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[15 May 2007] - Physical and humiliating punishments are recognised by the UN Study on Violence against Children as the most common form of violence affecting children the world over. It has a high degree of acceptability in South and Central Asia, as a method of instilling discipline and exercising control over children by adults within the home, schools, work place and in institutions. Physical and humiliating punishment can be replaced by techniques of positive discipline. The Toolkit on Positive Discipline equips anyone who is involved with children - professionals, parents, teachers and care-givers - with precise tools and concrete activities to raise disciplined children without using physical and humiliating punishments. The toolkit has been developed by a regional group of experienced people working to end physical and humiliating punishment with support from Pepa Horno Goicoechea, Save the Children Spain. To order a hard copy of the report, write to: Prajwol Malekoo ([email protected]) with a cc to Neha Bhandari ([email protected]) Regional Communications Officer. Further information
The toolkit can also be used with older children who could make use of some of the tools in their own collective efforts to prevent violence against children. The toolkit can also be used as an educational tool with NGO partners.
pdf: http://www.crin.org/docs/Toolkit on Positive Discipline final.pdf