Instructions –
Respond to each item. Each response should be concise and between 2-3 paragraphs in length. Use MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers to all three questions in one Word document.
This week you read about challenging and aggressive behaviors. In your own words, compare and contrast challenging behaviors and aggressive behaviors using examples to illustrate your thinking. In your response, consider the types of behaviors, causes, and the influence of adult perspective on labeling the behavior.
Explain how and where young children receive aggressive scripts for behavior and describe the characteristics of effective strategies that change or neutralize these scripts.
Imagine that you are a preschool teacher responding to a parent who wants to understand the difference between anger and aggression. Explain the differences, including why aggressive behavior can be serious cause for concern.
Resources to use: 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
Dr. Marilyn Gootman discusses one of the ways caring adults can make a tremendous difference in children’s lives.
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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:
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 FrancoiseAlsaker
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 SklarRasminsky
http://www.challengingbehavior.com/excerpts.html
With these Learning Resources in mind, please proceed to the Content Review.
