The highly anticipated 10th edition of Guiding Young Children is here to provide timely guidance and support for children, which is vital for fostering their emotional, social, cognitive, and physical development. The guidance lays the foundation for future well-being, success, and overall happiness, helps create appropriate standards of behavior and discipline, and aids in understanding boundaries, rules, and expectations; it teaches them how to make responsible choices.

Consistent guidance promotes self-discipline, self-control, and respect for others. The importance of good teacher-child relationships is extensively covered, and there is an emphasis on the necessity of abandoning punishment. Adopting a positive and supportive approach to guidance is demanding, but not impossible.

Based on theory and research, the text advocates for an encouraging approach to engaging with children, addressing future teachers and helping them understand the process of guiding children.

Written in a fun style but grounded in theory and research on child development, Guiding Young Children focuses on the positive and developmentally appropriate guidance of young children.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I Guiding Young Children: Three Essential Elements

Chapter 1: The role of the educator in guiding children

Chapter 2: Theoretical foundations of child guidance

Chapter 3: Understanding child development: Key to effective child guidance

PART II “Direct” and “Indirect” Child Guidance

Chapter 4: Supportive physical environments Indirect guidance

Chapter 5: Positive guidance and discipline strategies Direct guidance

Chapter 6: Using observation in child guidance

PART III SPECIAL ISSUES IN CHILD GUIDANCE

Chapter 7: Self-esteem and moral identity

Chapter 8: Emotions and friends Emotional and social competence

Chapter 9: Resilience and stress in childhood

Chapter 10: Aggression and bullying in young children

Chapter 11: Minimizing challenging behavior

PART IV Apply Your Knowledge of Child Guidance

Chapter 12: Apply Your Knowledge Guidance for children during daily activities and transitions

Chapter 13: Apply Your Knowledge Decision-making model for child guidance

Appendix: Summary: key positive discipline strategies