Child Care Professional Conscious Nurturing Positive Child Discipline

Online Program Training Certification

Certified by the Child Happiness Institute of Love Development, Mental Health Engagement, National Court Ordered Education Institute's Advisory Board of Licensed and Certified Mental Health Professionals.
Child Care Professional Education for clock hours for child care professionals.

Course Contents

Certified Clock Hours for Child Care Professionals

  • Child Development

    Knowing how children develop is essential to nurturing conscious discipline and positive reinforcement.

  • Attachment Styles

    Expand your knowledge about the different attachment styles to better understand a child's perspective.

  • Positive Reinforcement

    Psychologists agree that positive reinforcement results in positive behavior change in children.

Conscious Nurturing, Positive Child Discipline

Certification including Clock-hour Credits for Child Care Professionals

This program certification is an in-depth training on nurturing conscious discipline and positive reinforcement according to a child's specific developmental stage. Knowing how children develop socially and emotionally is essential in providing effective positive discipline. Examine the different types of caregiver attachment styles and how they relate to social and emotional development in children.

Also presented are definitions of multiple terms around development and developmental stages, and methods of recognizing developmental differences among typically developing children as well as ways to consider if a specific discipline strategy meets a child’s developmental stage. 

The importance of trauma informed care and understanding adverse childhood experiences and how it affects children’s development and strategies to plan compassionate engaging learning experiences are explained.

This online course was created by the Child Happiness Institute of Love Development operated by Belinda Bane and Valerie Joglar in alignment with guidelines set by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Child Care Licensing Division, and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Included: certification training completion reminders emailed weekly, training transcript and a 1-year certification.

Value: Certified Clock Hour Credits for Child Care Professionals, training transcript, official program certification good for 1-year.

eCourse Curriculum

Child Care Professional Continuing Education

  • 1

    Session 1: Infant & Toddler Emotional & Social Child Development

    • Welcome! Below, find important introduction information about your online course...

    • Entry Survey: Introduction to Conscious Nurturing, Positive Child Discipline

    • What Are Social-Emotional Skills? Social-Emotional Skills: Know the Basics.

    • Emotional & Social Development in Babies: Birth to 3 Months. By two months of age, a baby will spend much of each day watching and listening to the people around her. She learns that they will entertain and soothe her, feed her and make her comfortable.

    • Birth to 12 Months: Social-Emotional Development Starting from birth, babies are learning who they are by how they are treated.

    • Social-Emotional Development Domain. Interactions and Relationships with Adults, Interactions and Relationships with Peers, Identity of Self in Relation to Others, Recognition of Ability, Expression of Emotion, Empathy, Emotion Regulation, Impulse Control

    • (02:43) What Is Social-Emotional Development? by HopeStreetGroup

    • (24:34) Dr. Catherine Monk: The Mother-Infant Relationship Before Birth & Why it Matters by Simms/Mann Institute

    • (00:55) Parents’ Guide to Baby’s Social-Emotional Development by Pathways

    • (03:39) Infant/Toddler Social Emotional Development by Michelle Hancock

    • (04:40) Child Development Stages: Social Emotional Milestones for 2-3 Years by Nekole Amber

    • Assessment: Infant & Toddler Emotional & Social Development

  • 2

    Session 2: Preschool & School Age Emotional & Social Child Development

    • This lesson provides an introduction to social-emotional development during the infant and toddler years. A key learning point is the significance of social-emotional skills for children’s overall development and learning.

    • A well-planned, high-quality environment can support infants’ and toddlers’ social-emotional development and learning. This lesson describes how your infant and toddler early care and learning environment can promote social-emotional growth.

    • Fostering Healthy Social & Emotional Development in Young Children Tips for EARLY Childhood Teachers and Providers

    • Social and Emotional Intelligence: An Introductory Guide. The social and emotional intelligence definition refers to the ability to be aware of one’s own feelings in the present moment.

    • Social-Emotional Development: Preschool Students. What is Social-Emotional Development in Preschoolers? Develop an understanding of social-emotional skills. Demonstrate empathy for friends, parents, and others. Form positive friendships with peers.

    • 3 Best Tools to Assess and Measure Social-Emotional Learning in Schools. Assessments give us a way of tracking and measuring students’ educational experience. They let us see what students are doing well and where they might improve.

    • (01:35) What is Social Emotional Development in Children by Milwaukee County DHHS

    • (04:23) The 3 Stages of Emotional Child Development by Psych2Go

    • (04:16) Early Childhood Social and Emotional Learning by WisconsinDPI

    • Assessment: Preschool & School Age Emotional & Social Development

  • 3

    Session 3: Infancy to School-Age Child Development Stages

    • Ages & Stages: Prenatal; Baby: 0-12 mos. A baby will give you information—how she likes to be treated, talked to, held, and comforted. This section address the most common questions and concerns that arise during the first months of of life.

    • Ages & Stages: Toddler: 1-3 yrs. A child is advancing from infancy into the preschool years. During this time, his physical growth and motor development will slow, but expect to see some tremendous intellectual, social, and emotional changes.

    • Ages and Stages: Preschool: 3-5 yrs. A child is advancing from infancy into the preschool years. During this time, his physical growth and motor development will slow, but expect to see some tremendous intellectual, social, and emotional changes.

    • Ages and Stages: Gradeschooler: 5-12yrs. S/he should feel confident to meet the challenges in life. This sense of personal power evolves from having successful life experiences in solving problems independently, being creative and seeing the results.

    • (03:21) Child Development, What is it? The 5 stages of a child development explained in this video. by BabyPillars

    • (15:30) When Should my Baby... Milestones 0-12 months by Babies and Bones

    • (07:18) Baby and Toddler Milestones, Dr. Lisa Shulman by Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    • (06:26) Whole Child Development by Sprouts

    • (09:06) What is the Period of PURPLE Crying? by purple NCSBS

    • (10:16) PRACTICAL LIFE Skills and Activities for Kids ( 3-4-5 year old ) | Skills and Milestones by MotherTouch

    • (06:55) Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development by Sprouts

    • Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development suggests that children move through four different stages of mental development. His theory focuses not only on understanding how children acquire knowledge but also on understanding the nature of intelligence

    • Assessment: Child Development Stages

  • 4

    Session 4: Milestones in Child Development and Play

    • Ages and Stages of Child Development: Mentoring and guiding children prepares them for success. Positive discipline is the solution to raising happy, healthy adults. Children who are nurtured & supported throughout childhood are more likely to thrive.

    • Play is all about fun! Any activity, organized or unstructured, your child finds fun and enjoyable is considered play. But play is much more than just a fun activity for your child! As a child grows they go through different stages of play development.

    • (13:50) Stages of Play by Sammy Fugler

    • (06:45) Kohlberg’s 6 Stages of Moral Development by Sprouts

    • (20:19) The Heart-Brain Connection: The Neuroscience of Social, Emotional, and Academic Learning by Edutopia

    • (03:51) PLAY THERAPY - WHAT IS IT? by Playful Pathways

    • Play therapy is a form of therapy used primarily for children. That’s because children may not be able to process their own emotions or articulate problems to parents or other adults. While it may look like an ordinary playtime play therapy is much more

    • (07:43) Play Therapy Works! by Association for Play Therapy

    • (05:40) Teaching Your Child Play Skills | Autism Play Activities & Social Play Skills

    • Assessment: Milestones in Child Development and Play

  • 5

    Session 5: Early Brain Development

    • Learning about how a child’s brain develops in the early years of their life is of practical worth both for the parents and educators. Rapid growth in the field of neuroscience is brining to light new amazing truths about child brain development stages.

    • The early years of a child’s life are very important for later health and development. One of the main reasons is how fast the brain grows starting before birth and continuing into early childhood.

    • From birth to age 5, a child’s brain develops more than at any other time in life. And early brain development has a lasting impact on a child’s ability to learn and succeed in school and life.

    • (02:53) Early Years Resources: The Science of Early Childhood Brain Development

    • (01:40) How baby brains develop CNN

    • (04:05) How a child's brain develops through early experiences by NSPCC

    • (02:13) Why Early Years are Important for Brain Development

    • (06:03) 1965. Effect of emotional deprivation and neglect on babies. Subtitled in English

    • Assessment: Healthy Brain Development

  • 6

    Session 6: Environment and Healthy Brain Development

    • Two new reports from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) highlight the important role that early childhood experiences play in influencing lifelong learning, behavior and health.

    • (04:05) How Brains are Built: The Core Story of Brain Development

    • (04:10) Creating a Positive Learning Environment by Edutopia

    • From our earliest days, the brain rapidly develops thinking, mobility, and communication skills. But not quite as quick to develop are the parts of the brain that regulate and process our emotions.

    • (05:10) Childhood Trauma and the Brain | UK Trauma Council by Anna Freud NCCF

    • A high ACE score does not mean a person will necessarily develop correlating physical and behavioral health problems. It simply means that they are at greater risk. Moreover, while ACEs can impact the development of the brain the effect is reversible.

    • (01:56) 1. Experiences Build Brain Architecture

    • (00:40) How Does the Environment Affect a Child's Brain Development?

    • (05:10) How Early Childhood Experiences Affect Lifelong Health and Learning

    • Assessment: Environment and Healthy Brain Development

  • 7

    Session 7: Healthy Attachment Styles and Healthy Relationships

    • Attachment Styles in Children. The way that children build an attachment to their parents and caregivers has a significant impact on many other areas of their life.

    • The Different Types of Attachment Styles. Attachment styles are characterized by different ways of interacting and behaving in relationships. During early childhood, these attachment styles are centered on how children and parents interact.

    • Which of These Four Attachment Styles Is Yours? Your attachment style is formed early in life, and now it affects your adult relationships.

    • (07:17) The Four Attachment Styles of Love by Psych2Go

    • (06:38) What Is Your Attachment Style? by The School of Life

    • (07:35) The Attachment Theory: How Childhood Affects Life by Sprouts

    • (03:38) Secure, Insecure, Avoidant Ambivalent Attachment in Mothers Babies by Marie Coppola

    • (05:16) 8 Signs of an Anxious Attachment Style by Psych2Go

    • Assessment: Healthy Attachment Styles and Healthy Relationships

  • 8

    Session 8: Positive, Nurturing and Conscious Discipline Styles

    • Positive Discipline is based on the understanding that discipline must be taught and that discipline teaches. Effective discipline… 1) Helps children feel a sense of connection. (Belonging and significance)

    • Positive Discipline teaches important social and life skills in a manner that is deeply respectful and encouraging for both children and adults (including parents, teachers, childcare providers, youth workers, and others).

    • Conscious Discipline is a social-emotional learning program. Designed by Dr. Becky Bailey, the program supports first teaching ourselves about self-control and self-regulation, and then teaching children.

    • 3-Step Positive Parenting System: Respond instead of Reacting to a Child. Step One: Acknowledge Your Child’s Feelings. Step Two: Physically Connect To Help Diffuse a Child’s Emotions. Step Three: Teach Your Child Positive Behavior and Healthy Expressions.

    • Positive Discipline Coaching Phrases.

    • (37:21) MONTESSORI AT HOME: Positive Discipline Examples & What To Do by Hapa Family

    • (05:18) Conscious Discipline Basics - Conscious Discipline Skills by Conscious Discipline

    • Assessment: Positive, Nurturing and Positive Discipline Styles

  • 9

    Session 9: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma Informed Care

    • ACEs or adverse childhood experiences are potentially traumatic things that occur in a child’s life. These experiences occur before a child is eighteen, but they remember them throughout their life. ACEs refer to specific types of childhood traumas.

    • Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events in a child’s life that can have negative and lasting effects on health and well-being. These experiences occur before the age of 18 and are remembered by that child as an adult.

    • Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) have a tremendous impact on future violence victimization and perpetration, and lifelong health and opportunity. Working together, we can help create neighborhoods, communities, and a world where every child thrives.

    • Trauma-informed care shifts the focus from “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?” A trauma-informed approach to care acknowledges that health care organizations and care teams need to have a complete picture of a patient’s life situation —

    • (03:33) What is Trauma-Informed Care? by Center for Health Care Strategies

    • Trauma knows no boundaries; it can be experienced by any individual at any time without regard to age, race, gender, or socioeconomic status. It’s estimated that 1 out of every 4 children have been exposed to trauma in some capacity.

    • Trauma-Informed Care understands and considers the pervasive nature of trauma and promotes environments of healing and recovery rather than practices and services that may inadvertently re-traumatize.

    • (28:01) The effect of trauma on the brain and how it affects behaviors | John Rigg | TEDxAugusta by TED

    • (16:02) How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime | Nadine Burke Harris by TED

    • (04:32) We Can Prevent ACEs by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    • Assessment: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma Informed Care

  • 10

    Session 10: Child Abuse, Identifying and Preventinng Abuse and Neglect in Children

    • Child abuse and neglect are serious public health problems and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). They can have long-term impacts on health, opportunity, and wellbeing.

    • (02:19) What are child abuse and neglect? By Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    • (03:23) Prevention Strategies Moving Forward by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    • Prevention Strategies: Child abuse and neglect (CAN) are serious problems that can have lasting harmful effects on its victims. CDC’s goal is to stop child abuse and neglect from happening in the first place.

    • (03:06) The Cardiff Violence Prevention Model Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    • (03:02) Prevent ACEs Now by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    • (04:32) We Can Prevent ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    • What is Abusive Head Trauma? Abusive head trauma (AHT), which includes shaken baby syndrome, is a preventable and severe form of physical child abuse that results in an injury to the brain of a child.

    • What is child sexual abuse? Child sexual abuse is a significant but preventable adverse childhood experience and public health problem.

    • (04:26) I Have a Bad Child - I'm Out of Control, What Do I Do? by Teal Swan

    • Assessment: Child Abuse and Neglect Identification and Prevention

  • 11

    Session 11: Abusive Head Trauma and Brain Development

    • What is AHT? Abusive head trauma (AHT), which includes shaken baby syndrome, is preventable, severe physical child abuse that results in an injury to the brain of a child. AHT often happens when a parent or caregiver becomes angry or frustrated at a baby.

    • Abusive head trauma is a head or neck injury from physical child abuse. It happens when someone shakes a baby or hits the baby against something hard. Most cases happen when a parent or caregiver is angry, tired, or upset.

    • (01:48) The Specifics of Abusive Head Trauma by brainline

    • (05:33) Preventing Abusive Head Trauma by countysandiego

    • Learning about how a child’s brain develops in the early years of their life is of practical worth both for the parents and educators. Rapid growth in the field of neuroscience is brining to light new amazing truths about child brain development stages.

    • (02:53) Early Years Resources: The Science of Early Childhood Brain Development BC Foster Parents Association 4/29/2024

    • The early years of a child’s life are very important for later health and development. One of the main reasons is how fast the brain grows starting before birth and continuing into early childhood.

    • From birth to age 5, a child’s brain develops more than at any other time in life. And early brain development has a lasting impact on a child’s ability to learn and succeed in school and life.

    • (04:44) The Baby Brain by First Things First

    • (01:51) 3. Toxic Stress Derails Healthy Development by Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University

    • Can you remember the last time you played peek-a-boo with a young child? You may think it is just a fun child’s game, but actually it is helping brains of very young children develop.

    • (04:05) How a child's brain develops through early experiences by NSPCC

    • (14:09) Growing an emotional brain by graham music

    • Assessment: AHT and Brain Development

  • 12

    Session 12: Abusive Head Trauma Statistics, Risk Factors, Intervention and Prevention

    • The following national child abuse statistics from Childhelp and DOSOMETHING.org present facts on how abused youth in the United States are affected by violence and maltreatment.

    • (00:34) Neurology Exam, 3 Month: Motor-Head & Trunk Control

    • (17:08) Preventing Child Head Trauma: Crying Connection by SaintAlsHealth

    • Five ways to prevent abusive head trauma and shaken baby syndrome. Learn and share these tips for safe stress relief when caring for young children

    • (05:10) Childhood Trauma and the Brain | UK Trauma Council by Anna Freud NCCF

    • (06:00) Helping Toddlers Manage Their Big Emotions Using Emotional Intelligence by Tano's Mom

    • Report Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation: Report Abuse By Phone: 1-800-252-5400 Online: www.txabusehotline.org

    • Assessment: Statistics, Risk Factors, Intervention and AHT Prevention

  • 13

    Session 13: Child Abuse and How to Report Abuse and Neglect in Children

    • Report Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation: Report Abuse By Phone: 1-800-252-5400 Online: www.txabusehotline.org

    • The Department of Family and Protective Services provides this secure website for reporting suspicions of abuse, neglect and exploitation of children, adults with disabilities, or people 65 years or older.

    • CHILDHELP: An abuser’s best friend is silence: the silent fear of the victim and the silence of those who could report. If you are being hurt, know someone who might be hurting, or are afraid you might hurt another, call, text or live chat Childhelp.

    • (04:52) The History of Childhelp by CHILDHELP

    • Reporting Suspected Abuse or Neglect of a Child: A Guide for Professionals - Professional reporters include, but are not limited to: Medical facility staff Social workers School personnel Law enforcement Mental health professionals Officers of the court

    • WARNING SIGNS: There are many factors that determine whether a situation warrants an investigation. When in doubt, you should always err on the side of the child's safety by making a phone or online report.

    • (17:36) Pablo: Reporting Abuse/Neglect by Phone by Texas DFPS

    • (05:36) Lily: Reporting Abuse/Neglect Online by Texas DFPS

    • How to Report Child Abuse and Neglect There are ways you can help stop child maltreatment if you suspect or know that a child is being abused or neglected. If you or someone else is in immediate and serious danger, you should call 911.

    • (01:53) The Value of Telling Your Story by American SPCC

    • Assessment: Child Abuse and How to Report Abuse and Neglect

  • 14

    Session 14: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Brain Development

    • Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the unexplained death, usually during sleep, of a seemingly healthy baby less than a year old. SIDS is sometimes known as crib death because the infants often die in their cribs.

    • (04:31) Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathology by Osmosis

    • Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the sudden and unexplained death of a baby younger than 1 year old. A diagnosis of SIDS is made if the baby’s death remains unexplained even after a death scene investigation and autopsy.

    • (02:00) Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - Boys Town Pediatrics by BoysTownHospital

    • Sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) is a term used to describe the sudden and unexpected death of a baby less than 1 year old in which the cause was not obvious before investigation. These deaths often happen during sleep or in the baby’s sleep area.

    • (06:19) SIDS: What Every Parent Should Know | Children's National Health System by Children's National Hospital

    • Learning about how a child’s brain develops in the early years of their life is of practical worth both for the parents and educators. Rapid growth in the field of neuroscience is brining to light new amazing truths about child brain development stages.

    • (04:35) Nurturing Your Child's Early Brain Development1 Misti Cave 4/29/2024

    • The early years of a child’s life are very important for later health and development. One of the main reasons is how fast the brain grows starting before birth and continuing into early childhood.

    • (04:05) How a child's brain develops through early experiences NSPCC 4/29/2024

    • Neuroscience research has shown us that early childhood is a time of tremendous brain development. The young brain literally changes shape and size in response to everything encountered in the early years of life.

    • Assessment: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

  • 15

    Session 15: SIDS Risk Factors, Prevention Strategies and Brain Trauma

    • 10 Steps to Help Prevent SIDS: Your baby’s risk of SIDS is much higher any time they sleep on their side or stomach. (A baby placed on their side can roll over on their stomach.) These positions put your baby’s face in the mattress or sleeping area.

    • (18:53) Live Q&A: Safe sleep for babies and risks of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) by Children's Wisconsin

    • (10:39) New Guidelines to Reduce Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

    • New parents do everything they can to keep their babies healthy. But sometimes, a baby who seems perfectly fine passes away for no clear reason. When this happens to an infant under the age of 1, doctors refer to it as sudden infant death syndrome, SIDS

    • (02:24) Investigation of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome by Cambridge University Press - Academic

    • As SIDS can be a mystery, there is no cure. It is not a disease but a complex prognosis of which parents can help prevent by following some guidelines to make baby's sleep state more safe and comfortable.

    • (03:31) Baby Sleep Strategies to Avoid SIDS! Preferred Medical Group 4/29/2024

    • (02:07) Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Prevention Through Sleep Positioning by Best Doctors

    • (02:35) SIDS Can Happen to Anyone - A Pediatricians Story by American Academy of Pediatrics

    • Report Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation: Report Abuse By Phone: 1-800-252-5400 Online: www.txabusehotline.org

    • Assessment: SIDS Risk Factors, Prevention Strategies and Brain Trauma

  • 16

    Session 16: What is Art Therapy?

    • Art therapists are master-level clinicians who work with people of all ages across a broad spectrum of practice. Guided by ethical standards and scope of practice, their education and supervised training prepares them for culturally proficient work.

    • (08:43) What to Expect in Art Therapy by Swedish

    • What Is Art Therapy? The use of artistic methods to treat psychological disorders and enhance mental health is known as art therapy. Art therapy is a technique rooted in the idea that creative expression can foster healing and mental well-being

    • (06:10) Art Therapy in Action: Neuroscience by The American Art Therapy Association

    • What Is Art Therapy? Benefits & How It’s Used to Help Heal. According to the American Art Therapy Association, AT is based on the belief that “the creative process involved in artistic self-expression helps people to resolve conflicts and problems...

    • (06:46) What is Art Therapy and How it Works by Thirsty For Art

    • Art therapy involves the use of creative techniques such as drawing, painting, collage, coloring, or sculpting to help people express themselves artistically and examine the psychological and emotional undertones in their art.

    • (07:04) The why and how of art therapy by UQ Faculty of Medicine

    • (06:12) How Does Art Therapy Heal the Soul? | The Science of Happiness by SoulPancake

    • Assessment: Introduction to Art Therapy

  • 17

    Session 17: The Art of Nurturing Discipline Strategies and Techniques

    • 1-2-3 Magic is a discipline program that focuses on implementing time-outs for inappropriate behaviours. It helps adults gain control of their own emotions and eliminates a lot of talking. It helps children realize the consequences of their actions.

    • (05:00) How to use 1-2-3 Magic by 123 Magic Parenting

    • (03:21) How to use 1 2 3 counting by 123 Magic Parenting

    • (26:52) Dr. Becky Bailey on PBS - Shifting from Fear to Love by Conscious Discipline

    • (06:47) Conscious Discipline in the Classroom by Irving Peralta

    • (06:33) Handling Temper Tantrums - Conscious Discipline Skills by Conscious Discipline

    • (11:35) Abraham Hicks ~ Discipline and Time Out for Kids SetWhip 4/29/2024

    • Assessment: The Art of Discipline Strategies and Techniques

    • Exit Survey: Introduction to Conscious Nurturing, Positive Child Discipline Certification, Part 1 Complete

  • 18

    Session 18: Social Emotional Child Growth and Development Practical Application

    • Social and Emotional Intelligence: An Introductory Guide. The social and emotional intelligence definition refers to the ability to be aware of one’s own feelings in the present moment.

    • Social & Emotional Development Promoting Social-Emotional Development: Positive Relationships Establishing and maintaining positive relationships is a vital part of a school-age child’s social-emotional development.

    • (03:27) Social-Emotional Development: Positive Relationships - How it's done -

    • Promoting Social-Emotional Development: Experiences and Activities: Children will naturally practice social skills and behaviors during opportunities for play. This lesson gives you information on why play is important for social-emotional development

    • Place infants next to one another on a blanket on the floor – comment on what you notice the infants doing Place a safe mirror low on the wall so that infants can look into the mirror and see themselves and others Model and use words that describe actions

    • Social Skills: Games and Activities Resource List. Learn about classic team-building activities for kids, including indoor and outdoor games: group jump rope; traffic lights, forehead dots; birthday line up; trust walk; finger tip hula hoop and more.

    • 20 Evidence-Based Social Skills Activities and Games for Kids. Activities and games for socialization are a great way for your child to learn how to behave around their peers, no matter if he is a toddler, preschooler or if he just started kindergarten.

    • (28:40) Practical Strategies for Teaching Social Emotional Skills by Pyramid Model

    • (11:40) Preschool at Home: 8 Self Regulation Activities for Toddlers | Social Emotional Learning by Up We Grow

    • Assessment: Social Emotional Child Growth & Development Practical Application

  • 19

    Session 19: Brain Research and Emotional States of Consciousness

    • (02:57) Dr. Becky Bailey Shows How To Demonstrate The Brain Hand by Conscious Discipline

    • Conscious Discipline is a social-emotional learning program. Designed by Dr. Becky Bailey, the program supports first teaching ourselves about self-control and self-regulation, and then teaching children.

    • Healthy Classrooms, Emotional Intelligence, and Brain Research. The implementation of “social emotional learning” is a method for developing the skills of emotional intelligence.

    • The Conscious Discipline Brain State Model A multidisciplinary approach based on three distinct brain-body states in adults and children that drive behavior. A Neurodevelopmental Model that Focuses on Internal States First and Behavior Second.

    • (03:57) The Science of Early Childhood Development by Harvard Graduate School of Education

    • (04:05) How a child's brain develops through early experiences by NSPCC

    • (03:14) What is Neuroplasticity? by Plasticity Centers

    • Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald is leveraging the simple practice of talking to babies and toddlers to nourish their brains and set them up for better performance in school and life.

    • (05:28) Got Kids Ages 0-7? Dr. Bruce Lipton Reveals Secrets To Teaching Positive Behavior From Birth by Max Rhymes

    • (05:36) Dr. Bruce Lipton Explains HOW WE ARE PROGRAMMED AT BIRTH (an eye opening video) Be Inspired

    • Assessment: Brain Research and Emotional States of Consciousness

  • 20

    Session 20: Power Struggles, Composure and Logical Consequences

    • 3-Step Positive Parenting System: Respond instead of Reacting to a Child. Step One: Acknowledge Your Child’s Feelings. Step Two: Physically Connect To Help Diffuse a Child’s Emotions. Step Three: Teach Your Child Positive Behavior and Healthy Expressions.

    • (08:22) Say Goodbye to Power Struggles with your Kids - Play Therapy Parenting® w/ Dr. Brenna Hicks by kidcounselorbrenna

    • (16:46) How To Avoid Power Struggles With Your Child by Nicholeen Peck - Teaching Self Government

    • (02:44) Avoid Power Struggles & Get Kids to Cooperate the First Time! by The Parenting Junkie

    • (03:00) The Problem with Power Struggles by Polly Bath

    • (05:12) Mental Health Specialists Decrease Power Struggles, Holds and Conflict With Conscious Discipline by Conscious Discipline

    • (09:54) Composure - from the Conscious Discipline LIVE! DVD Set by Conscious Discipline

    • (07:42) Using Logical Consequences - Conscious Discipline Skills

    • Assessment: Power Struggles, Composure and Logical Consequences

  • 21

    Session 21: How to Manage Temper Tantrums Successfully

    • Temper tantrums are equally common in boys and girls and usually happen between the ages of 1 to 3. Some kids may have tantrums often, and others have them rarely. Tantrums are a normal part of child development.

    • Temper tantrums in toddlers: How to keep the peace Temper tantrums are a normal part of growing up. Find out how to respond to temper tantrums — and what you can do to prevent them.

    • (06:49) The Secret World of Temper Tantrums by SciShow Psych

    • (12:29) What To Do When Your Child Throws A Temper Tantrum by Live On Purpose TV

    • (09:26) Jordan Peterson - How to deal with your Child's Temper Tantrums by Bite-sized Philosophy

    • (18:26) MONTESSORI AT HOME: How to Handle Toddler Frustration by Hapa Family

    • (06:33) Handling Temper Tantrums - Conscious Discipline Skills by Conscious Discipline

    • (04:26) I Have a Bad Child - I'm Out of Control, What Do I Do? by Teal Swan

    • Assessment: How to Manage Temper Tantrums Successfully

  • 22

    Session 22: Child Mental Health Coaching

    • 40% of children are missing an important skill for lifelong success: self-regulation. Feeling Buddies teach children a five-step self-regulation process that helps them recognize their triggers, label their feelings and accept and manage emotions.

    • Positive Discipline Coaching Phrases: "It's okay to be upset, it's good to let it out."

    • (10:15) Expert Dr. Becky Bailey explains how to go conscious not crazy with our kids! by Conscious Discipline

    • (06:13) Shifting Your Classroom from Control to Connection Will Decrease Problems and Increase Learning by Conscious Discipline

    • (03:35) S.T.A.R. Breathing Tool by Conscious Discipline

    • (06:43) Feeling Buddies - Tips from the Creator Dr. Becky Bailey by Conscious Discipline

    • (01:19) Parents Use "And" Instead of "But" by Conscious Discipline

    • (06:47) Dr. Becky Bailey - Anger - Coach kids through it! by

    • (06:43) Dr. Becky Bailey - Happiness - Coach kids through it! by Conscious Discipline

    • (05:39) Dr. Becky Bailey - Fear - Coach kids through it! by Conscious Discipline

    • (06:01) Dr. Becky Bailey - Sadness - Coach kids through it! by Conscious Discipline

    • Assessment: The Art of Discipline Strategies and Techniques

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    Session 23: Art Therapy and Neuroscience

    • How art therapy can be viewed as a mind/body practice providing a means of regulation via newly experienced cognitive and sensory processing aiding the chance for neural plasticity.

    • Art therapists use a range of visual media to help patients verbalize and address the pain of traumatic experiences.

    • A lot is happening both in the mind and the body when we make art, and it can be used for therapeutic means, both in rehabilitation medicine and on your own.

    • (06:10) Art Therapy in Action: Neuroscience The American Art Therapy Association

    • (14:00) Juliet King: Art Therapy and Neuroscience: A Revitalized Synthesis

    • Art therapy improves mood, and reduces pain and anxiety when offered at bedside during acute hospital treatment (Shella, 2017).

    • Assessment: Art Therapy and Neuroscience

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    Session 24: Conscious Empowerment and Conflict Resolution Skills

    • Seven Powers for Conscious Adults: The biggest threat to a child’s sense of safety is an out-of-control adult. The key to safety is a conscious, mindful adult.

    • (28:38) Power of Perception - Dr. Becky Bailey - "Becoming the Best You Can Be" Webinar Series by Conscious Discipline

    • (15:10) Episode 60: Creating Optimal Relationships for Optimal Learning by Conscious Discipline

    • (08:08) Conflict Resolution Time Machine by Conscious Discipline

    • (03:57) I Choose Self-Control Board changes a child's state from upset to calm by Conscious Discipline

    • Final Assessment: Conscious Empowerment and Conflict Resolution Skills

Child Care Training

Online Educational Courses

C.H.I.L.D. Child Happiness Institute of Love Development: the ultimate source of clock hours for child care professionals at https://child.thinkific.com
Child Care Professional Education for clock hours for child care professionals.

Instructor(s)

Belinda Bane

Belinda Bane is a certified educator dedicated to learning, self development, and self empowerment. I've been working 28 years in child education and mentoring teachers as well. I love what I do!