ECE111: Analyzing Child Interactions for Positive Environments

This assignment analyzes child-adult interactions within the context of an Early Childhood Education course (ECE111), focusing on supporting positive interactions with children. The student examines a video-based observation, addressing the child's behavior and emotional disposition in relation to their environment. The analysis includes identifying strengths and needs from a developmental continuum, evaluating adult responses (direct/indirect) and their benefits, and proposing alternative positive strategies. The assignment emphasizes responsive relationships, self-regulation, and inclusive practices, drawing upon course materials and external resources to recommend strategies for improving interactions and creating nurturing learning environments. The student's work demonstrates an understanding of child guidance principles and the importance of positive experiences during the early years, aligning with the course's learning outcomes.

Running head: DIPLOMA IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE
Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Authors Note:

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1. The Child
[Child’s behaviour +emotional
disposition +
role of environment.] 100 words
2. Developmental
Consider’ns
[ 1strengths from Continuum + 1
need from Continuum +
supporting evidence]
3. The Adult
[Adult’s response +
direct/indirect? and
strategy’s benefit w/
supporting evidence.]
4. Alternate Positive
Strategy
[Alternative approach +
rationale for use with supporting
evidence.] Use Klein Article.
Child’s behavior &
emotional disposition:
The behaviour of child
clearly shows that the
environment has a huge
role to play in the emotion
disposed by a child. The
child’s behaviour is pretty
much a reflection of the
environment as can be
seen from the video. Thus,
the role of environment in
the behaviour and
emotional disposition of a
child is quite significant.
The video shows how the
emotion and behaviour of
a child changes with the
changes in environment. A
happy and careful
environment bring the
best of emotions in
children as they laugh and
smile while the
environment is such.
Environmental influences:
I. Active.
Strength # 1
Continuum ref. number 1
Domain – Emotional
Skill – Children smiling
Evidence – The evidence
is the fact that children
smiles in case the
environment allows them
to smile. A happy and
chirpy environment helps
the children to enjoy and
smile is the natural
progression in such
situation.
Priority Need:
Continuum ref. number 2
Domain –
Social/Emotional
Skill – Children playing.
Evidence – Allowing
children space to play.
Adult’s response:
The adult’s response is
in line with the
strategy. Whenever a
child needs whatever
help adults are always
ready to do necessary
things to make children
happy.
Direct or indirect
response?:
Direct response as once
the children are in need
the response is direct.
Benefits of response:
Benefits of response is
that the child have
better experience. Also
the emotional
attachment is more for
a child with direct
response as compared
to indirect response.
Direct response clearly
brings out the best in
children as they feel
happy with people
around them as
Alternative approach:
Alternative strategy
include not responding
at all or responding
indirectly in a muted
way to observe the
impact of indirect
response on the
behaviour of children
and their emotional
disposition.
Direct or indirect
strategy?:
The strategy has to be
direct with indirect
response. There should
be no grey line the
strategy as the response
has to be indirect and
muted to observe the
impact of the change in
response on child’s
behaviour and
emotional disposition.
Appropriateness of
response:

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II. Playful.
III. Smiling.
IV. Happy.
V. Crying and
VI. Others.
opposed to the feeling
of no one around. With
direct response the
feeling of someone
around is significantly
more compared to the
time when the response
is indirect and muted.
Thus, direct response
are always welcome as
it directly affects a
child and his emotions.
Appropriateness of
response is a subjective
matter when the
response is indirect as
there is no tool to
measure the impact
state of indirect
response. Often indirect
response differs from
people to people as
compared to direct
response which is more
or less similar even for
different persons.
Thus, most important
thing is to observe the
impact of changes in
strategy including
changes in response on
the child’s behaviour
and emotional aspect.

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