Preschool Positive Behavior Support
Learn positive proactive approaches to challenging behaviors that focus on building social and emotional skills with preschool children.
Effective, nurturing, and responsive teaching practices and interactions are key for all learning in early childhood settings. They foster trust and emotional security; are communication and language rich; and promote critical thinking and problem-solving. They also support social, emotional, behavioral, and language development; provide supportive feedback for learning; and motivate continued effort. Teaching practices and interactions are responsive to and build on each child’s pattern of development and learning. They can be measured by the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®) and other adult-child interaction tools. These observations may then be used to support professional development. Teaching practices also include how schedules and routines are carried out, how settings are managed, and how children’s challenging behaviors are addressed.
Learn positive proactive approaches to challenging behaviors that focus on building social and emotional skills with preschool children.
The 2022-2023 season of Teacher Time explores positive, proactive approaches to challenging behaviors that focus on building social and emotional skills with young children using the Pyramid Model Framework.
Healthy social and emotional development in the infant and toddler years is foundational to healthy development in all other areas. Research shows that fostering positive relationships is key to healthy development.
Learn what research has uncovered about the remarkable ways 25- to 36-month-olds think and feel. Discover how adults can use this research to deepen relationships and help 2-year-olds learn, develop, and thrive.
Creating a supportive, inclusive environment can prevent challenging behaviors in preschool-aged children. This special Teacher Time episode focuses on useful tips for setting up the physical environment, establishing routines, making expectations clear, and more.
This Parallel Play episode focuses on the development of self-regulation in the toddler years and the important role adults play in co-regulation. Learn ways to reframe the “terrible twos” to the “thoughtful twos.”
This Teacher Time episode focuses on Approaches to Learning. Learn more about creativity in infants and toddlers and teaching practices that enhance their development.
Learn what research has uncovered about the remarkable ways 13- to 24-month-olds think and feel. Discover strategies adults can use to deepen relationships and learning during year two of development.
In this Preschool Approaches to Learning episode, explore how creativity helps children develop analytical thinking, communication, and social skills with peers and adults — skills essential for school readiness.
Explore how teachers and family child care providers can prepare learning environments and experiences for infants and toddlers that help them develop initiative and curiosity.