(1) ONB providers must work to maintain positive relationships with children by using consistent guidance techniques to help children learn. Guidance techniques must adapt ONB programs' environment, routines, and activities to a child's strengths, age and developmental level, abilities, culture, community, and relate to the child's behavior.

(2) Guidance techniques may include:

(a) Coaching behavior;

(b) Modeling and teaching social skills such as taking turns, cooperation, waiting, self-control, respect for the rights of others, treating others kindly, and conflict resolution;

(c) Offering choices;

(d) Distracting;

(e) Redirecting or helping a child change their focus to something appropriate to achieve their goal;

(f) Planning ahead to prevent problems and letting children know what events will happen next;

(g) Explaining consistent, clear rules and involving children in defining simple, clear classroom limits;

(h) Involving children in solving problems; and

(i) Explaining to children, the natural and logical consequence related to the child's behavior in a reasonable and developmentally appropriate manner.