BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT

 

Parents must also abide by this “Positive Discipline Guidance Policy” when parent and child are in or around the Kids’ Kingdom Family Child Care premises, or at a Kids’ Kingdom related event (e.g. fieldtrip).

Be assured that the policies of Kids’ Kingdom, regarding discipline, have your child’s best interest in mind. Our philosophy is that the types of inappropriate behaviors most often demonstrated in young children are usually the result of the child’s developmental level. As each child grows, (s)he gains the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical skills needed to succeed with adult expectations.

Here at Kids’ Kingdom, we are always encouraging children to learn the importance of respect for other people and respect for property. As a result hitting, pushing, biting, kicking or pinching other children is not allowed. Obscene language is unacceptable. We also stress that they treat material possessions (both ours and theirs) with respect.

We use the following guidelines to promote positive behavior and for responding to undesirable behaviors:
 

* Positive reinforcement and redirection are used whenever possible as a primary means of correcting an inappropriate behavior or action.
 

* No child shall ever be punished, verbally abused, humiliated, withheld food, frightened or restrained as a means of discipline.
 

* We will develop rules with children that are appropriate for their developmental level.
 

* We will set age-appropriate expectations for children.
 

* We will allow children time to practice obeying new rules before disciplining them. We realize that children have limited memories and may not recall a new rule without plenty of practice.
 

* We may ignore certain kinds of inappropriate behavior. Some misbehavior is an attempt to get attention. The more attention the child gets, the more likely it is that the behavior will be repeated.

We believe in encouraging children to solve their own problems. We will use the following methods to help them achieve positive behaviors and experiences- active listening, giving affirmations, negotiations, setting limits, and modifying the environment when necessary.

When adult intervention is needed, we will use redirection, removal of the child from the situation, limiting the child’s participation in activities, and as a last resort, “thinking time”. Thinking time takes the child away from friends and activity for a short time, giving him or her a chance to start over and calm down. We generally allow the child to determine when (s)he is ready to rejoin the group. However, a child is never expected to remain in thinking time longer than 1 minute per their age.

If a negative behavior becomes a consistent problem, you will be contacted to discuss the situation. If a child remains unruly, Parents will be called to remove the child from Kids’ Kingdom for the remainder of the day ; parents are still obligated to pay their contracted rate, even if child is asked to leave. Termination of enrollment may become necessary if the behavior is harmful to the physical or emotional well-being of any of the children placed in our care. Any child mistreating, breaking, or destroying items belonging to Kids’ Kingdom or other children in the care of Kids’ Kingdom will be held financially responsible for repairing and/or replacing the damaged item(s).