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Behavior Guidance for Infants and Toddlers.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Honig, Alice Sterling |
| Copyright Year | 1996 |
| Abstract | EEC Regulation 7.05 (5, 7-8) Educators must provide guidance to children in a positive and consistent way based on an understanding of the individual needs and development of children by: (5)(a) encouraging self-control and using positive guidance techniques, such as recognizing and reinforcing children's appropriate behaviors, having reasonable and positive expectations, setting clear and consistent limits, and redirecting; (b) helping children learn social, communication, and emotional regulation skills they can use in place of challenging behaviors; (c) using environmental modifications, activity modifications, adult or peer support, and other teaching strategies to encourage appropriate behavior and prevent challenging behaviors; (d) intervening quickly when children are physically aggressive with one another and helping them develop more positive strategies for resolving conflict; (e) explaining rules and procedures and the reasons for them to children, and where appropriate and feasible, allowing children to participate in the establishment of program rules, policies and procedures; (f) discussing behavior management techniques among staff to promote consistency. (7) Educators must direct child guidance to the goal of maximizing the growth and development of children and protecting the group and the individuals within. (8) The following practices are strictly prohibited: (a) spanking or other corporal punishment of children; (b) subjecting children to cruel or severe punishment such as humiliation, verbal or physical abuse, neglect, or abusive treatment including any type of physical hitting inflicted in any manner upon the body, shaking, threats, or derogatory remarks; (c) depriving children of outdoor time, meals or snacks; force feeding children or otherwise making them eat against their will, or in any way using food as a consequence; (d) disciplining a child for soiling, wetting, or not using the toilet; forcing a child to remain in soiled clothing or to remain on the toilet, or using any other unusual or excessive practices for toileting; (e) confining a child to a swing, high chair, crib, playpen or any other piece of equipment for an extended period of time in lieu of supervision; and (f) excessive time-out. Time-out may not exceed one minute for each year of the child's age and must take place within the educator's view. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.eec.state.ma.us/docs1/board_materials/20101101_46.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
