Child Guidance Through Play: Teaching Positive Social Behaviors (Ages 2-7)
Child Guidance Through Playgives child guidance theory, constructs, examples, and practical suggestions for dealing with the difficult behaviors seen among most children ages 2 to 7.This text is invaluable in providing practical applications and techniques for preservice and inservice teachers who use a play-centered active learning philosophy. You will also find many suggestions for limit-setting and developmental methods using play to facilitate development of the child's social skills.FeaturesDemonstrates teacher's actions in setting limits with cartoon-like figures, providing a quick reference to content topics (Ch. 3).Provides a listing of resources including Internet sites for parents and pre-service teachers to consult when dealing with difficult behavior (Ch. 8).Key concepts are illustrated and personalized through the use of vignettes.Chapter 8 offers an inventory for pre-service teachers and parents to determine the type of play philosophy that is compatible with their values.Includes techniques by noted scholars and psychologists, including Erikson, Mahler, Freud, and Piaget.Author bio:Charles H. Wolfgang has provided discipline training nationally and internally for over 25 years. He has been a classroom teacher at the preschool, elementary, and middle school levels; a counselor in a boarding hig school; and a school principal and owner/manager of his own private preschool/day care center. His theoretical framework is based on his scholarly work as a professor of education at The Ohio State University, The University of Virginia, and Florida State University.