La Crescenta, CA
Robbin's Nest Preschool & Kindergarten

Director's Description to School's Approach to Discipline

Children are reminded that they need to make good choices --- choices that won't hurt them, their friend, their teacher or their environment. Children understand that there are appropriate consequences to the wrong choices they make. They go to the end of the line if they are pushing. They miss their turn holding the book if they are not listening to the story. Instead of time out, children are redirected and encouraged to resolve conflict in an appropriate manner. Children who are hurt are given the language to express themselves by saying a "bug and a wish" --- "It bugs me that you keep knocking down my building. I wish you would stop!" We find this more effective that having the other child say sorry when there is no remorse.

Director's Response to a Sample Discipline Scenario

Description of how teachers handle the following scenario: Child A and Child B are good friends and usually play together. One day, Child A decides to play with Child C and tells Child B, 'I don't want to play with you today. I'm playing with Child C instead.'


We respect and affirm child A's choice to play with another child. But we remind Child A to say it nicely so as not to hurt Child B's feelings. We reassure child B that he can play with other kids too and that maybe later Child A will want to play.

Montessori? Waldorf? Play-based?

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