Positive behaviour guidance resources for educators
Positive behaviour guidance (often shortened as ‘PBG’) is a proactive approach educators can draw upon to support and positively guide children’s behaviour within their early childhood settings.
PBG is the most positive and effective way educators can support children towards developing the skills and understanding they need to interact positively with others. Educators must develop respectful and positive relationships with children in order to help them develop the skills and understandings they need to interact positively with their peers and others.
PBG is not a reactive approach used only when children are engaging in unsafe behaviours, it is a whole-setting and all-day approach that occurs through connection, interaction, and communication between educators and children. Educators are encouraged to develop three (3) core understandings to support the successful implementation of PBG in practice:
- A deep understanding of behaviour
- An awareness of childrenโs experience of regulation
- The ability to build positive and respectful relationships.
The following resources and videos have been developed by Autism Queensland (AQ) and/or the Queensland Government as part of the Early Childhood Guidance Program. Read more about AQ’s involvement in this program here.
Section 1: Understanding behaviour & regulation
Explore the steps educators can take to positively guide children’s behaviour, so you can respond rather than react to their behaviour and support the child’s regulation and their own.
Section 2: Building positive relationships
Educators need to connect with a child before guiding their behaviour, and these connections can be fostered through micro moments and whole group moments.
- Download Positive Relationships Information Paperย here.
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