What do you mean by “imposed” consequences?
QUESTION: I’m new to Discipline without Stress and never heard of the term, “imposed consequences” before. What exactly does Dr. Marshall mean by this? RESPONSE: When Dr. Marshall refers to “imposed” consequences, he is speaking about any consequence that has been determined BY the adult, FOR the student. An imposed consequence is one that has [...]
Can you explain what you mean by “natural” consequences?
RESPONSE: To me, this describes a situation in which no one is actually involved in planning or imposing consequences in any way–the consequence simply happens as a matter of course, as a natural outcome of one’s actions. For example, if a child loses his coat at school, then one natural consequence of the situation is [...]
Can you explain what “elicited” consequences are?
QUESTION: The only discipline program that I know of that refers to “elicited” consequences is Marvin Marshall’s Discipline without Stress. Can you explain what he means by “elicited” consequences? RESPONSE: According to the dictionary, “elicit” means “to draw out.” Elicited consequences are consequences that are drawn out FROM the child. Dr. Marshall’s third and final [...]
SETTING UP CONSEQUENCES PROACTIVELY
Initially, some teachers new to DISCIPLINE without STRESS, have difficulty visualizing what is meant by the practice of “setting up consequences proactively” in a discipline situation. Here’s an example of “eliciting consequences ahead of time” with a group of boys in my own primary class. My teaching partner and I had a group of boys [...]
DEVELOPING POSITIVE HABITS IN DISCIPLINE SITUATIONS
Recently I was glancing through a book from the public library: THE BOOK OF NURTURING–Nine Natural Laws for Enriching Your Family Life by Linda and Richard Eyre. In the chapter on discipline, a little story caught my eye because it contained a very PROACTIVE and POSITIVE suggestion that could be used by anyone who wanted [...]
When do I give the Self-Diagnostic Referral?
QUESTION: My team of teachers and I have started to use DISCIPLINE without STRESS with good success but need some clarification. Our students rotate through us every day. We ‘re wondering if a student gets the essay form in one class, do they start fresh in the next teacher’s classroom or do they receive the [...]
