You may offer children choices throughout the day without even realizing it like offering free play/free choice times and a variety of activities.
- Look at your daily schedule or think about your daily routines. When are children offered choices that encourage their independence, decision making, or some positive control over their environment?
- What opportunities do children have throughout the day to make choices on their own?
- How do you offer children choices that encourage them to choose a positive response or behavior over a negative response or behavior?