Discipline & Behavior Management
Children attending Linda's Family Child Care will not be subjected to any form of corporal punishment, by the myself or anyone. Which includes: any regular or substitute caregivers, volunteers or any other individual who might come into contact with the children while providing services.
• Speaking kindly to children.
• Providing positive verbal praise when interacting with children.
• Giving clear instructions.
• Avoiding making comparisons between children.
• Giving positive directions and suggestions.
• Modeling Christian values.
• Promoting positive self-esteem.
• Supervising children for all activities (indoor, outdoor, and field trips)
• Planning developmentally appropriate daily activities.
• Ensuring that children know the consequences for inappropriate behavior.
• Providing consistency in discipline practices.
• Giving children choices.
• Knowing and understanding the mental and emotional needs of the children.
• Using “Time Out” immediately following physical aggression, hitting with objects, kicking, or biting. (See explanation of time out).
• No child will be handled roughly in any way including shaking, pushing, shoving, pinching, slapping, biting, kicking, or spanking.
• No child shall ever be disciplined for not sleeping during rest period.
• No child shall ever be placed in a locked room, closet or box.
• No child shall be disciplined for toileting accidents or any other accidents.
• No child shall be delegated to providing discipline of another child.
• Foods shall not be withheld as a means of discipline.
Praise and positive reinforcement are effective methods of the behavior management of children. When children receive positive, non-violent, and understanding interactions from adults and others, they develop good self-concepts, problem solving abilities, and self-discipline. Based on this belief of how children learn and develop values, I will also practice the following discipline and behavior management policy:
Do's
• DO praise, reward, and encourage the children.
• DO reason with and set limits for the children.
• DO model appropriate behavior for the children.
• DO modify the environment to attempt to prevent problems before they occur.
• DO listen to the children.
• DO provide the alternatives for inappropriate behavior to the children.
• DO provide the children with natural and logical consequences of their behaviors.
• DO treat the children as people and respect their needs, desires, and feelings.
• DO ignore minor behaviors.
• DO explain things to children on their levels.
• DO use short supervised periods of **"time-out": (**Time-out" is described below)
• DO stay consistent in our behavior management program
Dont's
DO NOT spank, shake, bite, pinch, push, pull, slap, or otherwise physically punish the children.
• DO NOT make fun of, yell at, threaten, make sarcastic remarks about, use profanity or otherwise verbally abuse the children.
DO NOT allow children to bully or make fun of each other.
• DO NOT shame or punish the children when bathroom accidents occur.
• DO NOT deny food or rest as punishment.
• DO NOT relate discipline to eating, resting, or sleeping.
• DO NOT leave the children alone, unattended, or without supervision.
• DO NOT place the children in locked rooms, closets, or boxes as punishment.
• DO NOT allow discipline of children by children.
• DO NOT criticize, make fun of, or other-wise belittle children’s parents, families, or ethnic groups.
