Institute for Youth, Education and Families

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The YEF Institute has published a new toolkit on Preventing Gang Violence and Building Communities Where Young People Thrive. The toolkit draws upon lessons learned over the past three years from the California Cities Gang Prevention Network, a 13-city network formed to identify strategies for reducing gang violence and victimization. The kit highlights a wide range of city practices and contains eight chapters divided into three sections: marshalling resources to fund anti-gang strategies; strategic partnerships within the criminal justice system, and with county agencies, schools, neighborhoods, and the faith community; and targeted approaches, including street-level outreach and facilitating reentry from detention facilities.

Filed under Parents Schools Businesses and tagged with high school gang preventions guidance community family family school partnership public education parenting on January 15, 2010 #

Behavior Communicates

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It is the job of all early childhood educators to understand what behavior means. When a child behaves in a way that indicates a need for extra help and support, ask the question, “What is really going on here?” Be a detective to discover possible messages in the child’s behavior. Is the child in question really saying…I have a need that isn’t being met. *I feel hungry, tired or ill. *I need help learning how to interact with others and develop relationships. I’m lonely. I want attention. *I’m bored or overwhelmed. *I feel sad, scared, anxious, or angry. *I want… I don’t know how to do it. *The activity is too hard for me. I’m frustrated! *I don’t understand the directions. I’m confused! I feel uncomfortable. *The room is too noisy and crowded and the lights are too bright. *It’s hard for me to sit still at circle time.

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with behavior guidance mental health PBS on January 14, 2010 #

Guidance

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As young children grow, they are learning how to develop relationships with others and to be members of a community. All children need support to learn and achieve these important life skills. The process adults use to teach and support this learning is known as guidance. Effective guidance assumes the following conditions: * Respect, understanding, and appreciation for every child’s unique qualities. * Knowledge that childrens mistaken behaviors provide learning opportunities. * An encouraging community where every child belongs and feels safe. * A developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive setting.

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with guidance discipline behavior mental health on January 14, 2010 #

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