Part I: Principles of guidance -- Guiding young children - preview -- Values as a basis for guidance -- Foundations of guidance - understanding development and observing children -- Collaborating with families of young children -- Positive guidance - building human resources -- Part II: Strategies for guidance -- Indirect guidance - the role of the environment in facilitating self - direction -- Direc guidance - interacting with children to foster self-direction -- Part III: Applications -- Guiding young children in personal caregiving eoutines -- Guidance and curriculum - interdependent elements of appropriate practice -- Guiding young children's outdoor play and learning -- Understanding and addressing challenging behavior

1. Child rearing
2. Teacher - student relationships
3. Education
4. Preschool