Punishment for kindergarden children.?

Question

Please give me some ideas to punish a child in the class if the child did any noughty thing or if he/she dont listen to the teacher.

Answer 1

"Teach them with love and care, do not use any "strength". But do not spoil them too much as it will give them bad behavior when they are grown up. If parents want to forbid their children, it is better to give them good reason that can be accepted by logic."

Don't punish them..but give them explanation!

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Answer 2

My head started to hurt half way through the answers here.  I'm sorry if I missed any good ones by not reading them all.

The simple fact is that the question:

1)  Doesn't really show a good understanding of how discipline is supposed to work in an educational setting.  Especially in Early Childhood Education.

2)  Is too vague.

I begin with #1 because it's very important to be clear on how you view your students.  That's the first step to a successful discipline strategy.  

1)  We don't punish.  What the goal is with discipline is to get the child to reflect on his own actions and how that brought about the discipline received.  Punishment comes from an external source and offers little to no self-reflection other than doing it to avoid punishment again.  Try to remove as much of your authority as you can and it will be more effective.

2)  If the child is being naughty or "doesn't listen to the teacher," why is he/she not listening?  What, exactly, are they doing that is being naughty?  Either way, get rid of the word "naughty" from your vocabulary of talking about children's behavior.  Maybe they didn't get breakfast that day and their body's adrenaline is starting to kick in to take over.  Maybe they didn't sleep well last night or had to wake up early for some reason.  Maybe they've just been sitting too long and need to move into other activities.  Maybe it is a situation where they're having trouble controlling themselves and they need to be seperated from the group until they're ready to come back.  Either way, as you become more experienced as a teacher, you'll be more in tune to see what is going to work with the child to better help them.  They're not being "naughty."  They're being normal children in a situation you don't know the story to.  

Think of it like cutting down a tree in the forest.  You could start at the top and cut down one branch then say, "Well...the tree isn't as bad as it used to be."  That's what we do sometimes with our students.  We send them to a "naughty carpet" (I think I saw someone type something similar...is that for real?  Please tell me no.)  We stop the behavior for the time being.  And what do we do in the process?  Embarrass the child?  What happens next when that turns into a power play?  Where the child doesn't care if he goes to the chair or the rug?  Or, worse, when he treats it like a game?  Then your entire discipline strategy is screwed.  "Time out" areas aren't for punishment.  They're a place a child can go when they really need a "time out."  When they need a time away from the group because they're being disruptive.  Don't look at it as a punishment.  Look at it as just a place to go when you need a break.  Then you've taken any and all power struggle away from the child when it's time to go there.  They go there because it was their choice and they return when they feel they are ready.

My statement about the question being too vague holds true.  The simple fact is that you want the student to feel the natural consequences of things.  So if you list 100 problems, I might just offer 100 discipline strategies (though probably not...many overlap).  But the core idea is to think, "Why do we have that rule?"  Then figure something out that gets them to think about that.  

For example, let's pretend you have a student that got mad, took a child's work, and tore it up or scribbled all over it.  Then we ask ourself the question "why do we have the rule that they shouldn't do it?"  There's a huge list of answers:

1)  It's not how we handle our anger.

2)  It's disrespectful to the other child and to his work.

3)  It makes the other child angry and he might retaliate.

4)  It makes the other child feel bad.

I'm sure I could go on, but I'll stop there.  Now, remember what I said about getting to the root of the issue.  This is not just a matter of "I tore up his paper."  The child that did that is obviously upset about something.  You want to find out what that is and teach the child the appropriate way of handling it while realizing why his actions were bad.  Simply saying, "That was naughty.  Go to time out" won't be satisfactory to either of the children.  So let me offer this suggestion:

1)  Get the two children together with you.  Most likely, the work will already be half done since one will come to you and the other will not.  (Guess which one is which).  

2)  Don't show anger.  Show concern.  More concern over the child's work that got ruined.  This involves the strategy of getting the other child to think about the fact that he ruined something that was important to you and the other student.  Notice how this is a direct reflection - the child sees it.  Saying "sit in the corner and think about it" doesn't get the child to think about it at all.

3)  Ask the child whose work got ruined what happened.  If the other child interrupts, tell him to wait and you'll hear what he has to say next.

4)  Give the other child the same respect in listening that you did to the first one.  Most likely, he'll say how the other child angered him.  This is what you want to hear.  Ask the first child if that is what really happened to make him/her mad.  Go back and forth like this until you have a good understanding of the story.  They don't have to agree on the story and don't accuse any of them at lying.  The real thing you're getting at is their perception of the story...since something obviously made boy #2 angry - no matter whether that is accurate or not.  You want his perception of what made him angry.

5)  Now comes the really important part.  Get Child #2 that drew on the picture to think of a better strategy next time.  How can he handle it differently?  Could he tell the child how he felt about what happened?  Could he move to another table and do something else while he cooled down for a bit over being angry?  Could he write the child a note explaining how he felt?  Have the child come up with solutions before you suggest any.

Generally, from my experience, a situation like that happens and the child that drew on the picture will want to make some sort of apology...even if it's not stated.  I don't even have to suggest it.  But the apology might be something like him going with the child and getting another paper for them and helping them through the work again.  It might be that they play later on the playground together and you never see them apart.  

If I had just put little Jimmy in time out, it would have been a case where Jimmy only thought, "Ugh....I got in trouble."  In the mean time, little Bobby is thinking, "Ha!  He drew on my paper and I got revenge because he's in trouble."  There is no problem solving skills at all....no reflection on what happened...no tools to avoid the situation again.  All I did was participate in the c**p throwing competition.  I'm no better in my actions than they are.  I just have more power to throw more c**p than they do.

Don't throw too much c**p.  It gets messy and the classroom really starts to stink after a while.  Instead, give the children the shovels they need to scoop the c**p out of the classroom.  Yeah...cheesy analogy.  But I think you get the idea.

Matt

Answer 3

the punishment i always hated in school was writing my spelling words over and over...you can get the child to write their spelling words 5x each. ...i'm an 70's baby and i dont know if this is considered wrong these days. but you can put them on their knees in a corner for a few minuted..that also worked for me!!!

Answer 4

time out  then call parents

Answer 5

The only thing you can do is give time outs. Separate them from the rest of the group for a bit of quiet time. You cant use corporal punishment in school so that is your only option. Try making them sit by themselves for snack time! lol  A friend of mine teaches kindergarten and she says it makes her job alot easier if she takes them outside for a good period of time. That way they can work out all their energy and be more manageable while indoors. Good luck :)

Answer 6

Staying in at recess always seemd to hurt my step son the most. He always wondered what fun he was missing out on.

Answer 7

Make the child sit in a chair away from all the other kids. Let them see how they could be having fun with the others, but that they did a bad thing. This should make them want to do good.

Answer 8

put them in the "thinking chair" away from the other kids.  Your only aloud to keep them there for as long as their age 5 = 5 minutes and so forth...never heard anything about how manny times they can go lol but...  Any longer is considered extreme punishment

Answer 9

sit in the corner, apologize and mean it, go to princable if it was really bad

Answer 10

Maybe a little "time out" sitting in a chair away from the others

at play. And have a talk with the mother, when she comes to

pick the child up. <}:-})

Answer 11

In my kindergarten class, I definately use the time out when apporpriate. Also, if things are really bad I make parents come in to supervise and guide their children throughout our daily activities until the behavior stops. Parents get really annoyed at having to rearrange their schedule to do this. But anyway, negative reinforcement of the rules is not what truly makes an impact in changing a childs behavior. POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT works best.

At the beginning of the year I go on www.orientaltrading.com and I buy a ton of fun cute small toys/stickers/pencils to fill a medium sized treasure chest. Then at back to school night I tell all the parents (and I write a note to the parents that didnt come) that this will be the last time I fill that treasure chest. Once those toys are gone thats it. So its their job to be on the lookout for good deals on small fun toys and gizmos (either at 99 cent stores, target etc) and donate them to the class treasure chest for the rest of the school year.

Anyway each child has a name tag on a pocket chart. For every day of good behavior they will get a star/sticker etc on their name tag at the time of dismissal. When they dont follow the rules that day they dont get a star/sticker. When they collect 10 stars/stickers they get to go to the beloved treasure chest and pick a toy to take home. We all clap for the kids when they get ten and get their prize. The kids can even take a bow if they wish. Every single day before dismissal we allot 10 minutes to count everyones stars and make a big deal out of how many they have left to gain before they have ten. It reinforces the 10 frame as well. A child with 6 stars will eventually learn that they only need 4 more stars, etc.

So for you, you can start by taking a day to review the rules of the class and make a checklist (on large poster paper) of what it means to follow the rules each day and be a good student/learner. If each child has satisfied the every criteria o the checklist each day then they get a star. If they dont satisfy the criteria of the checklist every day then they dont get a star. In the beginning it takes like 15 to 20 minutes at the end of the day to do all this with the whole class but eventually it becomes very streamlined and it only takes 10 minutes tops.

When a child is being "naughty" as you put it, refer them to the checklist and read them the "rule" that they are breaking. Point out that if they continue in that way with their behavior there will be no star for them that day. Make sure one of your criteria on the checklist surrounds "fixing your mistakes" because all kids deserve a second chance and just because they were "naughty" once during the day means the whole day is shot. Make them still think they can get a star on their nametag if they change their ways for the rest of the day.

Hope that helps! My entire team of kindergarten teachers at my school has this system and we never have any problems passed the first 2 months of school. The kids love this system too. And parents do as well. They dont mind donating and I work in a very low income neighborhood in California.

Answer 12

-Give out stickers to the good children, tell the naughty ones that they can have one the next day if they have a better day.

-Put the child in  the 'thinking chair' until he's ready to come off.  

-Put the child on the naughty carpet.

Answer 13

Put all of the children's names on a piece of paper shaped like a duck.  Tape all of the 'ducks' to the paper 'pond' on the wall.

When someone misbehaves, have them move their duck out of the pond

AND have them miss some recess, sit in time-out, or some other consequence.

Answer 14

this could be a though one cause punishment sometimes offends parents.  maybe talk with someone of authority at the school (principal, vice principal or superindentant) and see what the best type of dicipline is.  Time out is generally accepted.

Answer 15

separate them from the rest of the class if they continue to miss behave send a letter home to the parents and/or the student may not be able to participate in a fun class event

Answer 16

Most importantly, you need to make sure that the child understands WHY he/she is being punished.  Never hit a child or handle them aggressively.  Time out in the hallway might be a good idea.  Be sure not to humiliate the kid in front of the rest of the class.  They are still just very young children after all.

Have them make amends for anything they have done to others.  Apologies are nice, but you can't make someone "sorry" unless they understand why they should be sorry.

Answer 17

Put them in time out for as many minutes as they are old.  (6years old 6 minutes)   Feels like a life time for a child that age.  Really works i use it on my neice.

Answer 18

put them in time out or the corner.

Answer 19

Making them sit in a chair for 2 to 5 minutes by themselves.

or Giving them 3 chances:

1. Verbal Warning

2. Name On The Board

3. "Little Talk" about what they should be doing.

Answer 20

send them to a designated corner for an amount of time depending on exactly what he did.

if y'all have playtime or have an activity that he/she especially enjoys then make him sit out for that

Answer 21

If you are a teacher, I would talk to your supervisor or principal. Using punishing techniques from yahoo answers will probably get you fired or arrested. But the standing in a corner facing the wall is always humilating.

Answer 22

The way you separate a child from the group that doesnt want to listen is to sit them in a chair but still letting them se whats going on. It hurts them when they see others kids having fun and they cannot do not isolate them because then they will want attention a cause a disturbance which takes up more of your time. and let them know that when they are ready to act right they can rejoin the group.

*rememebr when talking to the child come down to their level and look them in the eye and talk in a low stern voice so they know that you are serious. do not yell are put them on the spot because that causes more trouble*

Good Luck!

Answer 23

Explain to the child what he did wrong....and show him ways he can do it better ....take him step-by-step so that you know that he knows the better way....if this doesn't work ...put the child in time out...under no circumstance are you to ever hit someone child.  You might even have to sit in time out with the child until they understand

Answer 24

Time out should be used as a last resort when nothing else redirects the child's behavior. Try redirection first. Something you might try is a "stoplight". If you stay on green, you get a treat at the end of the day (sticker or candy or perhaps make it if you have green all week you get a treat however you want to do it), if they get more than one warning they have to change thier color to yellow and if they have to change their color to red a not gets sent home. Also, an apple tree is just as effective. Have a tree with apples on it labeled with every child's name. If they get moret than one warning the apple falls into the large basket, the next time it goes into the medium basket and if it goes into the small basket a note is sent home. Discipline is the key with this age group. Discipline is defined as encouraging desired behavior while discouraging negative behavior although discipline is often confused with punishment. I hope these suggestions help.

Answer 25

If there is something that the children regularly do for fun, you could temporarily take that away from the naughty child and have him do some chore while others have fun.

Answer 26

Do not punish them just talk to them but i have one punishment say to the children they are gona have a chocolate or anything that kids like just don't give the nougthy girl or boy one.

Answer 27

Use a star system, good children get stars, at the end the child with the most stars gets a prize, for good behavior, kids that are bad, get a star taken away.  Time outs are good if the behavior should continue talk to a parent.