1. Discipline

2. What is discipline?
Discipline is helping children develop self-control/self-discipline.
Discipline is setting limits and correcting misbehavior.
Discipline also is encouraging children, guiding them, helping them feel good about themselves, and teaching them how to think for themselves.
Discipline and guidance both refer to directing children toward acceptable behavior

3. Why discipline?
Children have to be taught discipline. They are not born with it. Parents have to teach it
Discipline takes time and practice (it gets easier as children learn to control their own behavior).

4. Understanding Discipline
Punishment is only a small part of effective guidance or discipline
Discipline is not ‘ making children behave ’
Guidance is a part of moral development and children develop a conscience (an inner sense of right and wrong)
Guidance also helps to develop social and emotional development

5. When to Discipline Only if They understand it was wrong
If it was intentional

6. The 3 Keys to Effective Discipline
Encoaraging appropriate/positive behaviour by
1) Being a role model
2) Setting limits
3) Using Positive Reinforcement

7. Proactive Discipline -give them choices
-give them something to distract themselves
-prepare them
-make it fun/game
-use positive words and reinforcement
-be a role model (they will imitate you)

8. How to Discipline
Should be proportionate to the seriousness of the crime
Must relate to what they did that was wrong
Must be consistent and predictable
GIVE WARNINGS

9. Discipline Techniques
1- Voice: control volume and tone (kids are just like adults, they will reciprocate what tone and volume you use)

10. Discipline Techniques
2- Words- use simple statements, the less words the better
-focus on their behaviour, not on them (tell them their behaviour was “bad” not them)

11. Discipline Techniques
3- Body- you are so much bigger than them which can be intimidating
-get down on their level and use eye contact

12. Discipline Techniques
4- Decide what’s worth disciplining
-pick your battles (don’t waste your time nit picking)

13. Dealing with Inappropriate Behavior
Why do children misbehave?
Illness
boredom
angry feelings
an need for attention and love
low self-esteem
anxiety
confusion

14. All children misbehave sometimes
The child ’s age is very important when deciding on the appropriate discipline
The caregiver should ask:
Does the child understand that the behavior is wrong?
Was the behavior intentional (done on purpose), or was it simply beyond the child ’s control?