Temperament, Culture, and Goodness of Fit
$30
Details
2 hours (0.2 CEUs)
Asynchronous eLearning
On-Demand eLearning
Do you have a child in your program that you have struggled to understand and create a positive relationship with? Maybe you feel like it is trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. In this eLearning course, you will learn about the concept of temperament and how culture, values, and beliefs influence the goodness of fit between a caregiver and child related to the child’s temperament. Cultural and personal beliefs and values shape our expectations for children. These may or may not be a good fit for a child’s temperament. Learn ways to view a child’s behavior through a temperament and cultural lens and how to improve the goodness of fit.
Credentials
.2 CEUs
Content Area VIII: Principles of Child Development and Learning
I: Child Development and Learning
1 (Beginner)
MN
Objectives
At the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Define temperament
- Interpret own temperament style
- Examine how individual and cultural beliefs influence caregiving interactions
- Describe goodness of fit for temperament style within environmental and cultural contexts
- Describe why temperament affects caregiver/child interactions
- Describe ways to reframe temperament in order to support responsive caregiving