Addressing Challenging Behaviors for Infants and Toddler

04/09/2025 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM CT

Admission

  • Free

Location

BTC Bank
1000 Oklahoma Avenue
Trenton, MO
Room Number: Basement

Summary

This training will review behaviors childcare providers can anticipate in young infants and toddlers, discuss expected developmental stages of development and develop strategies to address common behavioral concerns (biting, tantrums, etc.). Participants will have opportunities to share struggles in their classroom and problem-solve ways to address these challenging behaviors.

Description

Presented By: Tammy Wilkes

Objectives: Understand the importance of addressing challenging behaviors in infants and toddlers. Understand the importance of the adult/child connection. Understand how to repsond to challenging behaviors.

Core Competencies: 

1b: Understand and value each child as an individual with unique developmental variations, experiences, strengths, interests, abilities, challenges, approaches to learning, and with the capacity to make choices. (0.5 Hours)
1c: Understand the ways that child development and the learning process occur in multiple contexts, including family, culture, language, community, and early learning setting, as well as in a larger societal context that includes structural inequities. (0.5 Hours)
4a: Understand and demonstrate positive, caring, supportive relationships and interactions as the foundation of early childhood educators' work with young children. (1 Hour)

CDAs: Safe, Healthy Learning Environment (1.5 Hours)
           Social and Emotional Development (0.5 Hours)