Arlington, TX
Children's Oasis

Director's Description to School's Approach to Discipline

Discipline and Rules of Conduct: Discipline will be individualized and consistent for each child. It will be appropriate to the child?s level of understanding and directed toward teaching the child acceptable behavior and self-control.
Caregivers will use positive methods of discipline and guidance that encourage self-esteem, self-control, and self-direction, which include at least the following:
(1)Using praise and encouragement of good behavior instead of focusing only upon unacceptable behavior;
(2)Reminding a child of behavior expectations daily by using clear, positive statements;
(3)Redirecting behavior using positive statements; and
(4)Using brief supervised separation or time out from the group, when appropriate for the child?s age and development, which is limited to no more than one minute per year of the child?s age.
Behavior that warrants time outs include: hitting, biting, kicking, pushing, pinching, pulling hair or clothing, throwing objects indoors, climbing on an inappropriate structure, willful destruction of property, tantrum throwing, running indoors, touching someone that does not want to be touched, interrupting, teasing, name calling, snatching toys from others, ignoring others, not including others, and not following reasonable requests. At the end of the time-out the child will be asked if he/she understands why he/she was put into time-out and why he/she shouldn?t do that behavior. The child will then be asked if he/she is ready to play nicely again. The child will be encouraged to apologize to the other child(ren) involved. This usually stops the offending behavior and teaches the child consequence, responsibility, respect, and empathy in a positive manner. For children under the age of 18 months, it is most effective to remove the child from the situation and redirect his attention elsewhere. The caregiver will explain to the child why the offending behavior was inappropriate. On rare occasions a firm "no" is necessary. TCO's discipline policy protects the emotional well being, self-respect, and physical safety of all the children. No corporal punishment or harsh language will be used. If a child continually disturbs the learning atmosphere of the classroom, this will be brought the attention of the director or assistant and a conference with the parent(s) will be held to discuss how best to meet the child?s needs. If an understanding cannot be reached, TCO reserves the right to terminate our contract to guarantee the comfort and safety of the other children.

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