COURSE:

Early Childhood Education I

UNIT C

Working with Children

Understand techniques for communicating

expectations, setting limits, and guiding behavior.
Understand techniques for communicating
OBJECTIVE:
7.01
B2
5%
expectations and setting limits.
Essential Question: How can teachers and child caregivers communicate expectations and set
behavior limits?
COMPETENCY:

7.00

B2

12%

UNPACKED CONTENT

Expectations are communicated through words and actions that help children build social skills.
What are some guides for communicating expectations?
Model respect and acceptance
Encourage empathy and compassion
Encourage cooperation and teamwork
Insist on self-control
Communicate rules in an easy-to-understand way --- e.g., place rules in one of three categories (1)
Be safe, (2) Be kind, (3) Be neat
Limits are established through rules. What are some guides for setting behavior limits?
Make rules short
Focus each rule on one main point
State rules in terms of positive behaviors expected
Set rules that are reasonable
Avoid making too many rules
Define both acceptable and unacceptable behaviors
Enforce rules in a consistent manner
Flex rules to adapt to needs of individuals and situations
Tell children when they have broken a rule/done something wrong
Give attention to children who have been hurt by others who have broken rules