4.2 Behavioral and Emotional Considerations

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Lesson 4.2: Behavioral and Emotional Considerations

Lesson Objectives:
1) Identify common behaviors that toddlers develop

2) Define strategies parents and caregivers employ to model positive behavior in a toddler

3) Explain how a parent can help to build positive self-esteem in a toddler

Vocabulary:
anxiety, discipline, modeling, self-esteem, temper tantrums

Warm Up

• "Use your words." How many of you used to hear this or even say it to your own kids?

A toddler may not yet be able to express themselves and their emotions clearly through their voices. Instead, they may express themselves by acting out.

• Acting out is how toddlers express themselves through actions.

  • Crying, kicking with their feet, or knocking things over are some examples of acting out. 

• Toddlers do not yet have the skills to handle these emotions, and if the behaviors are not addressed at their onset, they can follow the toddlers into childhood and beyond. 

• They need parental support and guidance to learn how to cope with these stressors.
  

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a behavior associated with anger or frustration in toddlers?

• thumb-sucking

• nail-biting

• biting

• breath-holding

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a strategy parents can use for positive discipline in toddlers and children?

• punish misbehavior with negative language

• use supportive and consistent language

• act out with anger

• use physical discipline

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an effective strategy parents or caregivers can use to calm a toddler's temper tantrum?

• shaming

• yelling

• modeling calmness

• acting out in frustration

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