new text begin Behavior guidance. new text end

new text begin The certified center must ensure that staff and volunteers use positive behavior guidance and do not subject children to: new text end

new text begin (1) corporal punishment, including but not limited to rough handling, shoving, hair pulling, ear pulling, shaking, slapping, kicking, biting, pinching, hitting, and spanking; new text end

new text begin (2) humiliation; new text end

new text begin (3) abusive language; new text end

new text begin (4) the use of mechanical restraints, including tying; new text end

new text begin (5) the use of physical restraints other than to physically hold a child when containment is necessary to protect a child or others from harm; or new text end

new text begin (6) the withholding or forcing of food and other basic needs. new text end