Need assignment Reflection assignment completed by 7/8/16 at 700 am eastern 2pages

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Please keep in mind rules and requlations for early childhood teacher requirements that meet state rules the safty of preschool children answer each question as directed 3-4 complete paragraphs each question miminium ! Stay focused on the question at hand and the subject of children with various different behaviors. Proofread and correct sentance structues& fragment !

Based on the work you have done in this course and what you have learned, summarize the following:

• Insights you have gained about young children and the knowledge and awareness that are essential to fostering positive guidance of young children's behavior
  
  
• Assumptions and misconceptions that can interfere with positive guidance and strategies, and considerations you will use to ensure that your guidance of young children is based on solid and objective information;
  
  
• An area of child guidance of greatest interest to you from your work in this course, why it interests you, and a plan for increasing specific knowledge and skills toward gaining greater competency in this area.

Assignment length: 1–2 pages

Learning Resources

This page contains the Learning Resources for this week. Be sure to scroll down the page to see all of the assigned resources for this week. To view this week's media resources, please use the streaming media player below.

Required Resources

• Course Text: Marion, M. (2015). Guidance of young children (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.
  • Chapter 11, "Minimizing Challenging Behavior" (pp. 289-312)
  • Chapter 10, "Aggression and Bullying in Young Children" (pp. 266-288)

Media

• Video: Laureate Education (Producer). (2009). You can make a difference [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
  
  Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 6 minutes
  
  Dr. Marilyn Gootman discusses one of the ways caring adults can make a tremendous difference in children's lives.
   

Discussion Resources:
To prepare for the Discussion this week, you will need to read at least three sources of information on young children and aggression. All of the resources below are highly recommended. However, you may choose to read others that you find yourself.

General

• Article: "Managing Aggressive Behavior in Young Children" by Carolyn R. Tomlin
  http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/earlychildhood/article_view.aspx?ArticleID=594
  
  
• Article: "Behavior Problems by the University of Michigan Health System" by the University of Michigan Health System
  http://www.med.umich.edu/yourchild/topics/behave.htm

Family Influences

• Article: "Preventing Violence by Teaching Non-Violent Problem-Solving" by the American Psychological Association
  http://www.apa.org/research/action/nonviolent.aspx
  
  
• Child Mind Institute (2014). Managing Problem Behavior at Home. A guide to more confident, consistent and effective parenting. Retrieved from:http://www.childmind.org/en/posts/articles/2012-2-10-parents-guide-managing-problem-behavior
  
  
• Wbur’s Common Health Reform and Reality. (2013) Study: Yelling At Kids Comparable To Physical Punishment. Retrieved from:http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2013/09/yelling-at-kids-comparable-physical-punishment-study
  
  
• Article: "Smoking During Pregnancy Fosters Aggression in Children" by e! Science News
  http://esciencenews.com/articles/2009/01/06/smoking.during.pregnancy.fosters.aggression.children
  
  
• Article: "Study: Verbal Aggression May Affect Children's Behavior" by e! Science News
  http://esciencenews.com/articles/2008/08/04/study.verbal.aggression.may.affect.childrens.behavior

Media Influences

• Article: "Exposure to Media Violence and Young Children with and Without Disabilities: Powerful Opportunities for Family-Professional Partnerships" by Elizabeth J. Erwin and Naomi Morton
  http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10643-008-0276-x
  
  
• Article: American Psychological Association. (2013). Violence in the Media — Psychologists Study Media Violance for Harmful Effects.Retrieved from: http://www.apa.org/action/resources/research-in-action/protect.aspx
• Article: Heffner, Ch. (2003). The Psychological Effects of Violent Media on Children. Retrieved from: http://allpsych.com/journal/violentmedia/
  
  
• Article: "Children, Adolescents, and Television" by the Committee on Public Education
  http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/107/2/423.full.pdf+html 
  
  
• Article: "Violence in the Media - Psychologists Help Protect Children from Harmful Effects" by the American Psychological Association
  http://www.apa.org/research/action/protect.aspx
  
  
• Testimony: "Violent Video Games Increase Aggression and Violence"
  http://www.psychology.iastate.edu/faculty/caa/abstracts/2000-2004/00Senate.html
  
  Testimony of Craig A. Anderson, PhD to the Senate Commerce Committee hearing on "The Impact of Interactive Violence on Children"
  
  

Peer Influences

• Article: "Starting Out Early: What Parents Need to Know About Peer Relationships" by Michel Boivin, PhD and Catherine Bissonnette, MA
  http://www.education.com/reference/article/peer-relationships-young-children/
  
  
• Article: "Teasing and Bullying: No Laughing Matter" by Diana Townsend-Butterworth
  http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/social-emotional-skills/bullying-and-teasing-no-laughing-matter
  
  
• Article: "Bullying in Kindergarten" by Francoise Alsaker
  http://www.education.com/reference/article/kindergarten-bullying

Societal Influences

• Position Statement: "Violence in the Lives of Children" by the National Association for the Education of Young Children
  http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSVIOL98.PDF
  
  
• Web Site: Center for the Study of Violence
  http://www.psychology.iastate.edu/faculty/caa/CSV/index.htm
  
  
• Web Site: The Lion & Lamb Project
  http://www.lionlamb.org/

Optional Resources

• Article: "Preventing Challenging Behavior In Young Children: Effective Practices" by Peter J. Alter and Maureen A. Conroy
  Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children
  http://www.challengingbehavior.org/do/resources/handouts.htm
  
  
• Article: "Challenging Behavior in Young Children" by Barbara Kaiser and Judy Sklar Rasminsky
  http://www.challengingbehavior.com/excerpts.html