1. Limited Choices and Positive Guidance
Miss Perez

2. Bell ringer:
What direction do you think a child would respond to? Why?
A: Tommy don’t cut your shirt
B: Tommy you can use the scissors for cutting paper.

3. Limited Choices Encourage decisions making
Good verbal directions to correct unacceptable behavior
Give acceptable limited choice
Not open ended choices

4. Unlimited Choice Suzy, pick up your toys right now!
Who can think of a way to turn this into a limited choice?

5. Limited Choice
Suzy, which would you like to pick up first, your blocks or your beads?

6. Unlimited Choice Johnny, let go of that car and come here!
Who can think of a way to turn this into a limited choice?

7. Limited Choice Johnny, do you want to play with the
blue tractor or the orange truck?

8. Unlimited Choice Linda, hurry up and get dressed.
Who can think of a way to turn this into a limited choice?

9. Limited Choice
Linda, do you want to wear the blue top or the red top with your jeans?

10. Unlimited Choice You bad boy. You are making a mess!
Who can think of a way to make this into a limited choice?

11. Limited Choice
Brad, do you want to stand on a chair by the sink and pour your punch or do you want me to pour it for you?

12. Think-Pair-Share
Think of a situation when you should have used limited choices while babysitting, watching family, etc.
Write this situation down
Compare with a partner
We will share a few examples as a class

13. Positive Guidance
What do you think positive guidance is?

14. Clip on positive guidance
While watching this clip note the tips that are given for behavior management.

15. “The definition of discipline is guidance, not punishment.”

16. Positive Guidance
Tell children what you WANT them to do rather then what you DO NOT want them to do
Be direct
Tell-don’t ask!

17. Why use positive guidance?
Increases self control
Allows positive relationships between you and the child

18. Positive Guidance worksheet

19. What is guidance?
Direct and indirect action used by an adult to help a child develop

20. What are the two long term goals of guidance?
-Self control: how to direct own behavior without outside control
-Pro social behavior: acts of kindness and behavior that demonstrates cooperation/helpfulness

21. What is an example of a time that you have demonstrated
self control or pro social behavior?
Have you ever seen a child demonstrate self control or pro social behavior?

22. Examples of pro social behavior
-accept others feelings
-cooperate with others
-share toys and play materials
-share affection
-show concern

23. Direct guidance
Non-verbal-physical
-eye roll, smile, look, body gesture(holding a child), pointing
Verbal
-Using words

24. Indirect Guidance
-Comes from outside factors and influence
-Comes from physical set up of the room

25. You have 3 minutes at your table to come up with a scenario that demonstrates direct guidance(physical and verbal) and indirect guidance

26. Example:
Suzie walked into an open pre-school room that was set up for independence. Everything was within her reach. (indirect) Although the room was set up with safety in mind, Suzie tripped over a rug and began to cry. Suzie’s teacher walked over to Suzie put her arm on her shoulder (direct-physical) and told her that she would be alright. (direct-verbal)

27. Samples
“Don’t throw the sand.”
“Don’t stand in the swing.”
“Don’t jump off the ladder.”
“Do not shout!”
“Shall we go outside?”

28. Samples:
“Don’t you want to drink your milk?”
“No, I don’t like your picture. What is it?”
“Don’t tear the book”
“Don’t rock on the chair.”
“Don’t you want to put on the apron?”