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CHILD GUIDANCE PAPER

There are a multitude of topics related to CHILD GUIDANCE, having to do with Parenting, Guidance, Discipline, and Early Childhood (there are examples listed at the end of the instructions).

Your task is to choose a topic to research and thenfollow the outline below to research and explain how your chosen topic relates to guiding children; this can be helping children deal with behaviors, emotions, events, etc.

This will be a unique paper both in format and submission:

Follow general assignment guidelines under "Papers" AND those below:

1) Choose and briefly describe your topic.

a. What information did you find about your topic? What do the experts in thefield say?

b. How is Child Guidance affected by your topic? What guidance issues arise?

2) Choose a children's book (bibliotherapy) that you could read to young children that may help them in dealing with this topic.

a. Describe the story.

b. Explain how this story might help reinforce the guidance you are trying to effect.

3) Using the textbooks for reference, describe (3) activities, behaviors, or interventions that would further reinforce your guidance goals as they relate to the topic.

a. Describe each techniques and how it supports your goals.

b. Use both textbooks with at least one example from each book. List the textbook and page number that refers to the technique you have chosen.

4) List all sources/references. Cite materials as used throughout paper.Cite your sources in your paper and ALSO include a "Sources" list at the end of your paper (a bibliography),

with all sources listed in complete APA format, including your texts.

Sources:List at least (3) references IN ADDITION TO YOUR TEXTS (your bibliotherapy can be one of your sources). Be sure to list your references such as supplemental readings, text, journal articles or online sources. (Online sources not always reliable - DO NOT make this your only source of information). Cite in your paper and also at the end of your paper in APA format.

Length/Structure:The length of this paper is minimum THREE full pages - FIVEpages (or you may go over). You will submit your paperthrough "Turnitin" so be careful not to plagiarize:USE YOUR OWN WORDS, proper quotes and document your references.