2 posts tagged Positive Discipline
# 2 of 11: Phrase your requests as positive statements, not negatives. When you are cooking, say, ‘The flour goes in the bowl’ rather than ‘Don’t throw the flour on the floor.’
“Children’s emotional, social, and academic development improve when they are empowered through choice. At the same time, children, according to the psychological literature, need to have appropriate boundaries and limits to feel safe and secure. Montessori’s “freedom with discipline” (where “discipline means “to teach”) for children ages 3-6 and “freedom with responsibility” for children ages 6 and up align with this literature.”
From Montessori: The Missing Voice in the Education Reform Debate
Using Positive Language to Redirect:
source: aidtolife.org
(>Self Discipline) (>Setting Limits)
# 1 of 11: Phrase your requests as positive statements, not negatives. When you are cooking, say, ‘The flour goes in the bowl’ rather than ‘Don’t throw the flour on the floor.’
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