Required Resources
Required Text
1. Health and nutrition of children:
a. Chapter 9: Promoting Positive Social and Emotional Development
Recommended Resources
Websites
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2013). Family health
This site offers health and wellness resources for families. KidsHealth in the Classroom
This site offers educators free health-related lesson plans. Prezi
Discussion 1 : Challenging Classroom Behaviors
Chapter 9 of your course text addresses the following topics:
o Behavioral health as it pertains to a child's set of behaviors that are in response to early experiences and actions of others.
o Emotional development as it pertains to a child's increasing ability to express emotions appropriately.
o Social development as it pertains to the growth of a child's capacity to have relationships and to work cooperatively in the future (Groark & Song, 2012).
Create a visual and written plan for a parent bulletin board that you will place on a large wall outside your classroom which parents will see when they enter your facility.
For this discussion, the written plan will include:
a. An explanation of behavioral health, emotional development, and social development at your specific developmental level. Be sure to identify the developmental level in the subject line of your discussion. For example, your subject line will read as one of the following:
o Infant Parent Bulletin Board
o Toddler Parent Bulletin Board
o Preschool Age Parent Bulletin Board
o School Age Parent Bulletin Board
b. Common characteristics of behavioral health, emotional development, and social development at this level.
c. Specific ways you are supporting this development in the classroom.
d. Specific ways parents can support this development at home.
Please also provide a visual plan of this bulletin board through use of an uploaded picture, scanned image or other electronic creation.
DISCUSSION 2 : Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Resources
When we think about overall well-being, it is important to consider our children and families. For this discussion, you will explore several social, emotional, and behavioral resources that could be shared with children or families. You may find a preschool website with a game about good choices, or you may find a book about using kind words.
You may also locate a website with parent information on helping children who have difficulty with detachment. You may use the Ashford University Library, the Internet, or your local resources. These resources can be videos, books, podcasts, websites, games or publications. After you have researched these, complete the following:
a. Provide a summary of the resource you found to support positive social development.
o Provide a APA citation for the resource
o Suggest how specifically you will use this resource in the classroom or as a home support.
b. Provide a summary of the resource you found to support positive emotional development.
o Provide a APA citation for the resource
o Suggest how specifically you will use this resource in the classroom or as a home support.
c. Provide a summary of the resource you found to support positive behavior development.
o Provide a APA citation for the resource
o Suggest how specifically you will use this resource in the classroom or as a home support.
Your post should be a minimum of 250 words and include three APA citations.