Discipline/Guidance Policy
Itis very important a child's development is nurtured through caring, patience and understanding. However, while caring for your children, I may have to respond to your child's misbehavior. Hitting, kicking, spitting, hostile verbal or physical behavior, cursing and other repeated disruptive behaviors which may hurt, impact or cause issues to another child negatively are not permitted or tolerated. Staff may never use physical punishment, psychological abuse, or coercion when disciplining a child.
In response to these behaviors, / will not use:
- Threats or bribes
- Physical punishment, even if requested by the parent
- Deprive your child of food or other basic needs
- Humiliation or isolation
- Psychological abuse or coercion
Examples of Physical Punishment: Shaking, hitting, spanking, slapping, jerking, squeezing, kicking, biting, pinching, excessive tickling, and pulling of arms, hair or ears; requiring a child to remain inactive fora long period of time.
Examples of Psychological Abuse: Shaming, name calling ridiculing, humiliation, sarcasm, curing at, making threats, or frightening a child; ostracism, withholding affection.
Examples of coercion: Rough handling (shoving, pulling pushing, grasping any body part); forcing a child to sig down, lie down or stay down except when restraint is necessary to protect the child or others from harm; physically forcing a child to perform and action (such as eating or cleaning up
In response to misbehavior, , will:
- Respect your child
- Establish clear rules
- Be consistent in enforcing rules
- Use positive language to explain desired behavior
- Speak calmly while bending down to your child's eye level
- Give clear choices
- Redirect your child to a new activity
- Move your child to a time-out for no longer than one minute per year of your child's age, if necessary
If your child's behavior is very disruptive or harmful to himself or other children, I will discuss the issue with you privately. If the situation can be resolved, the child may remain enrolled. If we are unableto resolve the issue, you may be asked to make other child care arrangements. As a parent, you may have some concerns or wish to offer suggestions. Using the lines below, we may modify the above plan with agreed upon suggestions.