(a) You may not use or threaten to use corporal punishment
with any child in care. Corporal punishment is the infliction of physical
pain on a child as a means of controlling or managing behavior, including
hitting or spanking a child with a hand or an instrument or slapping
or thumping a child.
(b) In addition to corporal punishment, prohibited
discipline or guidance techniques include:
(1) Any harsh, cruel, or unusual treatment of any child;
(2) Punishment associated with food, naps, or toilet
training;
(3) Pinching, shaking, or biting a child;
(4) Putting anything in or on a child's mouth;
(5) Humiliating, ridiculing, rejecting, or yelling
at a child;
(6) Subjecting a child to harsh, abusive, or profane
language;
(7) Placing a child in a locked or dark room, bathroom,
or closet; and
(8) Requiring a child to remain silent or inactive
for inappropriately long periods of time for the child's age, including
requiring a child to remain in a restrictive device.
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