Understanding Behaviour in the Early Years

Name: Understanding Behaviour in the Early Years
SKU: TS0246
Price: 44.95 NZD
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ISBN: 9781921613692

A practical guide for supporting each child's behaviour in the early years setting

This book offers essential guidance on promoting positive behaviour and recognising the complexities of understanding behaviour and the impact it has on children's social development. It helps educators build positive partnerships with parents to develop a shared confidence in interpreting children's behaviour. It also gives advice on enabling children's learning about their own and thinking in the context of their social connections, plus ideas for building on existing effective practice and creating an environment that supports children's emotional wellbeing.

Ages: 0-8 | Pages: 72 | Code: TS0246 | ISBN: 9781921613692

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Kay Mathieson

Dr Kay Mathieson has worked in Early Years and primary settings for many years. This has included supporting children with additional needs, especially behaviour, and their families. She completed her PhD research into the development of social competence in young children at Sussex University. She worked part time with the National Strategies as an Early Years Regional Adviser until 2011 when she became a Director of Linden Learning, an ethical educational training and consultancy business.

Bridie Raban

Bridie Raban was the Foundation Mooroolbeek Professor of Early Childhood Studies at the University of Melbourne. She is currently an Honorary Professorial Fellow at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education and in 2021, she was awarded an Honorary University Fellowship by Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU). Her past research has focused on language and literacy development, teacher change and development, curriculum and assessment for the early childhood years and quality provision. She was the first Professor of Early Childhood Education in Victoria and the second in Australia, and before this she was Professor of Primary Education (Early Years) at the University of Warwick and President of the UK Reading Association.

Contents
Early years and behavioural learning	4
How to use this book	5
Thinking about behaviour as an area of learning	6
Early intervention	6
Each child’s view	7
Engaging with families	8
Principles and values	9
First conversations	9
Families’ views	11
Building families’ confidence, building educators’ understanding	11
Creating a context for family members to help each other	12
Positively engaging families	13
Example: Tuning into individuals	14
Research and theories about behaviour	17
Attachment	19
Approaches to behaviour	19
Cultural considerations	21
Developing a setting approach to behaviour	22
Brain development	22
The human brain	23
Scientific research	24
During pregnancy	25
Example: Really engaging with families	26
After birth	27
Emotional development	28
Psychology and neuroscience	29
Conditions for growth	30
Developing social understanding and empathy	32
Thinking about social learning	35
Social competence	36
Friendships	37
Conflicts	37
Example: Mediating children’s interactions	38
Thinking about emotional learning	41
Communicating emotions	41
Regulating emotions	43
Example: Finding out about emotions	44
Thinking about behavioural learning	46
Policy and practice	46
Influences on behaviour	47
Temperament	48
Example: Thinking about influences on behaviour	50
Using observation and analysis	53
Interpreting observations	53
Identifying the learning	55
Pretend play	55
Using ‘can do’ statements	57
Professional learning Additional needs	60
Example: Purposeful use of observations	59
Finding help and support	64
Additional sources of information	66
Notes	68
References	69
Acknowledgments	71