Do ADHD people struggle with transitions or autism?
Transitions are key points in the child or young person's life that may prove difficult or stressful and have an impact on ADHD. There are key points in the child or young person’s life that may prove difficult or stressful and have an impact on ADHD: moving from primary to...Read More
What is the hardest transition with kids?
For me, the transition to becoming a mother for the first time was so much harder than adding a second child. It was such a huge adjustment for me to get used to taking care of someone and having them depend on me every minute of every day. But by...Read More
What are the 5 C's of transition?
The 5C’s of Leadership Transition offers tried and true methods for addressing change and transition at the organizational, team, and individual levels. These steps guide leaders through the processes of committing by preparing to lead, constructing a plan to address impacts and risks, creating high performing teams, coaching direct reports...Read More
What are the four P's of transition?
The four P's of transition are not mentioned in the text, however, the stages of transition are described as follows:
Transition starts with an ending.
This is paradoxical but true.
This first phase of transition begins when people identify what they are losing and learn how to manage these losses....Read More
What is the engage disengage technique?
Engage, Disengage is an easy game and training technique to help dogs and owners struggling with reactivity issues. Does your dog ever bark or lunge at strangers, other dogs, squirrels, or bicycles. If your dog starts to bark or lunge at his/her trigger while practicing this technique, it means that...Read More
How to teach your dog a release command?
When teaching stay, you should have already chosen a release word.
Commonly used release words are okay, break, and free.
Reward your dog in place for staying and after rewarding your dog in place, say your release word, and encourage him to move.
Reward him for moving when you use...Read More
What is Mildred Parten's theory of play?
Stages of play is a theory and classification of children's participation in play developed by Mildred Parten Newhall in her 1929 dissertation. Parten recognized six different types of play: Unoccupied, Solitary, Onlooker, Parallel, Associative, and Cooperative play. Parten observed American preschool age children at free play and found that as...Read More
What can be accomplished by observing a child's play?
Observation is about watching children and noticing their actions, expressions, behaviours and interactions. By observing what the child chooses to do and what resources they enjoy playing with provides reliable information about who they are as individuals. Some examples of what you may find out from observations are: What children...Read More
How to resolve conflict in a childcare setting?
Have communication as a priority: Ensure that communication between staff is as easy as possible.
Information about children should be shared across your nursery software platform.
Clear roles and responsibility understanding: When roles and expectations are in the grey area, it can cause issues among staff.
Your job roles should...Read More
What are the 5 C's of conflict management?
The 5 C's of conflict management are about handling conflict in the workplace.
As a leadership consultant who has worked with smaller companies and Fortune 500 companies, I have developed what I call the "5C" approach to handling conflict.
Here are the five ways to approach conflict in the workplace....Read More
What are three behaviors that demonstrate an avoidance conflict style?
Withdrawal: Physically or emotionally removing oneself from the conflict situation.
Denial: Refusing to acknowledge or accept the conflict.
Evasion: Dodging or sidestepping the issue.
These behaviors are often used to avoid dealing with the conflict directly, but may not effectively resolve the issue and can lead to further problems.
Ignoring...Read More
What is Vygotsky's theory of play?
In play a child always behaves beyond his average age, above his daily behaviour. Vygotsky was probably the first modern day theorist to fully consider the meaning and value of play in children’s lives, and to recognise how the learning that occurs as a result of children’s participation in play...Read More
What is Froebel's theory of play?
Froebel’s key belief underpinning his philosophy was the importance of play, as he emphasised that play is the highest form of learning and development, where children are able to freely express themselves. Froebel spent a lot of time in the garden when growing up, which is evident in his beliefs...Read More
What are the 5 different types of observation you can use when observing children's play?
Anecdotal records involve factual accounts of events that have taken place. Anecdotal records should be written in the past tense and cover the three W’s: What, When and Where. Running records involve noting down what you see and what the child says as it is happening. It should be written...Read More
What are three benefits of observing children?
Observation is education. Observation leads to deep pretend play as a way to process the day’s events. Children, from the time they are born, are skilled observers. They typically do not need to be taught to talk and play and walk - they simply watch and learn. Observation is often...Read More