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The Exchange CEU package, Managing Challenging Behavior includes the Karen Miller article, "Structure for Success: 30 Preventive Discipline Techniques." Here are two of Miller's suggestions:
Get in touch. Give a warm greeting. Touch children within a few minutes of seeing them each day. Go over to them. Say their name. Make eye contact. Smile. A hand on the shoulder, a pat on the head makes children feel counted and acknowledged. They will feel less compelled to act out to get noticed.
Set consistent limits. Don't prohibit children from climbing on the tables one day and allow it or ignore it the next day. Have a set of rules that are consistent. Rules should be as few as possible and limited to protecting the children's safety, as in not climbing on furniture, and not hurting each other. Make sure all adults are aware of the rules so they can be enforced consistently.
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