KIDS AND DISCIPLINE
Greetings
From Our Principal
Dear
parents,
Greetings!
The Month Of May will be an exciting month for
our students.
Our Nursery, K1 and K2 students will be going for their annual field trip.
The purpose of this field trip is to give
them a chance to get out of the classroom and experience something new.
Students will have a real world experience!
Our educational activities does not end here, students from each class are
preparing and practising for our upcoming graduation event. Every child will
have a chance to show their creativeness and talent.
The topic
for this month’s newsletter is “Discipline”. I hope you will find the
disciplinary techniques useful and encourage positive discipline for your
child. Thus, helping them to grow and develop their thinking, social, and life
skills.
Thank you...
Regards,
Evi Jovita
Principal
Teacher’s Corner
By : Miss Astri
Hi
my name is Miss Astri.
I
teach kindy 1 class.
I
love to teach children because besides giving
lessons, I
can also teach discipline and be a positive influence in their life in both the classroom and in the real world.
Discipline
is in compliance with the regulations made by the responsibility
of the children. Some examples of discipline in schools
are; come to school on time; disposing trash in the rubbish bin; sit properly;
ask permission to go out from class; tidy up toys; pray and wash hands before
eating.
In
addition, we also have to be disciplined at home. For example: sleep and
wake up on time; tidy up the bed; eat regularly; study and do homework; tidy up
toys after playing,; and helping parents.
Discipline
children need support from the environment around them. Therefore, we expect
the role of parents and the surrounding to make discipline become a habit.
Children will then grow up to be a happy, caring and confident person.
Thank
you!
Article For Parents
Parents,
Kids, and Discipline
How can you provide discipline to your child so that he or she can
function well at home and in public? Every parent wants their children to be
happy, respectful, respected by others, and able to find their place in the
world as well-behaved adults. Nobody wants to be accused of raising a spoiled
brat. But sometimes it seems that
these goals are miles away from your child's current behavior.
Discipline is the process of teaching your child what type of
behavior is acceptable and what type is not acceptable. In other words,
discipline teaches a child to follow rules. Discipline may involve both
punishment, such as a time out, and, more importantly, rewards. It sounds so
straightforward, yet every parent becomes frustrated at one time or another
with issues surrounding children and discipline.
The discipline techniques you choose may depend on the type of
inappropriate behavior your child displays, your child's age, your child's
temperament, and your parenting style. The American Mental Health
Association describes three styles of parenting :
A. An authoritative
parent has clear expectations and consequences and is affectionate toward his
or her child. The authorative parent allows for flexibility and collaborative
problem solving with the child when dealing with behavioural challenges. This
is most effective form of parenting.
B.
An
authorian parent has clear expectations and consequences, but shows little
affection towards his or her child. This is a less effective form of parenting.
C. A
permissive parent shows lots of affection toward his or her child but provides
little discipline. This is a less effective form of parenting.
The following discipline
techniques are recommended:
Reward good behavior
Acknowledging good behavior is the best way to encourage your
child to continue it. In other words, "Catch him being good."
Compliment your child when he or she shows the behavior you've been seeking.
Natural consequences
Your child does something wrong, and you let the child experience
the result of that behavior. There's no need for you to "lecture". The child can't blame you
for what happened.
Logical consequences
This technique is similar to natural consequences but involves
describing to your child what the consequences will be for unacceptable
behavior. For
eg. you tell your child that if he doesn’t pick up his toys, then those toys
will be removed for a week.
Taking away privileges
Sometimes there isn't a logical or natural consequence for a bad behavior -- or you don't have time to think it
through. In this case, the consequence for unacceptable behavior may be taking
away a privilege.
Time outs
Time outs work if you know exactly what the child did wrong or if
you need a break from the child's behavior. Be sure you have a time-out
location established ahead of time. It should be a quiet and boring place. This
discipline technique can work with children when the child is old enough to
understand the purpose of a time out -- usually around age 2 and older, with
about a minute of time out for each year of age. Time outs often work best with
younger kids for whom the separation from the parent is truly seen as a
deprivation.
Whichever discipline techniques you choose to use, they can be
more effective if you keep these ideas in mind:
Guide your
discipline techniques to fit well with your child's temperament.
The key to effective discipline is to understand who your child
is, especially his temperamental style, and use your discipline to help him
achieve his potential given those talents and tendencies.
Communicate
your discipline plan
Discipline techniques shouldn't come "out of the blue,"
especially if you're trying something new. To children who are old enough to
understand, during a planned discussion (not in the heat of the moment) explain
the technique, why you are using it, and what you hope it will accomplish.
Be
respectful of your child
If you show your child respect -- even when disciplining your
child -- your child is more likely to respect you, other family members, and
other people in his or her life. If you "lose it" or overreact with
disrespect, apologize. Behave the way you want your child to behave.
Be
consistent
Any technique will fail if you don't follow through or enforce
consequences consistently. Hence, be firm and consistent in your disciplinary techniques.
Source: http://www.webmd.com/parenting/guide
Inspiring Story
Potatoes, Eggs, and Coffee Beans
Once
upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and
that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting
and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another
one soon followed. Her
father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and
placed each on a high fire. Once the three pots began to boil, he placed
potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot, and ground coffee beans in the
third pot.
He then
let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter. The daughter,
moaned and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing.
After twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.
After twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.
He then
ladled the coffee out and placed it in a cup. Turning to her he asked.
“Daughter, what do you see?”
“Potatoes,
eggs, and coffee,” she hastily replied.
“Look
closer,” he said, “and touch the potatoes.” She did and noted that they were
soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the
shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip the
coffee. Its rich aroma brought a smile to her face.
“Father,
what does this mean?” she asked.
He then
explained that the potatoes, the eggs and coffee beans had each faced the same
adversity– the boiling water. However,
each one reacted differently.
The potato went in strong, hard, and unrelenting, but in boiling water, it became soft and weak. The egg was fragile, with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid interior until it was put in the boiling water. Then the inside of the egg became hard.
The potato went in strong, hard, and unrelenting, but in boiling water, it became soft and weak. The egg was fragile, with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid interior until it was put in the boiling water. Then the inside of the egg became hard.
However,
the ground coffee beans were unique. After they were exposed to the boiling
water, they changed the water and created something new.
“Which are you,” he asked his daughter. “When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean? “
“Which are you,” he asked his daughter. “When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean? “
In life, things happen around us and things happen to us,
but the only thing that truly matters is how you you choose to react to it.
ECH’s Activity Gallery (April, 2015)
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Easter Celebration
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Play together
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WWF event
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Birthday Corner (May, 2015)
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| Sreeram (Nursery Class) |
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| Miss Vania |
ECH's Important Dates (May, 2015)
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Date
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Activity
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May,
21st
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Swimming
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May,
29th
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Field Trip
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calling us at (021) 4501633.
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