Course Details

How to Listen So Kids Will Talk

Course ID 75895

Appelbaum Training Institute

(800) 232-4453

Description

Children frequently hold back from telling adults in their lives what is really going on. There are specific ways to listen so that children will feel safe and talk more. This books gives you the specific listening skills you need to improve communication with children. It works for children of all ages

5.00 Hours

Course Level

Formal

General Continuing Education

Course Category

Early Childhood

Appelbaum Training Institute
Formal Approved

(3 Hours)

(2 Hours)

CDA Content Areas

Observing and recording children's behavior (2 Hours)
Positive ways to support children's social and emotional development (3 Hours)

Infant Mental Health Core Competency Areas

Family Child Care Home Provider

Child Care Center Staff

Head Start/Early Head Start

Toddlers (13-24 months)

Two's (25-36 months)

Preschooler 3's (37-48 months)

Preschool 4's and 5's (49-72 months)

Elementary (K-3rd grade)

Goals and Objectives

learn:
-how to use door openers with children
-roadblocks to communicating with kids
-how to be a good listener
-how to help children become responsible for solving their own problems
-how to help the child feel important and validated
-negative words to avoid
-positive words that encourage children to talk
-how to achieve more bonding and closeness through listening

There are no events currently scheduled for this course.