Yesterday we talked about working with difficult children. Today I want to expand on that subject. Although we work on teaching choice, evaluation, taking responsibility and making a better choice, we also have a written system of approaching the subject on a daily basis with the children. That system is called a level system, and it is a system of discipline rather than a one of punishment. Discipline is known, written, consistent method of choice and consequence. Punishment is at the whim of the punisher and it's success depends on two things: the child cares about the punishment or reward, and that the punisher/rewarder is present.
The level system must be administered without bias, emotion, manipulation; for example, if you say x = y, then consistently when x is chosen, y will be the consequence. Such a system will not work if along with the consequence you yell, threaten, call names, etc. Also, the system will not work if you keep changing the rules or the consequences.
Tomorrow I will talk about negotiation, which is another good tool in our system.
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