4.+Use+negative+consequences+to+enforce+limits

According to Canter, it is imperative that negative consequences are used to enforce rules. Students should be made aware of these consequences just as they are made aware of the rules.

Canter suggests ‘Time out’ as an important negative consequence because separating the student from other children can take away peer influences, which cause attention seeking. As further negative consequences Canter suggests withdrawing certain privileges, which can be made specific to suit the class or student.

Also having a ‘buddy class’ system in the school is beneficial for enforcing negative consequences, as again this separates the student from the environment in which they are behaving. (Palardy, 1996). 