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Understanding and Managing Children's Behaviour through Group Work Ages 3-5

A child–centred approach, 1st Edition

By Cath Hunter

 




Understanding and Managing Children’s Behaviour through Group Work Ages 3-5 provides the reader with an insight into children’s emotional well-being and helps them to understand what and how children communicate and how to respond in a way that provides positive messages, increases their emotional vocabulary and encourages them to change their behaviour. It provides an alternative and effective child centred way of managing children’s behaviour through introducing the concept of reflective language and other tools, equipping staff with new skills that are transferable across the school in any role.


" Written by therapeutic consultant Cath Hunter, this book offers an insight into children's emotional wellbeing, how they communicate and how to respond positively. It provides an effective child-centred way of managing behaviour." - Teach Early Years


Part One: A child-centred approach to emotional health and wellbeing and understanding children’s behaviour 1. What does a child need to be emotionally healthy? 2. The impact of external circumstances on a child’s ability to learn and succeed in school 3. What is this child trying to tell me? 4. Integrating emotional wellbeing into the whole school 5. Developing positive and meaningful relationships at school 6. You can make a difference Part Two: Using group work to promote emotional health and wellbeing and manage children’s behaviour 7. The benefits of group work 8. The role of the facilitator 9. Starting and Ending group work 10. "What ifs" for group work 11. Friendship programme and facilitator’s notes 12. Self esteem programme and facilitator’s notes Resources Conclusion


Cath Hunter is a therapeutic consultant and play therapist and has over thirty years’ experience of working with children, staff and families. Her academic experience includes lecturing on childcare and play work at City College Manchester, and working as a clinical supervisor at Liverpool Hope University, UK. www.therapeuticfamilyinterventions.co.uk








