Overview

The easy to use behaviour guidance techniques can be taught to all staff, resulting in a consistent approach to help children develop more self-control and to respond with more flexibility to frustration and upsetting events.

The program draws from attachment theory (how relationships can influence behaviour) and social- learning theory (how children can be taught by those around them about how to self-regulate).

Talk Less Listen More™ methods-based learning is simple, effective and easy to apply in an early years setting.

Supporting the following Quality Areas and concepts of the 2018 National Quality Standard:

QA4 – Staffing Arrangements
4.2.2 Professional standards

QA 5 – Relationships with children
5.1 Relationships between educators and children
5.1.1 Positive educator and child interactions
5.1.2 Dignity and rights of the child
5.2 Relationships between children
5.2.2 Self-regulation

QA 6 – Collaborative partnerships with families and communities
6.1 Supportive relationships with families
6.1.3 Families are supported
6.2 Collaborative partnerships

What’s included:

• One-day professional training by experts with extensive knowledge and practical experience working with this program.
• Knowledge and procedures to introduce and implement Talk Less Listen More™ behaviour guidance for Early Years Educators.
• Participants receive a manual containing course notes and implementation guides.
• Resources to assist with introducing & implementing the program in the school.
• Participants will receive a ‘Certificate of Completion’.
• E-mail and phone support is available for 6 months after the initial training.

Follow up consultancy options

Expected learning outcomes:

• Emotional development in the early years (2-7 years)
• Three easy ways to defuse highly emotional behaviour in children
• Build kids’ emotional maturity and resilience for greater social and academic success
• How children develop their mental brakes
• Improve confidence and build bonds

Lesson Framework

• An overview of discipline approaches in contemporary Australia.
• Coverage of contemporary thinking in early childhood development, particularly the differences between adult and children’s cognitive abilities.
• Sorting behaviours: what’s involved and the implications for how early years educators will respond.
• Common mistakes in addressing misbehaviour, particularly the problem with too much talk and too much emotion.
• Processes of pattern-establishment and change: how negative reinforcement works, the characteristics of patterns, how to interrupt patterns and extinction bursts.
• Response flexibility in early years educators: knowing how to avoid getting ‘hooked’ by children’s negative emotions.
• Choosing your strategy – the three choices: do nothing, emotion coach or use Talk Less Listen More™.
• Using Talk Less Listen More™: what it’s used for and what it’s not used for, how it’s done properly, how to implement it at your centre, how to avoid the two biggest mistakes.

Delivery Options:

• Face to face one-day professional development – we come to you!

• NEW! 8-module online course launching end of 2018. 

• Webinar training and support

Webinar training package

We can provide a webinar package tailored to your needs including on-site consultancy and coaching as per the Inclusion Development Fund (IDF) Innovative Solutions Support.

• 4 x 90 minute sessions scheduled to preferred dates and times
• Live and interactive. Plenty of time for questions and problem solving
• Our experienced facilitators will liaise with the centre prior to training to assess staff and children’s needs to ensure the training is relevant and practical
• Q&A sessions available
• Training manual included
• Certificate of completion provided
• Participants provided with a dedicated link to log in from any location
• Cheaper than face to face training and no presenter travel costs
• PLUS – a 45 minute parent information session

Contact Brad Williams on brad@parentshop.com.au or 0402 842 607 to discuss the training and how it relates to any available funding.

To register your interest in the brand new online course, email service@parentshop.com.au and we will send you the course information when it is ready for release.