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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD goes to a preschool (it happens to be Montessori) where discipline is done very, very well.  There are consequences for poor behavior, but usually it involves a "chill out" during which time the child is removed from the situation and brings him/herself to calm.  Children are taught to explain and reason about how they feel and what they do.  The teachers are warm, but they are very clear that their task -- and the task of the young children -- is to learn to be effective and polite members of a group.

There is no "traffic light" system in place.  There is no public behavior chart or humuliation.  The idea is that children have a limited but expanding set of coping, self regulation and socilization skills, and teachers are to be sensitive to that (create environments that aren't too taxing for kids) and to help children develop skills they need.

If a child is going through a particularly challenging phase (as all kids eventually will, often several times) the Ts will communicate this with the parents and talk about how it's being handled.  For example, my DD was having trouble respective other people's space, hugging too hard and too often.  Another child was/is very shy and withdrawn in big groups, although he is socially functional one on one.  A third child is extremely bright and a bit bossy, interrupting other children as they are figuring things out she already understands.

Not a big fan of public behavior indicators.

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12:29 here. [i]This[/i] is appropriate for the age group, OP. [/quote]

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