Understanding Children's Behavior: Supporting the Individual Needs of Infants and Toddlers
A PITC Training Session

Format: 3 hour session, 30-40 participants

The session focuses on recognizing and understanding individual and developmental issues underlying the emotional messages and behavior of infants and toddlers in group care. Concepts and training strategies for helping care teachers understand and respond appropriately to infants and toddlers are introduced. Materials are discussed that are designed to assist with recognizing the possible reasons for children’s behaviors and identifying strategies appropriate for working with different behaviors.

Related Module(s):
I Social-Emotional Growth and Socialization

Related Resources:
Article Chapter Five: The Yale Child Study Center Teachers' Inventory of Emotional and Behavioral Development in Children Ages 2-6 Years
Article Emotional Flooding: Using Empathy to Help Babies Manage Strong Emotions
Article Infants Take Self-Regulation Into Their Own Hands
Article Organizational Climate as a Tool for Child Care Staff Retention
Article The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning Addressing Challenging Behavior in Infants and Toddlers
Guide California Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations (2009)
Handout Outline of Session- Understanding Children's Behavior (Kadija Johnston Version)
Handout Resource List- Understanding Children's Behavior
Handout Toward a Better Understanding of Children's Behavior
Handout Unmet Emotional Need Grid
PowerPoint Social Emotional Development PowerPoint Prensentation
PowerPoint Understanding Children's Behavior - EHS (Miriam Silverman)