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Guidance and Discipline Guidelines<\/strong><\/h2>\n

For All Adults* <\/em>to follow while in the Austin Community College Children\u2019s Lab School<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guidance and discipline must be:<\/p>\n

1. Individualized and consistent for each child;<\/p>\n

2. Appropriate to the child\u2019s level of understanding; and<\/p>\n

3. Directed toward teaching the child acceptable behavior and self-control.<\/p>\n

4. A positive method of discipline and guidance that encourages self-esteem, self-control, and self-direction<\/p>\n

A caregiver may only use positive methods of guidance and discipline that encourage self-esteem, self-control,
\nand self-direction, which include:<\/p>\n

1. Appreciating each child\u2019s unique personality, abilities, activity level, and pace of development and
\nresponding to children\u2019s individual needs;<\/p>\n

2. Building relationships with children by learning to read nonverbal signals, sense mood and level of
\nattention and adjust interactions accordingly for infants and showing respect by listening, answering
\nquestions, and engaging toddlers and preschoolers in meaningful conversations;<\/p>\n

3. Identifying and accepting children\u2019s feelings while encouraging emotional expression of those feelings;<\/p>\n

4. Modeling good emotional expression and management;<\/p>\n

5. Modeling and reinforcing positive behavior by using praise and encouragement of appropriate behavior
\ninstead of focusing only upon unacceptable behavior;<\/p>\n

6. Anticipating children\u2019s behavior and gently enforcing consistent limitations;<\/p>\n

7. Reminding a child of behavior expectations daily by using clear, positive statements;<\/p>\n

8. Redirecting children\u2019s inappropriate behaviors to a more acceptable alternative;<\/p>\n

9. Encouraging social problem solving with peers;<\/p>\n

10. Following through on logical consequences when appropriate; and<\/p>\n

11. As a last resort using brief supervised separation from the group.<\/p>\n

Behavior problems are dealt with at school rather than parents being asked to discipline their child for events that
\noccur at school. When behaviors continue to be a problem, staff and consultants may conduct a functional<\/strong>
\nbehavior assessment<\/strong> (FBA). Staff and parents will work to create a positive behavior support plan<\/strong> (PBS) that
\nwill be implemented and evaluated over time. In some cases, a referral may be made or a consultant may be used
\nto assist with solving the problem. If staff, parents, and outside consultation determines that the program is unable
\nto meet the needs of a child, staff will work closely with the family to find an appropriate placement for the child.<\/p>\n

Staff may NEVER use physical punishment, psychological abuse, or coercion when disciplining a child,
\nincluding:<\/p>\n

1. Physical punishment or threats of physical punishment, including, shaking, hitting with a hand or
\ninstrument, spanking, paddling, slapping jerking, squeezing, kicking, biting, pinching, excessive tickling,
\nand pulling arms, hair, or ears;<\/p>\n

2. Requiring a child to remain silent or inactive for inappropriately long periods of time for the child\u2019s age;<\/p>\n

3. Psychological abuse, including, shaming, name calling, ridiculing, humiliation, sarcasm, yelling at, cursing
\nat, making threats or frightening a child, ostracism, rejecting, or withholding affection.<\/p>\n

4. Coercion, including, rough handling (shoving, pulling, pushing, grasping any body part); forcing a child to
\nsit down, lie down, or stay down, except when restraint is necessary to protect the child or others from
\nharm; physically forcing a child to perform an action (such as eating or cleaning up);<\/p>\n

5. Punishment associated with food, naps, or toilet training;<\/p>\n

6. Putting anything in or on a child\u2019s mouth and\/or;<\/p>\n

7. Placing a child in a locked or dark room, bathroom, or closet with the door closed.<\/p>\n

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