Decisions About Discipline

	Cry vs. comfort Childcare providers can make crucial decisions affecting your child's development. One action with certain impact is allowing an infant to cry, or comforting the baby.
	To spank or not to spank Before selecting a caregiver for your child, ask about the policy of spanking. State law forbids public daycare centers from using corporal punishment, or spanking.
	Verbal guidance and discipline When choosing a caregiver for your child, discuss how instruction and correction should be verbalized. Some daycare centers and home caregivers practice positive direction, forming all correction statements with no negative phrases.

More Halloween Stories

	Make a skeleton for your crew Most of you would think twice about celebrating Halloween with a "sleepover" in a cemetery, but in Mexico, that's exactly what children do. They aren't braver than you, they just know they have nothing to fear from the people buried there.
	The sweet and sour of Halloween Boo. Hoo. Chew, chew, chew.
	Chocolate candy is no doggy treat In last week's column, my friend and colleague Dr. Don Palermo provided us with a nice primer for the Halloween season and its pitfalls for pet health.

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