week 2 discussion 2

Now that you have a solid foundation of the risk factors that influence behavior and brain development, you can use this information and apply it toward helping children who demonstrate challenging behavior. One of the ways we can do this is by building resiliency in children. Resilience is “the ability to overcome serious hardship” (Harvard University, Center on the Developing Child, n.d., para. 1). By understanding the impact of these factors on children’s behavior, we can teach them strategies to help them recover from hardship and challenges. In the discussion this week, you will have the chance to apply some resilience strategies to the children in the ECD 410 Behavioral Methods Case Studies.

To prepare for this discussion,

• Refer to the Week 2 Instructor Guidance for tips and examples that will support your success on this discussion.
• Read Chapter 3: Resilience.
• Read Building Resilience in Young Children: Booklet for Parents of Children From Birth to Six YearsLinks to an external site..
• Read Part 2 of the ECD410 Behavioral Methods Case Studies Download ECD410 Behavioral Methods Case Studiesinteractive. Focus on the same two children from the case studies book that you focused on in your Week 1 Behavior Risk Factors (Case Study) discussion.

In your initial post,

• List the names of the two children you will be focusing on as the first line of your post.
• Describe three factors that foster resilience.
• Summarize one resilience strategy that you would use with the first child.
  • Provide a rationale for why you think this resilience strategy would be effective for this child.
• Summarize one resilience strategy that you would use with the second child.
  • Provide a rationale for why you think this resilience strategy would be effective for this child.