Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Developing Guidance Skills

Prosocial Guidance:
 When a relative dies unexpectedly and the family is all tore up they need to be close together and show each other affection. You can let the person coupe with the loss in their own ways and then give them comfort when necessary. Then when they have had time you can start to try to cheer them up by doing fun things with them.
Direct Guidance:
When a small child is doing something wrong that you do not like you make sure to match your facial expression with your verbal expressions. If you are mad at them then make sure you face shows that you are not happy. When you reward a child for doing something make sure your facial expression is happy and have a big smile on your face. When you are playing with them make sure you have a smile on your face on appropriate actions and frown or upset face when they do something they are not suppose to.
Indirect Guidance:
When a child is in a classroom and hit another student they know that they will be sent to the principles office and they do not want to go there so they behave. The teachers can monitor all of the kids and make sure they are behaving properly and if they are not then there will be consequences and so they will follow the rules if they will get into trouble for doing bad things.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Childhood Cancer

Annually about 10,000 kids are diagnosed with cancer each year. The three most common childhood cancers are Leukemia,  cancers of the brain, and cancers of the nervous system. The most common treatment options for cancer are Chemotherapy, Surgery, and Radiation Therapy.