Skills

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Direct & indirect actions used by an adult to help children develop socially acceptablebehavior.

Guidance

Acts of kindness that benefit others, such as helping, sharing, & cooperationg.

Prosocial Behaviors

Outside factors influencing behavior, such as the layout of the center.

Indirect Guidance

Physical & verbal actions, such as facial & body gestures, that influence behavior.

Direct Guidance

Molding children's behavior by rewarding positive behavior.

Positive Reinforcement

A result that follows an actions or behavior.

Consequence

Experiences that follow naturally as a result of a behavior.

Natural Consequences

Those that are deliberately set up by an adult to show what will happen if a rule is broken.

Artificial Consequences

A guidance technique used when a child's behavior cannot be ignored. It excuses the child from others to gain self-control.

Time-Out

A verbal statement that explains the effect of a child's behavior on others without placing blame.

I-Message

Making a verbal or nonverbal suggestion that requires a response; used either to stop an unacceptable action or start an acceptable one.

Prompting

Diverting or turning a child's attention in a different diretion.

Redirecting

Verbal & nonverbal actions by one person, setting an example for others.

Modeling

Listening to what is said, then repeating it.

Active Listening