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Thinking about Guidance and Culture

³Ô¹ÏÍø Training & Curriculum Specialist Positive Guidance Lesson 1 Apply Thinking about Guidance and Culture
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You can help staff members think about their own experiences and beliefs about child guidance. You can use the rating scale below to spark conversation or reflection. Ask each staff member to rate how strongly they agree or disagree with each statement. Use their responses to guide your coaching interactions when it comes to supporting staff with using positive guidance practices.

  1. Adults should listen to children's ideas, suggestions, and opinions.
    1. Strongly Disagree
    2. Disagree
    3. Agree
    4. Strongly Agree
  2. Rules inhibit children’s creativity.
    1. Strongly Disagree
    2. Disagree
    3. Agree
    4. Strongly Agree
  3. If you offer choices, children will take advantage of you.
    1. Strongly Disagree
    2. Disagree
    3. Agree
    4. Strongly Agree
  4. The most important thing is that children like me and consider me a friend.
    1. Strongly Disagree
    2. Disagree
    3. Agree
    4. Strongly Agree
  5. I have a hard time being consistent with children.
    1. Strongly Disagree
    2. Disagree
    3. Agree
    4. Strongly Agree
  6. Children need to respect my decisions. There is no room for discussion.
    1. Strongly Disagree
    2. Disagree
    3. Agree
    4. Strongly Agree
  7. If left to their own devices, children would always make trouble.
    1. Strongly Disagree
    2. Disagree
    3. Agree
    4. Strongly Agree
  8. Giving children choices shows weakness.
    1. Strongly Disagree
    2. Disagree
    3. Agree
    4. Strongly Agree
  9. I like to discuss options with children.
    1. Strongly Disagree
    2. Disagree
    3. Agree
    4. Strongly Agree
  10. It’s important for adults to explain their decisions and to help children understand consequences for unsafe behavior.
    1. Strongly Disagree
    2. Disagree
    3. Agree
    4. Strongly Agree
  11. It is okay to use prizes or rewards to get children to follow the rules or listen to me.
    1. Strongly Disagree
    2. Disagree
    3. Agree
    4. Strongly Agree
  12. Consistent limits are important for children’s development.
    1. Strongly Disagree
    2. Disagree
    3. Agree
    4. Strongly Agree