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Rules as Behavior Modifiers
February 13, 2013
Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.
-Chinese Proverb
-Chinese Proverb
- Encourage children to participate in the rule-making process. Conduct open-ended discussions in which children help to generate rules for the child care setting. Write these down and post them for children's future reference.
- Establish only a few well-chosen rules at a time. When a child engages in behavior that annoys or concerns you, ask yourself the following questions:
— Is the child's behavior unsafe or unhealthy?
— Is the child's behavior damaging property?
— Is the child's behavior interfering with the rights of others?
If the answer to any of these questions is yes, be prepared to make a rule to fit the situation. If the answer is no, reconsider your reaction and avoid making an unnecessary rule.
- Provide children with reasons why certain behaviors are acceptable or unacceptable. Reasons help children make sense of the rules they follow. Offer a reason every time you tell children how you would like them to behave. Link your reason to one of the three questions outlined above.
- State rules in positive terms. Children are more successful at following rules that tell them what to do rather than what not to do.
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