(a) create and maintain a healthy sleep foundation
for your
child,
ages 4 - 36 months old; (b) develop reasonable expectations
for how much sleep your
child will need at
different stages
of development, including length and timing
of naps; (c) be prepared with
strategies for when sleep challenges arise - which in the first three years, can be often; and (d) understand the connection between sleep, behavior, and emotions
of the entire family.
Other
strategies include: (1) establishing and using a time - out or cooling - off place (even an informal time - out activity like having a
child take a message, book, or box
of chalk to another teacher could give the student the space and time he or she needs to maintain or regain composure); (2) applying role plays, simulations (
for example, Barnga, Living in a Global
Age, Rafa - Rafa, and Broken Squares) and moral dilemmas to teach students how to resolve conflicts, make collective decisions, appreciate
different perspectives, weigh consequences, identify right from wrong, and check impulsive behavior; and (3) suggesting or assigning literature with characters who face similar challenges to that
of the disabled student.
Topics include the importance
of building a nurturing relationship with each
child, appropriate expectations
for children's behavior at
different ages, and using positive guidance
strategies.