POSITIVE GUIDANCE

Guidance vs. Discipline!!!
Guidance is:
- Supporting children directly and indirectly in a positive way
- Builds self esteem
- Resolves problems in a positive way

Discipline is:
- Training to act in accordance with rules.
- Punishment or penalizing in order to train.
GUIDANCE
DISCIPLINE
Process affecting all areas of development Punishment related to one specific behavior or incident
Guidance focuses on what the child can do Discipline is rigid training and unresponsive to individuals
Guidance is flexible and responsive to individual needs Discipline builds fear and the desire to evade punishment
Guidance is child centered Discipline trains children about the "rules" and what happens when you break rules
Guidance promotes diversity and equity Discipline focuses on what the child can't do
Guidance builds a child's ability to problem solve, develop peer relationships, and responsibility for themselves, others and the environment. Discipline is adult centered
Source
Course: Preschool Guidance
Date: February 2004
Instructor: Debbie Stothers

GUIDANCE	DISCIPLINE
Process affecting all areas of development	Punishment related to one specific behavior or incident
Guidance focuses on what the child can do	Discipline is rigid training and unresponsive to individuals
Guidance is flexible and responsive to individual needs	Discipline builds fear and the desire to evade punishment
Guidance is child centered	Discipline trains children about the "rules" and what happens when you break rules
Guidance promotes diversity and equity	Discipline focuses on what the child can't do
Guidance builds a child's ability to problem solve, develop peer relationships, and responsibility for themselves, others and the environment.	Discipline is adult centered