Behavior Expectations - Conflict Resolution

At COA, we promote self-esteem building by helping your child develop self-control and responsibility for actions. Expected behavior is based on your child’s developmental level. Appropriate guidance techniques used by our teachers include redirection, diversion and substitution. We never advocate the use of punishment, neither verbal nor physical, as a means of correcting inappropriate behaviors. We turn incidents into learning situations, according to the ability of the children involved, to help them understand the consequences of their actions.
 

Children of preschool age are encouraged to use words to resolve conflicts. We look for acceptable behavior rather than dwell on negative behavior. By providing a positive role model for children, we manage the classroom using positive words, encouraging actions and focusing on each child’s ability to make the right decisions. Severe behavior issues require parental intervention depending on the social, emotional and developmental needs of each child.