Scenario: Your early childhood program has recently decided to move away from obedience-based discipline and rules and focus instead on a guidance approach. You want to share this thinking with families to build understanding, encourage their input, and foster continuity for children between school and home. At your first family meeting: A parent shares that she has always liked to use simple rules with her child and asks what's wrong with obedience and discipline as long as it is age appropriate and consistent.
You share what it means to move from the practice of obedience-based discipline and rules to a guidance/guidelines approach.