Week 2: Guiding and Strengthening Each Child – Content Review

Please read the direction it say that place the question on the work with the answer please use the text book and the resource please.Put a cover sheet.Read over it before you sent it to me thank.

Required Resources

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Course Text: Guidance of Young Children
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Chapter 7, "Self-Esteem and Moral Identity" (pp.167-188)
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Chapter 8, "Feelings and Friends" (pp.189-215)
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Chapter 9, "Resilience and Stress in Childhood" (pp. 216 243)

Supplemental Resources

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Podcast: Genuine v. Phony Self-Esteem
http://www.jackstreet.com/jackstreet/WMBK.Greenspan.cfm

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Article: Stress and Children: What it is and How Parents Can Help (PDF)
http://www.aboutourkids.org/articles/stress_children_what_it_how_parents_can_help
(Available in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean)

Note: To open the document on this site, you will need the free Adobe® Reader® software. The link to download this software is located in the Tech Resources area under Course Home.

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Web Site: ACT: Adults and Children Together Against Violence
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Managing Anger at Home
http://actagainstviolence.apa.org/anger/athome.html

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Managing Anger at the ChildCare Center & School
http://actagainstviolence.apa.org/anger/atschool.html

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Article: Study: Verbal Aggression May Affect Children’s Behavior
http://esciencenews.com/articles/2008/08/04/study.verbal.aggression.may.affect.childrens.behavior

Directions:

* 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.
* Copy and paste each question within the document, so that your Instructor can see which question you are responding to.

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Review the concepts of self-esteem and moral identity. Based on what you have learned in the text and your personal perspective, explain and defend whether you believe it is as important to help children develop a strong moral identity and base of values as it is to help children develop positive self-esteem.
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Review pages 218 220 in the course text. Describe a resilient child and explain how significant adults in childrens lives can help foster resilience.
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Review the different types of stressors for young children. Then write a scenario that describes a situation involving a preschool child who is experiencing a number of different stressors. Explain how an early childhood professional or another significant adult could help the child cope