Appropriate Behavior Towards Foster Children 622-05-30-05

 

Discipline 622-05-30-05-05

(Revised 2/15/2014 ML #3398)

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Discipline must be constructive or educational in nature and may include diversion, separation from problem situation, talk with the child about the situation, praise for appropriate behavior and gentle physical restraint such as holding. Children shall not be subjected to physical harm or humiliation.

1. No child may be kicked, bitten, punched, spanked, shaken, pinched, roughly handled or struck with an inanimate object by foster parents or any other adult living in the home.
2. Cruel and unusual punishment are prohibited.
3. Authority to discipline may not be delegated to or be accomplished by children.
4. Separation, when used as discipline, must be brief and appropriate to the child’s age and circumstances, and the young child must be within hearing of an adult in a safe, lighted, well-ventilated room.  No child may be isolated in a locked room or closet.
5. No child may be physically disciplined for lapses in toilet training.
6. Verbal abuse or derogatory remarks about the child, the child’s family, race, religion, or cultural background may not be used or permitted.
7. No child shall be force fed unless medically prescribed and administered under a physician’s care.
8. Deprivation of means, including food, clothing, shelter, hygiene, and medical care, may not be used as a form of discipline or punishment.