Understanding children: foundations for quality

Understanding Children: Foundations for quality is a thorough revisionof this highly regarded and user-friendly text book. It offers studentsand early childhood professionals a practical framework on which todevelop quality social interactions and environments. It is known thatinfants and young children are more likely to be secure and developpositive behaviours when they are in quality environments with warmand responsive adults.

Preliminaries -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Quality interactions and care -- Chapter 2 Creating the foundations and framework for quality interactions and care -- Chapter 3 Building self-esteem -- Chapter 4 Positive interactions with infants -- Chapter 5 Positive interactions with young children -- Chapter 6 A quality approach to childcare routines -- Chapter 7 An introduction to child development and psychological principles -- Chapter 8 The purposes of behaviour -- Chapter 9 Identifying goals of misbehaviour -- Chapter 10 Action plans and strategies towards prosocial behaviour -- Chapter 11 Limit-setting techniques -- Chapter 12 Avoiding time out: natural and logical consequences -- Chapter 13 Using encouragement -- Chapter 14 Positive communication skills -- Chapter 15 Effective conflict resolution and collaborative problem-solving -- Chapter 16 Age-appropriate planning -- Chapter 17 Common behavioural concerns -- Chapter 18 Working collaboratively with groups of children -- Chapter 19 Cultural diversity -- Chapter 20 Partnerships with parents -- Chapter 21 Teamwork -- Chapter 22 Confident caregiving: using the principles -- Chapter 23 Final word: values -- Index.