The Art of Redirection

If you are employed in a state that uses a registry to track professional development hours, you will be able to provide your registry ID (Stars, MOPID, Registry or other ECE ID#) after you have completed the quiz for the course. If you pass the quiz we will report your course completion to the state registry using the registry ID that you provide.

Children hear the word “no” an average of 400 times a day in some environments—often more. This course teaches early childhood professionals how to guide behavior using creative, brain-aligned redirection strategies that maintain connection, reduce power struggles, and support emotional regulation. Course length – 3.0 hours.

The course will help answer questions like these:

• What is redirection?

• What are the types of redirection?

• How can I use redirection to avoid using the word “no” so much?

• How can redirection help with challenging behaviors?

• How can redirection help children feel less frustrated and more in control?

Participants who successfully complete this course will be able to:

• Explain why the word ‘no’ loses power when overused

• Identify six types of redirection and when to use each

• Apply a simple three-step model for effective redirection

• Use creative redirection techniques that lower power struggles

• Create a personalized redirection toolkit you can use immediately in your classroom.