(a) Positive guidance.  Discipline is constructive and educational in nature and appropriate to the child's age and circumstances.  The caregiver:

• (1) recognizes and encourages acceptable behavior;
• (2) teaches by example and uses fair and consistent rules in a relaxed atmosphere with discipline that is relevant to the child's behavior;
• (3) supervises with an attitude of understanding and firmness;
• (4) redirects children by stating alternatives when behavior is unacceptable;
• (5) when necessary, intervenes as quickly as possible to ensure the safety of all children;
• (6) gives clear directions and provides guidance appropriate to the child's level of understanding;
• (7) speaks so that children understand they and their feelings are acceptable but unacceptable action or behavior is not;
• (8) encourages children to control their own behavior, cooperate with others, and solve problems by talking things out;
• (9) uses safe, natural, and logical consequences to address inappropriate behavior; and
• (10) uses "time-out" periods only as necessary to enable the child to gain control of himself or herself.  Time-out periods do not exceed five minutes.  No more than one minute of time-out for each year of a child's age is recommended.  Time-out periods are not required to be completed should the child regain control.

(b) Acts prohibited.  The caregiver is prohibited from:

• (1) subjecting children to punishment of a physical nature, such as shaking, striking, spanking, biting, swatting, thumping, pinching, popping, shoving, spatting, yanking, hair pulling, slamming, excessive exercise, or any cruel treatment that may cause pain;
• (2) subjecting children to punishment of a psychological nature, such as humiliation, making derogatory or sarcastic remarks about them or their families, or using harsh or profane language, or making actual or implied threats of physical punishment;
• (3) punishing or threatening children in association with food, rest, or toilet learning;
• (4) putting anything in or on a child's mouth as punishment;
• (5) seeking or accepting parental permission to use any punishment or act prohibited by this subsection;
• (6) restraining a child by any means other than holding. The child is only held as long as is necessary for the child to regain control;
• (7) isolating a child without supervision or placing the child in a dark area;
• (8) permitting a child to discipline other children; and
• (9) punishing an entire group due to the actions of a few children.