• dont try to control but rather redirect their energies
• create jobs & delegate
• link to the children's rights charter- cannot claim a right until you also know your responsibility
• Develop classroom rules together & discuss reasoning behind each - democracy
• Lead learner to better self-awareness
• empathise & talk about thoughts, emotions & intentions behind behaviour
• Teach learners to think before mis-behaving
• Children learn by asking why; teach them to manage themselves, teach social skills
• teach correct / appropriate behaviour to become self-disciplined instead of just punishing them for bad / inappropriate behaviour

Teacher

• should be assertive and not back down when learners are out of line
• Open to how situations might seem from the child's point of view in order to guide them from where they are (in their thinking/intentions) rather than suddenly forcing them to do a complete 180 by demanding a different response or reprimanding them when sometimes they don't realise they were stepping out of line - often some behaviours are unintentionally disruptive - we need to teach learners to be more aware of themselves and those around them so that they can help themselves to mould their own behaviour and become individuals who can manage themselves

It's NB to know what is developmentally appropriate for a child. Teens may appear independent, but still require supervision & guidance. Anticipate mistakes & slips in judgement. No matter how tall they are / how adult they may look, kids are still maturing & learning how the world works.

Never coddle. Children grow when encouraged to do things for themselves - assume they can be independent but still guide them and give them cues

Listen, give autonomy let them feel their opinions are heard - or they won't share them in future. "A person's a person, no matter how small" - Dr Suess