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Behavior Guidance Plan

Name of Child: Noah. K

Date of birth: 13/06/11

Educators involved with this child:

Room child attends: Monday group


(alternating five day fortnights)

Wendy Veale
Amanda Mitchell

Person/s completing this plan:


Teagan Gradwell
Parents are contributing to this plan: Mother Julie. K
Some background history of child:
Noah lives with his mother; father and younger brother aged 2. Noah has repeated
kindergarten as his Educator and Parents believed that he was not yet ready to attend
school this year due to limited social interactions with other children as Noahs parents
friends and family dont have young chil. Noah enjoys playing with his little brother
when he his not at kindy and his favorite thing to do is to go swimming with his father.
Noahs best friend is Lily whom also attends the kindergarten. Noah does not take any
medications nor have any health concerns.
Strengths:

Confident speaker during group discussions

Is a natural leader during group activities

Good climber but does not show off tricks

Can write his name without name card

Good at story telling and sharing experiences

Always wants to be part of conversations

Happily leaves parents at drop off time.

Behaviors causing concern:


Noah demonstrates a highly dependent relationship with his friend Lily. Noahs
behaviors has been observed by the Educators noting that Noah only wishes to be in
the company of Lily and does not allow others to play with Lily or sit next to her.
Noah becomes agitated when he is not able to play with Lily or be near her including
when Lily wishes to have her own space or chooses to play with her other friends.
Noah will only freely engage in activities when Lily is present and feels assured by her
presence. It has also been observed on the days when Lily did not attend Kindy that
Noah was withdrawn in his behavior and did not engage with the other children.
Noah would return to his normal playful and confident self when either of his parents
collected him from Kindy.

Behavior

Possible triggers

Connection seeking
What is the child looking
for? (Circle of security)

Dependant

Agitated

Fear of loosing Lilly as a friend

Security seeking in Lillys


friendship and attempting to
control Lillys interactions
with others to create his own
sense of security

Feeling anxious that Lilly will prefer Affirmation of Lillys


the company of the other children
affection and friendship
and be abandoned by Lilly

Behaviors from home or transition to the centre


Behavior

Possible triggers

Connection seeking

Anxious

Feeling anxious around the other


children.

Lillys friendship provides


security for Noah and
alleviates anxiousness
around others.

Low social interaction with other


children prior to Kindergarten.
Lilly is very caring towards Noahs
demands and gives in to his requests
like a mother possibly would

Lilly has a very caring and


demonstrates maternal
behavior towards her
friends.

Strategies:

Hold short encouraging discussions with Noah and provide him permission to
invite a new friend to the activity.

Provide Lilly words she can use for responding to Noah when she wishes to
do activities with others or when he becomes agitated with her.

Introduce a new activity to the class of Make a new friend day and following
play proceed to draw their new friend to share with their parents or care
givers.

Have discussions with the Parents and provide encouragers to support Noahs
new friendships and provide support through managing the behaviors.

Provide Noah gentle encouragers and assurances to build his confidence


around other children.

Skills to develop

Strategies

Communicating feelings Assist Noah to identify his feelings through story telling, art
and other creative play to support identification of feelings
and expression.

Socialising with others

Provide group play opportunities to develop social skills to


increase confidence around other children and fostering a
sense of security around others.
Provide opportunities to interact in small groups of children
through play of up to two children to create a safe play
space that would not present as overwhelming for Noah.

Reflection / Analysis.
It is hypothesised that Noah has formed a strong attachment with Lily and appears to
be drawn to her by her caring and maternal nature of wishing to alleviate Noah when
he becomes anxious or distressed around other children. Noahs dependant behaviors
has enabled his self to manipulate Lillys attention away from others and have them
directed to himself to create a sense of security and validation of his attachment with
her in the absence of his mother.
Noahs transition to Kindy where he has had limited social interaction with other
children prior to his commencement has hindered Noahs confidence to socialise with
other children and build new friendships.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that the strategies outlined be implemented immediately to provide
an opportunity for Noah to reduce his dependence upon Lilly to support Noahs
anxiousness in forming new friendships and interactions with other children. This can
be achieved through small group play and large group activities.

Providing encouragers to both childrens parents to assist Lilly and Noah in managing
these behaviors will support the strategies to increase communication skills and
managing social demands.

It is recommended that updates of progression and outcomes are discussed daily with
the parents so that all parties are included and aware of progress in reducing Noahs
dependence upon Lilly and is decreasing as he is increases confidence and forms new
friendships. And that it is observed that Lilly is managing confidently Noahs
demands of her time and that she is freely engaging with her other friends.

Review Date:
02.11.16

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