The CARES Model - Building Social Skills and Reducing Problem Behaviors in Early Childhood Classrooms, 67 minutes The impact of stress is readily apparent in the behavior of young children. Teachers report that children are coming to school worried about violence, acting angry or aggressive, or lacking the social skills to get along with others and be ready to learn. Many children have emotional and behavioral problems serious enough to disrupt classrooms and distress teachers. Used in hundreds of early childhood classrooms, the CARES Model provides a wealth of proven strategies to reduce problem behaviors while promoting prosocial skills.

In the CARES Model, one key strategy used to teach social competence to young children is the use of class meetings. Through class meetings, children gain a better understanding of their own feelings and behavior and develop a heightened sensitivity toward the feelings and perspectives of others.

This video depicts class meetings focused on several major components of the CARES Model: Using a safety rule Understanding and expressing emotions Promoting positive social skills Learning a problem solving process Introducing calming down steps Practicing stress reduction

Produced by: Suzanne Adams, Ph.D. and Joan Baronberg, M.A., ECE-CARES Project, with funding from the U.S. Department of Education and Denver Public Schools/Safe Schools Healthy Students Initiative

(This is the VHS verison. Also see DVD version available.)

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