Describe the stages of grief and the different ways children react to grief and stress.
Learn about the stages of grief and how children cope with grief and stress in this comprehensive guide. Understand the difference between unintentional and nonfatal injuries that children may encounter. Gain valuable insights for early childhood education and child care centers.Trainings incorporating this outcome
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120 hours courses
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Related Outcomes
- Distinguish how to adapt arts and crafts for younger children and children with different abilities.
- Describe the stages of emotional development in young children.
- Recognize that children develop independence at different stages.
- Give examples of strategies caregivers can teach young children to cope with grief in healthy ways.
- Describe the difference between unintentional injuries and nonfatal injuries children can experience.
- Describe the importance of providing opportunities for children to practice independence.
- Give examples of ways to collaborate with other professionals involved in the care and education of all children and youth.
- Describe ways to analyze classrooms for an anti-bias approach.
- Identify different learning styles of young children
- Describe the rights of children and families and their relation to home visiting.
- Describe the importance of responding sensitively to differences in individual communication styles.
- Identify different types of barriers for mixed ages with disabilities and ways to adapt curriculum to fit their needs.
- Identify ways to support children’s development using the arts.
- Define active play in the early childhood classroom and describe its benefits for young children.
- Describe how materials, equipment, environment, and staff meet the individual needs for children
- Describe strategies and experiences to promote collaboration between child and youth care professionals and programs and other professionals involved in the care and education of all children and youth.
- Identify the most common sources of stress for young children.
- Identify the types of barriers children's with disabilities/special needs face and ways to adapt curriculum to fit those needs.
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