Major Positive Major Positive Discipline StrategiesDiscipline Strategies

Major Positive Major Positive Discipline StrategiesDiscipline Strategies

Guidance Strategies

• Help children save face and preserve their dignity.

• Set limits well.• Teach more helpful behaviour.• Set up practice sessions and

give on the spot guidance.

Guidance Strategies• Give signals or cues for newly

constructed behaviour.• Change something about a context

or setting.• Identify problem ownership.• Give meaningful feedback to

children.

Guidance Strategies• Identify mistaken goals and use

encouragement.• Ignore behaviour (only when it is

appropriate to do so).• Redirect very young children: Divert

and distract.• Redirect older children: Use

substitution.

Guidance Strategies• Listen actively.• Deliver I-messages.• Teach conflict resolution (problem solving).• Recognize signs of stress, anxiety, or

strong emotion; prevent overstimulation; teach calming techniques.

• Manage strong emotions responsibly.