A Teacher's Role in Guiding Children

1. Guidance of Young Children
Tenth Edition
Chapter 1
A Teacher’s Role in
Guiding Children
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Learning Objectives
• Defend the idea that teachers must develop good
relationships with children to guide them effectively.
• Explain the two major dimensions of a teacher’s style of
caregiving.
• Describe major caregiving styles in terms of an adult’s
level of demandingness and responsiveness.
• Explain the basic processes through which teachers
influence children.

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Developing Good Relationships with
Children
First step in guiding children effectively: develop good
relationships with them
• Demonstrate respect and show interest
• Acknowledge and learn about children
• Find out what is important to children
• Pay attention (no texting, emailing, or other conversations)
• Show appreciation
• Show genuine enjoyment in your interactions with children

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Major Dimensions of Caregiving Styles
There are two dimensions of caregiving
• Responsiveness
• Demandingness

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Responsiveness Refers to an Adult
• Warmth
• Child development knowledge
• Belief that she/he is a partner with a child in any
interaction
• Communication style
• Willingness to give explanations

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Demandingness Refers to an Adult’s
Knowledge and Skills
• In setting boundaries, limits, and expectations
• In monitoring and supervising children
• With guidance strategies
• In confronting children when necessary

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Three Styles of Caregiving
There are three styles of caregiving
• Authoritative
• Authoritarian
• Permissive

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Authoritative
• Positive style
• High in “demandingness”
• High in “responsiveness”

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Permissive
The two forms of permissive include:
• Indulgent
• Uninvolved

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How are These Forms of Permissiveness the
Same? How are They Different?
Indulgent
• Low in demandingness
• Highly responsive to
children: warm, nurturing
• Made active choice to be
permissive
Uninvolved
• Low in demandingness
• Not very responsive to
children
• Does not want to be
permissive

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An Adult’s Style of Caregiving Affects
Children’s Development (1 of 4)
Authoritative caregiving helps children to feel:
• Safe
• Secure
• Competent

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An Adult’s Style of Caregiving Affects
Children’s Development (2 of 4)
Authoritative caregiving helps children to develop:
• Empathy
• Self-esteem
• Core of personal values
• Self-control
• Self-responsibility

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An Adult’s Style of Caregiving Affects
Children’s Development (3 of 4)
Authoritarian caregiving has a negative effect on children’s
development:
• Poor self-esteem
• Poor self-control
• Fosters aggression
• Does not stop unacceptable behavior

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An Adult’s Style of Caregiving Affects
Children’s Development (4 of 4)
Permissive caregiving has a negative effect on children’s
development:
• Poor impulse control
• Not self-reliant
• Not self-responsible

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How Adults Influence Children
Adults influence children through
• Modeling
• Instruction/teaching
• Giving feedback
• Managing the child’s environment
• Stating expectations for appropriate behavior
• Helping children understand ‘why’
• Helping children change their understanding and attitude

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