Trouble in the Classroom: Overcoming Challenging Behaviors in the Early Childhood Classroom

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July 7, 2021
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Some of the most common challenging behaviors are biting, aggression, and non-compliance. Discover strategies to help children achieve positive behavioral outcomes and reflect on behavior management techniques.

Course Information Some of the most common challenging behaviors for early childhood educators are biting, aggression, and non-compliance. This online course:provides strategies to help children achieve positive behavioral outcomesguides teachers through reflection about behavior managementdiscusses developmentally appropriate behavioral expectations of an infant, toddler, two year old, three year old, and four year old. Funding for this 2-hour training course was provided by the Workforce Solutions as part of their Early Care and Education Quality Improvement initiative.

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