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Bullying by Children as Young as 2 Years

Bullying by Children as Young as Two.

Children bullying another child is not uncommon, and it happens in early childhood centres and homes. Around one in ten children experience being bullied or picked on as a consistent experience from age two years, according to findings of a longitudinal study.

Here we will look at: Should a child be called a bully? What is bullying? Examples of bullying. What’s normal and how adults can stop bullying from developing in the first place

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Giving Children Choices – Strategies for the Best Outcomes

Giving young children choices and empowering them to make their own decisions will help prepare them for life. 

The early years are the best time for children to begin to learn about making choices and consequences.

The ability to choose is the essence of being human. 

Consider how many choices you make each year, month, week, da

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Laughter, Jokes and Having Fun

Fun and laughter in ECE – in our relationships with children and each other.

Creating a positive, playful, and happy climate to be in is key to effective teaching for diverse children.  

Some of the things that make us laugh and giggle are:

Tickles and playful games like peek-a-boo, this little piggy went to market finger-play game,

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Mindfulness and Relaxation Techniques to Help Children Keep Healthy

Teaching Mindfulness to Young Children. by Anna Whitehead.

Mindfulness can be described as the process of being aware.

Sensations, thoughts or feelings are simply experienced for what they are, without judgment. 

Why would you be interested as a parent or teacher in mindfulness? 

In the past we developed the idea that b

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Say Sorry – Asking a Child to Apologise

Ask a Child to Say Sorry. By Warwick Marshall

Some early childhood service teachers do not want to ask a child to say sorry. They avoid this.

But why?

And what if anything is wrong with supporting children to say ‘sorry’?

Here is some reasoning on the matter.

No doubt there’s some kind of reasoning for it but this articl

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Terminating a Child’s Enrolment Because of Behaviour Issues

When Behaviour Issues Get to be Unmanageable.

A member has asked if her service can legally terminate the enrolment of a child whose behaviour has left other children crying, disrupts the programme, and requires constant individual supervision.

She’s worried what will happen if the parent goes to the local newspaper. She’s worried also about

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Medication Issues and Behavioural Disorders

Medication Issues and Behavioural Disorders.

Back in the day, disruptive children who acted out or caused problems around the house were usually deemed to be badly behaved and would have been given a clip round the ear or told to get on with things.

In today’s society, however, things have changed.

When a child is badly behaved, of

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Learning from Disabled Children – How Early Childhood Professionals Can Help

Learning from Disabled Children. By Tim Kahn

This article on Learning from Disabled Children is written from a UK perspective. Some terminology may not be commonplace in New Zealand but should still be apparent from the context.

Disabled, but not really so different

When our daughter, Sarah, was very young, we used to visit our friend Mi

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