Boise, ID
Debs Child Care & Preschool

Director's Description to School's Approach to Discipline

Child Guidance
1. Adults will model for children positive methods of guidance, which demonstrates problem solving skills and self control.

2. Physical abuse such (spanking, hitting, swatting, grabbing, shaking, squeezing, biting, pinching a child) WILL NEVER be used by any adult in this program.

3. Mental and verbal abuse (shaming and humiliating, frightening a child) WILL NEVER be used by any adult in this program.

4. A child may be removed from an activity for a short period of time in order to give them a cooling down period or a chance to get away from others. Children are not isolated or unsupervised. They will be given a positive activity to release any additional frustration or anger and will provide a focus for positive constructive behavior.

5. Positive discipline strategies will be used. Consequences will never be related to eating, sleeping or toileting.

6. A childâ??s behavior will be discussed confidentially with the parents/guardians so consistent guidance methods will be used at home and in the program. A phone call to the parent may be necessary to avoid discussing the behavior issue over the childâ??s head or if another family and/or other children are present.

7. This program is focused on preventing inappropriate behavior by organizing the physical environment and the activities are viewed for age and individual appropriateness. Children will be given the opportunity to make real choices about what they do and where they will play.

8. Focusing on the acceptable behavior will state rules and limits. (We walk in the house; we run outside, cars are to be driven on the floor, we climb up the ladder; we slide down the slide.) This ensures the child knows the behavior that is expected of them.

9. Children will be given ample notice when an activity time is nearly over so they can prepare for the change to move onto something else.

10. Parents may be asked to remove a child from this program if behavior problems occur that cannot be handled in the best interest of the child.

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