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ERIC Number: EJ729652
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Jan
Pages: 2
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1538-6619
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Guidance Matters
Gartrell, Dan
Young Children, v61 n1 p105-106 Jan 2006
This article focuses on student and teacher relationship in helping children with behavioral problems particularly those children with "a lot of angry outbursts." The author describes the case of Jeremiah, being one of the experts of the system called "peer problem solving," a program designed to help children to cope up with anger outburst. A recent report of the National Prekindergarten Study of nearly 4,000 prekindergarten classrooms by the Yale University Child Study Center includes a sobering summary: "Results indicated that 10.4 percent of prekindergarten teachers reported expelling at least one preschooler in the past 12 months. Nationally, 6.67 preschoolers were expelled per 1,000 enrolled . . . 3.2 times the rate for K?12 students. Rates were highest for older preschoolers and African-Americans, and boys were over 4 1/2 times more likely to be expelled than were girls." The Yale study, together with the case of Jeremiah and other children and teachers, induces the author to analyze and provide few techniques in dealing with challenging children, namely: (1) Welcome new children and families; (2) Use contact talks; (3) Offer compliment sandwiches; (4) Keep interventions private and respectful; (5) Build your own support system; and (6) Engage others in using a comprehensive approach. Mental health resources for children and families are essential. Some states, like Michigan and Connecticut, are making real progress in this direction, but more progress in all states is needed. Early childhood professionals also need personal resources and support, both within the program and at home. The challenges of working with some young children clearly are tremendous. But the benefits for educators, the group, families and the child are worth the effort.
National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1509 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-232-8777; Fax: 202-234-6415; Web site: http://www.journal.naeyc.org; e-mail: editorial@naeyc.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Preschool Education
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Language: English
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