abuse-prevention

Child Abuse: Prevention

Protect infants and toddlers from child abuse and neglect through appropriate expectations, interactions and environments.

Your first responsibility as a child development professional is to keep children safe from harm. In this course, you will learn four important strategies for preventing child abuse and neglect. These include developing realistic expectations for infants’ and toddlers’ behavior, nurturing meaningful relationships with infants and toddlers, responding appropriately to challenging behavior, and ensuring the safety of your program space.

Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect in Center Settings

Abuse and neglect can happen anywhere. Unfortunately, this also includes child development programs. This lesson will help you understand the risks of child abuse and neglect in center settings. It will also explain the protective factors that can help minimize the risk.

Understanding Development: Infants and Toddlers

Understanding child development is a protective factor against child abuse and neglect. In this lesson, you will learn about typical development. You will also learn developmentally appropriate expectations for children’s behavior.

Promoting Children's Social Skills and Emotional Competence

Social and emotional competence of children is a protective factor in preventing child abuse and neglect. In this lesson, you will learn strategies for promoting children’s social skills and emotional competence.

Responding To Behavior That Challenges

All of us experience challenging behavior in the classroom at one time or another. It is important to be prepared to respond positively and appropriately. This lesson will introduce you to positive guidance techniques. It will also help you recognize discipline or punishment procedures that are never acceptable in your workplace.

Making The Center A Safe Place For Children

Your program is committed to protecting children from harm. In this lesson, you will learn about the features of your facility that promote safety. You will also learn about the policies and procedures that prevent child abuse and neglect in the center.