Develop Positive and Respectful Relationships with Children

Unit – Develop positive and respectful relationships with children

• Respond sensitively and respectfully to children
• Communication and relationships
• Positive and respectful relationships
• Communication with children
• Families and community
• Active listening
• Questioning and verbal communication
• Engaging children in sustained conversation
• Communication during practical tasks
• Creating a relaxed and unhurried routine
• Use children’s cues to guide the level of involvement
• Participation and supervision of children and babies
• Dangerous behaviour
• Model positive interactions with others
• Praising good behaviour
• Empowering children
• Free play
• Spaces, resources and routines
• Honour children, families and communities
• Show an understanding and respect for children
• Comfort children who cry or show signs of stress
• Positive responses to children
• Helping children recognise and label their emotions
• Model; self-regulation and provide reassurance to children
• Support children’s agency
• Social and environmental factors that impact behaviour
• Stages of development
• Milestones in emotional and language development
• Temperament and personality
• Pedagogical practices and behaviours
• Develop a holistic understanding of the child’s behaviour
• Opportunities for support
• Interactions and behaviour patterns of children in groups
• Gendered behaviour influences on group dynamics
• Positive relationship-building between children
• Self-regulation, self esteem and well-being
• Resilience and strengths-based approach
• Guide to children’s behaviour (Age groups)
• Communicate behavioural expectations
• Involve children in developmental appropriate ways
• Provide instructions and guidance in a supportive manner
• Positive, clear language and repetition
• Positive words, body language and tone of voice
• Redirect behaviour and defuse situations of conflict and stress
• Children who need additional support
• Review your experiences and relationships
• Enhancing your own skills
• Reflective practice and improvement opportunities
• National Quality Framework and National Quality Standard (NQS)