Constructive Guidance and Discipline

Positive approaches focused on treating the causes of behavior problems to help young children become happy, responsible, productive people

This book presents guidance and discipline concepts within a framework of child development, developmentally appropriate practices, and constructivist education to give early childhood educators the best approaches available for nurturing children for success. Focusing on what is best for young children, rather than merely presenting an impartial overview of various approaches, the authors stress helping adults to effectively assist children’s moral development using the coercive approaches of punishment or behavior modification. The emphasis is on guidance for children ages three through eight.

The new edition: Continues the features that have made previous editions so popular; Includes new invitations to reflect, new tables and figures, careful documentation and careful explanations of the principles, and a stronger balance of preschool and primary-grade level examples; and Includes examples with infants and toddlers, addressing the needs expressed by higher education programs to cover guidance for young children from birth to age eight.

Invigorate learning with the Enhanced Pearson eText
The Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content with the following multimedia features: Embedded videos in each chapter illustrate key concepts and strategies. Video Analysis exercises in most chapters give students opportunities to view children and teachers in guidance situations and apply their understanding by answering questions and reading feedback. Check Your Understanding quizzes on every learning outcome help students focus on key chapter content and receive immediate feedback on their selections.