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.

Learn how to teach essential life skills that help school-age children succeed in the classroom, build healthy relationships, and prepare for future success. Designed for early childhood professionals and school-age caregivers, this self-paced course provides practical strategies for teaching respect, following directions, goal setting, decision-making, time management, self-care, social skills, and problem-solving. Participants will gain effective techniques they can immediately use to foster children’s independence, responsibility, and confidence. Course length – 2.5 hours.

• The course helps answer the following questions:

• How can I teach them how to give and expect respect?

• How can I teach them to follow directions?

• How can I teach them about setting goals?

• How can I teach them how to make smart decisions?

• How can I teach them to better manage their time:

• How can I teach them self-care?

• How can I teach them social skills?

• How can I teach them problem solving?

Participants who successfully complete this course will be able to:

• Identify at least three strategies for teaching decision-making skills to school-aged children with 80% accuracy on the course assessment.

• Develop one age-appropriate activity that teaches school-aged children at least three time-management skills.

• Select at least three strategies that help school-aged children develop problem-solving skills.