Know No No’s: Understanding Positive Guidance Strategies (3 hours)

Ever wonder WHY some children react in ways we just don’t understand? The screaming, biting and hitting came from nowhere! When a seemingly small situation throws them right into a major meltdown. Feeling like you’re at a standstill of what to do next? Well, then this professional learning day is for you! Join us as we discuss the whys behind children’s difficult and challenging behaviours and how we can support them during these difficult moments. Let’s begin this journey with identifying some co-regulation strategies that work for the children in your care!

Now that we understand these big feelings and have big actions that children are using to communicate these feelings with the people around them. It’s important that early childhood educators create an environment that is safe, physically, mentally, and emotionally, for children to learn about these emotions and discover ways to express these emotions. This is where the third teacher – our early learning environments- can help! By knowing what works for each child, we can create spaces and routines that help them feel safe to explore and express these emotions without negative outcomes.

Finally, what do we do when children still engage in conflict…despite everything we’ve done to be proactive? Conflict is something that we all experience on a daily basis. We all have our own perceptions and experiences and opinions, and with children…these opinions can get very vocal! It’s up to us, the adults in their lives, to facilitate how to resolve conflicts constructively so that our children can grow into success problem solvers and engage in healthy conflicts! Let’s bring our calm to their chaos and help children (and each other) on this journey of success and understanding!

Workshop Goals

By the end of this workshop, participants will:

• Identify behaviours and how they relate to communication.
• Define positive guidance and how it affects child development and resiliency.
• Increase knowledge of how positive supports/preventative measures, such as, co-regulation strategies and creating a responsive environment.
• Develop key strategies for using positive guidance to support children during challenging behaviours (intervention strategies).

Things to Keep in Mind:

• Registration closes 24 hours in advance!
• PD funding and RT funding available to eligible participants.
• Certificate of participation will be available to registered participants.
• All registered participants will have 30 days access to the webinar recording.
• This workshop will be held online through the Zoom platform.
• You will need access to a smartphone, laptop, tablet or computer with audio capabilities to join us.
• A link will be emailed to you 24 hours prior to the workshop. Please click the link 10 minutes before the workshop begins to join in.
• All tickets are non-refundable. Transfers may be requested with a minimum of 24 hours’ notice.
• E-transfers to be sent to tina@inspiredmindsecc.ca

Zoom link is included in your ticket email. Reminder emails will be sent out 24-48 hours prior to event.