R381-40-12. Child Guidance and Interaction

(1) The provider shall ensure that no child is subjected to physical, emotional, or sexual abuse while in care. (2) The provider shall inform each child, each parent, and anyone who interacts with any child in care of the program's behavioral expectations and how any misbehavior will be handled. (3) The provider shall ensure that any individual who interacts with a child guides the child's behavior by using positive reinforcement, redirection, and by setting clear limits that promote the child's ability to become self-disciplined. (4) The provider shall ensure that each caregiver uses gentle, passive restraint with a child only when it is needed to protect a child from injuring themselves or others or to stop a child from destroying property. (5) The provider shall ensure that each interaction with a child does not include: (a) any action that produces physical pain or discomfort, including hitting, spanking, shaking, biting, or pinching; (b) any form of corporal punishment; (c) any form of emotional mistreatment; (d) confining a child in a closet, locked room, or other enclosure including a box, cupboard, or cage; (e) forcing or withholding food, rest, or toileting; (f) restraining a child's movement by binding, tying, or any other form of restraint that exceeds gentle, passive restraint; or (g) shouting at children. (6) Any individual who witnesses or suspects that a child has been subjected to abuse, neglect, or exploitation shall immediately notify Child Protective Services or law enforcement as required in Section 80-2-602.