Elements and Performance Criteria
- Assist children to consider the consequences of their actions
- Assist children to make decisions about the fairness of their actions
- Respond to children's questions about issues and principles
- Ensure communication about values and moral issues is appropriate to child's family and cultural background
- Ensure communication about values is in line with philosophy and guidelines of the service
- Discuss with children issues that require a moral/ ethical response
- Discuss with children examples of children responding to ethical issues in different ways
- Assist children to develop their role as members of a community
- Encourage children to voice their views in a range of forums relevant to an issue
- Encourage children to participate in decision-making forums
- Develop, select, implement and review practical strategies with children
- Develop opportunities for children to contribute to community events
- Develop opportunities where children can provide genuine assistance to others