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Module 8: Interactions and Guidance

Promoting Self-Concept

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Child Care Basics * Module 8 * Promoting Self-Concept

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a. It is raining and the caregivers are getting the two-year-old children ready to go outside.

 

The correct response is Caregiver asks "Anden, do you want to wear your raincoat or your sweatshirt with a hood?"


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a. It is raining and the caregivers are getting the two-year-old children ready to go outside.

 

The correct response is Caregiver asks "Anden, do you want to wear your raincoat or your sweatshirt with a hood?"


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b. Two seven-year-olds are fighting over the same toy.

 

The correct response is Caregiver asks the children to think of a solution to this problem.


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b. Two seven-year-olds are fighting over the same toy.

 

The correct response is Caregiver asks the children to think of a solution to this problem.

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c. Child spills milk at the lunch table.

 

The correct response is Caregiver says, “The sponge is over there. Would you like to clean it up yourself or do you want some help?”.

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c. Child spills milk at the lunch table.

 

The correct response is Caregiver says, “The sponge is over there. Would you like to clean it up yourself or do you want some help?”.


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d. Candace is an angry five-year-old who goes into the housekeeping area and throws the dolls and toys all over the floor.

 

The correct response is Caregiver asks Candace, “Do you want to clean up the area by yourself, or do you need some help?”

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d. Candace is an angry five-year-old who goes into the housekeeping area and throws the dolls and toys all over the floor.

 

The correct response is Caregiver asks Candace, “Do you want to clean up the area by yourself, or do you need some help?”


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e.  Which of the following child care provider actions enhance positive self-esteem in children?

 

The correct response is Teaching them to set age-appropriate goals.

 

Teach children to set realistic, age-appropriate goals. This enhances young children’s self-esteem and success experiences. Boost children’s self-esteem by catching them being good and offering compliments for a job well done, or by an appropriate reaction to something that has occurred. For example, when a child shoved and doesn’t shove back, you might say, “I’m very proud of the way you didn’t shove Bobby back” to compliment the child. Such compliments encourage feelings of self-worth and self-esteem.

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e.  Which of the following child care provider actions enhance positive self-esteem in children?

 

The correct response is Teaching them to set age-appropriate goals.

 

Teach children to set realistic, age-appropriate goals. This enhances young children’s self-esteem and success experiences. Boost children’s self-esteem by catching them being good and offering compliments for a job well done, or by an appropriate reaction to something that has occurred. For example, when a child shoved and doesn’t shove back, you might say, “I’m very proud of the way you didn’t shove Bobby back” to compliment the child. Such compliments encourage feelings of self-worth and self-esteem.


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f. What can a child care provider do that will help boost a children’s self-esteem?

 

The correct response is Spend time with the children.

 

Spending quality time daily with them may be the biggest indication to children that they are valued, wanted, and important.  Boost children’s self-esteem by catching them being good and offering compliments for a job well done, or by an appropriate reaction to something that has occurred. For example, when a child shoved and doesn’t shove back, you might say, “I’m very proud of the way you didn’t shove Bobby back” to compliment the child. Such compliments encourage feelings of self-worth and self-esteem.

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f. What can a child care provider do that will help boost a children’s self-esteem?

 

The correct response is Spend time with the children.

 

Spending quality time daily with them may be the biggest indication to children that they are valued, wanted, and important.  Boost children’s self-esteem by catching them being good and offering compliments for a job well done, or by an appropriate reaction to something that has occurred. For example, when a child shoved and doesn’t shove back, you might say, “I’m very proud of the way you didn’t shove Bobby back” to compliment the child. Such compliments encourage feelings of self-worth and self-esteem.



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g. Which of the following may be a cause of low self-esteem?

 

The correct response is bullying.

 

Being bullied in early childhood can cause harm that lasts throughout life. Bullying consists of verbal, emotional, and/or physical assault, and generally involves intimidation of some sort. For males, it is most often physical; for females, it is most often psychological. Children who are bullied with either become passive and timid or angry and aggressive toward others.

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g. Which of the following may be a cause of low self-esteem?

 

The correct response is bullying.

 

Being bullied in early childhood can cause harm that lasts throughout life. Bullying consists of verbal, emotional, and/or physical assault, and generally involves intimidation of some sort. For males, it is most often physical; for females, it is most often psychological. Children who are bullied with either become passive and timid or angry and aggressive toward others.


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