MonkeyBug

Behaviour Management

I try to stress two main patterns of behavior: respect for other people, and respect for property. As a result I don't allow children to hit or shove other children or verbally abuse them. I also stress that they treat material possessions (mine or theirs) with respect.

The following methods of behaviour management will be used:
Encourage children to solve problems themselves
Intervention and discussion
Re-direction to another play area
Loss of privileges, Logical consequences
Time out

If a child continues to behave inappropriately, I will talk to you about it.

One of my dayhome families really like the "One, Two, Three, Magic" behaviour management tool, so I do use this method as well.

My policy is: "Punishment that is humiliating or frightening to a child, such as hitting, spanking, shaking, verbal or sexual abuse, withholding or forcing food or punishment for lapses in toilet training and other forms of physical punishment is prohibited. These forms of punishment will never be used."