1. Caring for and Guiding Children

2. Focus Topic: Nurturing and Guiding Children

3. Provide a Nurturing Environment
Makes them feel

4. 1. Sending Messages with Love
Express

5. 2. Making Direct Eye Contact
A message of
Eye contact meets

6. 3. Providing Close Physical Contact
A hug or an arm around the shoulder
Discuss: Why is close physical contact so important for a child’s growth and development? How is development affected if a child does not receive close physical contact?

7. 4. Spending Time Together
Uninterrupted time

8. Definitions
Guidance is all that parents do and say as they influence their children’s behavior in a positive way.
Self-control is the ability to control oneself in a responsible way.

9. Methods of Guidance
Establishing routines.
Using natural consequences.

10. Modeling Children love to Modeling is
This is the first of seven ways to guide children.
Discuss: Why is it sometimes difficult for a parent to model appropriate behavior? If a parent makes an occasional mistake, do you think it could leave a lasting negative impact on the child? (Consider a child’s resiliency and the overall environment.)

11. Setting Limits
Limits should be
Parents should have

12. Establishing Routines
They help children

13. Redirecting
Redirecting is
This training is very

14. Reinforcing
Reinforcement is
Examples are
Reinforcement must occur

15. Using Natural Consequences
A natural consequence is
A direct relationship must that action.

16. Punishing Punishment gives Examples are
Parents should discuss the punishment
Through the discussion, parents can help the child

17. Considerations for Using Guidance
Choose a method that
Ask questions such as these:

18. Focus Question
What can parents do to assure their children of their love and to guide them to appropriate behavior?