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Choose to hug : information and suggestions for parents Office of the Commissioner for Children; EPOCH New Zealand

Contributor(s): New Zealand. Office of the Children's Commissioner | EPOCH New Zealand.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Wellington, N.Z. : Office of the Commissioner for Children EPOCH New Zealand, 2008Description: 47 p. : 21 cm; electronic document (27 p.); PDF file : 383.85 KB.ISBN: 9780909039240.Subject(s): CHILD REARING | CHILDREN | CRIMES (SUBSTITUTED SECTION 59) AMENDMENT ACT 2007 | DISCIPLINE | LEGISLATION | PARENT CHILD RELATIONSHIP | PARENTING | RESOURCES FOR CAREGIVERS | NEW ZEALANDDDC classification: 649.6421 CHO Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Introduction -- Setting the scene for good behaviour -- Principles that encourage good behaviour -- Encouraging the behaviours that you want - Some suggestions -- Baby 0-1 year of age -- Toddlers 1-3 years of age -- Pre-schoolers 3-5 years of age -- School-age children -- New Zealand child discipline law
Summary: This booklet guides parents in using positive discipline. The book describes what positive discipline is: supporting children, showing them what you want and rewarding acceptable behaviour. Ideas are provided for helping children of different age groups behave in an acceptable way. In addition, the book lists sources of further parenting information, and explains New Zealand's legislation on child discipline following the implementation of the 2007 law change. This booklet is a revised edition of 'Choose to Hug: Not to Smack: Awhitia, Kaua e Papakitia - information for caregivers, parents and whānau" first published in 2003, see item 2587 (retained for historical purposes).
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Booklet Booklet Family Violence library
TRO 649.6421 CHO Available FV14020031
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Online Available ON14020032

Introduction -- Setting the scene for good behaviour -- Principles that encourage good behaviour -- Encouraging the behaviours that you want - Some suggestions -- Baby 0-1 year of age -- Toddlers 1-3 years of age -- Pre-schoolers 3-5 years of age -- School-age children -- New Zealand child discipline law

This booklet guides parents in using positive discipline. The book describes what positive discipline is: supporting children, showing them what you want and rewarding acceptable behaviour. Ideas are provided for helping children of different age groups behave in an acceptable way. In addition, the book lists sources of further parenting information, and explains New Zealand's legislation on child discipline following the implementation of the 2007 law change. This booklet is a revised edition of 'Choose to Hug: Not to Smack: Awhitia, Kaua e Papakitia - information for caregivers, parents and whānau" first published in 2003, see item 2587 (retained for historical purposes).

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