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This week’s subject is: Self-regulation
Element 5.2.2: Each child is supported to regulate their own behaviour, respond appropriately to the behaviour of others and communicate effectively to resolve conflicts
What strategies do your educators implement to support children to identify and regulate their emotions, understand the emotions of others and the impact of their behaviour?
Self-regulation is a critical skill that enables children and young people to manage their emotions, behaviour, and attention. Fostering self-regulation is essential for promoting positive social interactions, supporting learning and development, and lifelong success. Educators play a vital role in creating environments and opportunities that support the development of self-regulation in children and young people.
Educators use a range of strategies to support children in building positive relationships and effectively managing social situations. Providing children with a safe, supportive and responsive environment and interactions will support children in developing the skills to self-regulate. Educators should be in touch with, and responsive to, children’s individual needs and also be able to model regulating their own behaviour in response to challenging or stressful situations. Educators are empathetic, consistent and responsive to the differing ways in which individual children respond to new or difficult situations, recognising that there are both strengths and challenges for each child to effectively deal with the pressures of everyday routines, interactions, play and learning.
Consider the following when reviewing and reflecting on your practices with your team:
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- How do we support and encourage children to appropriately contribute to shared decisions in relation to the program and routines?
- How do we document and ensure that it is evident that our program and routines demonstrate how planned and spontaneous experiences support children to develop and practice the skills required to participate in group discussions and negotiate shared decision making with their peers and educators?
- How do we support children to navigate their friendships, negotiate and resolve conflicts appropriately and effectively?
- How do we share knowledge and information with families about positive behaviours and emotional literacy?
- How do we ensure consistency when responding to children’s behaviour to ensure that expectations are clear and transparent across the Service?
- In what ways does the layout of the physical environment and resources support children in maintaining positive interactions and socially acceptable behaviours with peers and educators?
- How do we enhance our skills and knowledge and expand on strategies to positively guide children’s behaviour?
- How do we support children with diagnosed behavioural and social difficulties to manage their behaviour in appropriate, practical and realistic ways?
- How are the routine and transitions planned with the intention of minimizing children’s anxiety and stress? Do we allow for flexibility to allow educators respond to children’s varying needs?
- Do we consistently offer a variety of materials, equipment and experiences that engage children’s interests, are culturally relevant and create a sense of belonging and security?
Resources for families:
Developing your child’s emotional literacy
Positive approaches to guiding behaviour
Self-regulation in children & teenagers
Resources:
Self-regulation: A foundation for wellbeing and involved learning
Emotional literacy and self-regulation
Supporting children to regulate their own behaviour
Learn with Allen resources: Fostering emotional literacy
Within System7 go to Quality Area 5/Module 6 to submit self-assessment notes and if required, open a QIP issue if you identify any areas of improvement.
The Childcare Centre Desktop has a range of resources to assist services with behaviour guidance. These include Behaviour Guidance Policy, Behaviour Guidance Procedure, Behaviour Guidance Audit, Behaviour Guidance Plan, Behaviour Guidance Biting Guide and much more.
Resources, NQS Element, Regulation and System7 links:
Childcare Centre Desktop – Childcare Centre Desktop
National Quality Standard – QA5 / Element: 5.2.2
National Regulations – Part 4.5 Relationships with children, 168
System7 Module – QA 5/ Module 6
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