 | Staff shall use developmentally appropriate, positive methods of discipline which encourage self-control, self-direction, self-esteem, and cooperation. |
| Teachers should anticipate and eliminate potential problems, redirecting children to more acceptable behavior or activity. |
| Teachers use children’s mistakes as learning opportunities, describing the situation and encouraging children’s evaluation of the problem, rather than imposing the solution. |
| Teachers listen and acknowledge children’s feelings and frustrations, and respond with respect. |
| Teachers guide children to resolve conflicts, and model skills that help children to solve their own problems. |
| Teachers encourage appropriate behavior, patiently reminding children of rules and their rationale as needed. |
| The HGDL does not tolerate severe punishment or frightening discipline techniques including hitting, spanking, shaking, biting, pinching, binding or tying children, humiliating, shaming, threatening, depriving a child of food, rest, toileting, and outdoor play, or confining a child to an enclosed area such as a closet, locked room, box, etc. Any such incidence must be reported to the Associate Director immediately. |
| Non-severe and developmentally appropriate discipline or restraint may be used when reasonably necessary to prevent a child from harming him/herself or to prevent a child from harming other persons or property. This discipline or restraint may include: holding a child, re-directing a child to a new area of play, offering choices, setting and maintaining limits, giving appropriate consequences, active problem solving, modeling, and ignoring inappropriate behavior. |
Human Growth & Development Laboratory
Located on the Campus of Central Michigan University
163 Wightman Hall
Mt. Pleasant, MI. 48859
Phone: 989/774-3760 Fax: 989/774-1060
Ranay Gursky
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All rights reserved. Revised:
August 19, 2004
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