{"id":1036,"date":"2021-06-17T23:14:38","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T22:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/stmaryslanark\/?page_id=1036"},"modified":"2021-06-17T23:14:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T22:14:38","slug":"positive-relationships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/stmaryslanark\/nursery-information\/nursery-policies\/positive-relationships\/","title":{"rendered":"Positive Relationships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In line with the Primary School, we promote positive behaviour in our setting with the expectation that children are safe, respectful and ready to learn. This is achieved through promoting positive relationships and understanding distressed behaviour.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Our expectations:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Use your walking feet in nursery and in the school<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kind feet and hands<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Use kind words<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>Procedures we follow to promote Positive Behaviour<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>If a child has an outburst we will:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Divert the child\u2019s attention<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ignore as much as possible<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>When necessary, use \u2018thinking time\u2019 with an adult<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Offer comfort and reassurance when the angry outburst has subsided<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>If there is physical contact that is unwelcome we will:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Intervene to support safe and respectful behaviour<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Remind child\/children involved that we stay safe and use kind hands and feet<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Support children to find acceptable ways to communicate our feelings towards others<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>To help children restore relationships we will:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Observe the situation<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Act as a mediator<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Encourage children concerned to resolve the conflict themselves using the St Mary\u2019s nursery script: \u2018Please stop, I don\u2019t like that\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Acknowledge the resolution<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>If children are unable to resolve a situation themselves, staff will suggest ways in which the conflict may be resolved and encourage the children to choose the resolution which is fairest to all involved<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>We will consistently offer calm adult behaviour that models this guidance\/practice.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In line with the Primary School, we promote positive behaviour in our setting with the expectation that children are safe, respectful and ready to learn. This is achieved through promoting positive relationships and understanding distressed behaviour. Our expectations: Use your walking feet in nursery and in the school Kind feet and hands Use kind words Procedures we follow to promote Positive Behaviour If a child has an outburst we will:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/stmaryslanark\/nursery-information\/nursery-policies\/positive-relationships\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18975,"featured_media":0,"parent":1033,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1036","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/stmaryslanark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/stmaryslanark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/stmaryslanark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/stmaryslanark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18975"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/stmaryslanark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1036"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/stmaryslanark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1036\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1037,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/stmaryslanark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1036\/revisions\/1037"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/stmaryslanark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/stmaryslanark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}