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You might want to try reading some of the books that Dreikurs has written such as "A New Approach to Discipline: Logical Consequences" or "Children: The Challenge". My favourite is "Discipline Without Tears" because it is consise and to the point.

Dreikurs suggested that classrooms should have regular meetings so that chilren would feel the school was democratic and that they shared responsibility. He also urged adults to look for the children's "goal of misbehaviour" (Stein has posted some excellent information on this topic on his Web site) and do the opposite of what the child was trying to achieve. For example, ignore the child who shouts out answers to get attention but give him plenty of attention when he is behaving appropriately. When consquences are imposed, they should be logical consequences. For example, if Jane hit John with her baseball bat it would be a logical consequence for her to lose her bat (rather than be made to clean the chalk brushes - an unconnected activity).

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Thankyou Rob McGarva, by Stacey Mathieson, 10/5/97

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