Adapted by Dr. Vivian G. Baglien

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Is based on what we know about the child

Is based on what we know about child development

Is administered with the goal of teaching children self-control and good decision making

Offers children choices Leaves children’s self

esteem intact Employs natural and logical

consequences Offers consequences known

and understood by the child

- Employs a system of utilizing the least confrontational choices whenever and wherever possible, escalated only when necessary

- Is consistent - Takes into consideration

situations, circumstances and individual children

- Is child-centered, capitalizing on a relationship build on trust and rapport 

Punitive Administered in anger Rigid About intimidation, or control for the

sake of control About being “right”

“I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It’s my personal approach that creates the climate. It’s my daily mood that makes the

weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child’s life miserable or joyous.

I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal.

 In all situations it is my response that decides

whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or

de-humanized.” - Haim Ginott 

- Based on what we know about how young children learn  - Relevant to children’s life experiences

- Based on the children’s current knowledge and abilities  - Respectful of cultural and individual differences and

learning styles  - Responsive to the interests and needs of the children  - Focused on the learning process, not the end product

- Thought provoking - stimulating and challenging the minds of

young children- Based on the philosophy that children are competent and

trustworthy, and can make good decisions if given the opportunity and practice

1.     Have children identify the problem and feelings

2.     Re-state the problem 3.     Ask each child for

ideas for solutions 4.     Negotiate until

children can agree upon some sort of compromise

5. Reinforce