101 POSITIVE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE
IN SUPPORT OF CHILDREN
”It’s Never OK to Hit a Child.”
Discipline means to teach and train. Punishment (inflicting pain/purposeful injury)
is unnecessary and counter-productive
Teaching Respect
1. Anticipation Principle-
2. Choice Principle-
3. Demonstrate Respect Principle-
4. Encouragement Principle-
5. Follow through/Consistency Principle6. Get On Child’s Eye Level Principle-
7. Golden Rule Principle-
Providing Love
1. Allow Imperfection Principle-
2. Brainstorm Principle-
3. Catch The Child Being Good Principle-
4. Chill Out Principle-
5. Common Sense Principle-
6. Hand Gestures Principle-
7. Love Principle-
8. Pay Attention Principle-
9. Prompt and Praise Principle-
10. Sing Principle-
11. Stay Detached Emotionally Principle-
12. Time-In Principle-
13. Turtle Time Principle-
Providing Nurturance
1. Babysitter Principle-
2. Bite Your Lip Principle-
3. Bunny Planet Principle-
4. Establish Routines Principle-
5. Have Fun Together Principle-
6. Humor Principle-
7. Institute Mailboxes Principle-
8. Make Up A Story Principle-
9. Nap Principle-
10. Read A Book Principle-
11. Talk About Them Positively-
12. Talk With Them Principle-
13. Think Of The Outcome Principle-
14. Wants and Feelings Principle-
Shaping Behavior
1. Apology Principle-
2. Best Friend Principle-
3. Connect Before You Correct Principle-
4. Divide and Conquer Principle-
5. Do The Unexpected Principle6. Don’t Put The Cat With The Pigeons Principle-
7. Frog Suit Principle-
8. Get Support of Another Person Principle-
9. Get Life to Inanimate Objects Principle-
10. Jump Start A Belly Laugh Principle-
11. Make A Sacrifice Principle-
12. Make It Fun Principle-
13. Modeling Principle-
14. Partner/Co-Worker Principle-
15. Positive Closure Principle-
16. Privacy Principle-
17. Remember Who Are The Grow-ups Principle-
18. Self Correction Principle-
19. Stay Healthy Principle-
20. Successive Approximation Principle-
21. Switch Gears Principle-
22. Take Time To Teach Principle23. Teach, Don’t Re-teach
24. Thank You Principle-
Address Misbehavior
1. ABC Principle-
2. Bag IT or PTP Principle-
3. Blame It On The Rules Principle-
4. Change Of Environment Principle-
5. Collect Data Principle-
6. Extinction Principle-
7. Incompatible Alternatives Principle-
8. Keep It Simple Principle-
9. Nip It In The Bud Principle-
10. Other Shoe Principle-
11. PMS Principle-
12. Put It In Writing Principle-
13. Satiation Principle-
14. Take A Break Principle-
15. Thinking Principle-
16. Use Actions Instead Of Words Principle-
17. Whisper Principle-
18. Write a Contract Principle-
Fostering Independence
1. Ask The Child Principle-
2. Belonging And Significance Principle-
3. Cueing Principle-
4. Empowerment Principle-
5. Good Head On Your Shoulders Principle-
6. Let The Child Be The Teacher Principle-
7. Logical Consequences Principle-
8. Role Playing Principle-
9. Teach Your Child To Speak Up To Bullies Principle-
10. Third Party Principle-
11. Trust Principle-
12. Values Are Caught Not Taught Principle-
Building Resiliency
1. Availability Principle-
2. Help Me Out Principle-
3. Human Principle-
4. Preparation Principle-
5. Shrug Principle6. The Timer Says It’s Time Principle-
7. When/Then-Abuse It/Lose It Principle-
8. Who Cares Principle-