Guidance and Discipline

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Guidance and Discipline

• Child Care
• Mrs. Tucker

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Discipline

• The task of helping children learn appropriate
  behavior.

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Moral Development

• Basing behavior upon beliefs of what is right or
  wrong.

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Keys to Effective Discipline

• Encourage good behavior.
• Offer praise and an alternative
• Set and enforce limits
• Be consistent give reasons
• Deal with misbehavior appropriately.

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Appropriate DisciplineTechniques

• Impose natural consequences
• Remove privileges
• Ignore Misbehavior
• Time out

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Inappropriate DisciplineTechniques

• Dont threaten to withhold love
• No bribes
• Dont force promises from child
• Dont control through shame
• No physical punishment

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Difference between Reward or Bribe

• Bribe is offered BEFORE desired behavior takes
  place.
• Reward is given AFTER the behavior occurs.

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Three Parenting Styles

• Permissive no limits set on childs behavior
• Strict (authoritarian) many limits set on
  childs behavior
• Democratic broad limits set but within these,
  child can make own decisions

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Terms to Know

• Limits restrictions on a childs behavior
• Guidance directing a childs behavior
• Discipline channeling behavior through specific
  actions

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TERMS (cont.)

• Punishment dealing with unacceptable behavior
• Affective guidance adult disapproval of
  unacceptable behavior or appreciation of desired
  behavior

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TERMS (cont.)

• Negative feedback expression of disapproval
  (Im so disappointed in your behavior.)
• Positive feedback offering praise or reward

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TERMS (cont.)

• Indirect guidance guiding children toward
  desired by setting the stage to act properly (ex.
  Child proof home)
• Direct guidance specific verbal instructions
  that guide children to desired behavior

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FOUR REASONS WHY CHILDRENNEED LIMITS

• To protect the child
• To protect other children
• To protect property
• To protect the learning environment