This assignment consists of two different parts that will show your learning of various course objectives.

Part 1

Discuss the following concepts and provide an example for EACH below as it relates to the development and behavior of children.

Curriculum
Discrete Trial Training
Pivotal Response Training
Positive Behavior Support
Positive Reinforcement
Antecedent
Consequence
Contingencies
Time-Away
Punishment

Part 2

In order to acknowledge and understand the diversity of child-rearing beliefs and practices among families, you must first acknowledge and understand your own beliefs and practices about child-rearing. Exploring and analyzing your own history and its effects on your behavior may assist you in creating a better understanding and compassion for the families with which you are entrusted to support. Please review on Cultural Models and Child-Rearing Practices and write a two-page reflection essay discussing your own child-rearing beliefs and practices and how these beliefs might influence your work with diverse families.

Discuss how these topics do or do not influence you today and how they might have an effect on your work with diverse families. Stay focused on relevant information concerning the implications for your work with young children and their families.

History: family history of ethnic origin, language(s), geography, and immigration
Growing up: where you grew up, pattern of movement or stability, and your family of origin structure
Your current family or living structure
Values of independence or interdependence
Discipline approaches
Attitudes toward disability
Influence of racism
Family structure
Parents roles
Caregiver-child communication
Medical practices