Behaviour Guidance Vocabulary

Lesson 1 of 7 in Behaviour Guidance & Positive Discipline · 25 minutes

Learn the twelve words that shape how Canadian licensed childcare guides children's behaviour. The phrase is not 'discipline' the way many newcomers learned it — it is 'positive discipline' and 'behaviour guidance.' The goal is not to punish the child; the goal is to help the child build self-regulation. Words like 'redirection,' 'limit,' 'natural consequence,' and 'co-regulation' are the daily tools. Words like 'time-out,' 'punishment,' and 'discipline-as-correction' are not used. Today's vocabulary is the foundation of every behaviour moment in your room.

What you'll learn

• Recognize and use twelve core terms for behaviour guidance
• Distinguish 'positive discipline' from punishment-based discipline
• Use 'redirection,' 'limit,' and 'natural consequence' correctly
• Identify what is NOT acceptable in Canadian licensed childcare (time-outs, harsh or raised voice, physical punishment, restraint)
• Use 'duty to report' correctly in workplace context