WAC 170-296A-6025 appropriately holding WAC 170-295-2040 Prohibited interactions. younger children close while What behavior management In the presence of the communicating; and guidance practices must I children in care the licensee Validate children’s feelings have in place? and staff must not or allow and show tolerance for You must: others to: mistakes; (3) Promote the child's (1) Use profanity, obscene Be responsive and listen to developmentally appropriate language, "put downs," or children’s requests and social behavior, self-control, cultural or racial slurs; questions, encouraging and respect for the rights of (2) Have angry or hostile children to share others; interactions; experiences, ideas, and (5) Prevent and prohibit any (3) Use name calling or feelings; person on the premises from make derogatory, shaming or Observe children in order to using cruel, unusual, humiliating remarks; or learn about their families, hazardous, frightening, or (4) Use or threaten to use cultures, individual humiliating discipline, including any form of physical harm or interests, ideas, questions, but not limited to: inappropriate discipline, such and theories; (a) Corporal punishment as, but not limited to: Use scaffolding methods to including biting, jerking, (a) Spanking children; gradually move children shaking, spanking, slapping, (b) Biting, jerking, kicking, toward stronger hitting, striking, kicking, hitting, or shaking; understanding and greater pinching, flicking or any other (c) Pulling hair; independence in the means of inflicting physical pain (d) Pushing, shoving or learning process; or causing bodily harm to the throwing a child; or Model and teach emotional child; (e) Inflicting pain or skills such as recognizing (b) Verbal abuse such as humiliation as a punishment. feelings, expressing them yelling, shouting, name calling, appropriately, accepting 170-296A-6050 shaming, making derogatory others’ feelings, and Guidance and discipline. remarks about a child or the controlling impulses to act The licensee and staff must use child's family, or using out feelings; consistent, fair and positive language that threatens, Represent the diversity guidance and discipline humiliates or frightens a child; found in the early learning methods. These methods must program and society,
WAC 170-296A-6025 Prohibited interactions. In the presence of the children in care the licensee and staff must not or allow others to: (1) Use profanity, obscene language, "put downs," or cultural or racial slurs; (2) Have angry or hostile interactions; (3) Use name calling or make derogatory, shaming or humiliating remarks; or (4) Use or threaten to use any form of physical harm or inappropriate discipline, such as, but not limited to: (a) Spanking children; (b) Biting, jerking, kicking, hitting, or shaking; (c) Pulling hair; (d) Pushing, shoving or throwing a child; or (e) Inflicting pain or humiliation as a punishment. 170-296A-6050 Guidance and discipline. The licensee and staff must use consistent, fair and positive guidance and discipline methods. These methods must WAC 170-295-2040 What behavior management and guidance practices must I have in place? You must: (3) Promote the child's developmentally appropriate social behavior, self-control, and respect for the rights of others; (5) Prevent and prohibit any person on the premises from using cruel, unusual, hazardous, frightening, or humiliating discipline, including but not limited to: (a) Corporal punishment including biting, jerking, shaking, spanking, slapping, hitting, striking, kicking, pinching, flicking or any other means of inflicting physical pain or causing bodily harm to the child; (b) Verbal abuse such as yelling, shouting, name calling, shaming, making derogatory remarks about a child or the child's family, or using language that threatens, humiliates or frightens a child; appropriately holding younger children close while communicating; Validate children’s feelings and show tolerance for mistakes; Be responsive and listen to children’s requests and questions, encouraging children to share experiences, ideas, and feelings; Observe children in order to learn about their families, cultures, individual interests, ideas, questions, and theories; Use scaffolding methods to gradually move children toward stronger understanding and greater independence in the learning process; Model and teach emotional skills such as recognizing feelings, expressing them appropriately, accepting others’ feelings, and controlling impulses to act out feelings; Represent the diversity found in the early learning program and society,
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