North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 09 - CHILD CARE RULES
Section .1700 - FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME REQUIREMENTS
Section 09 .1722 - PROHIBITED DISCIPLINE

(1) No child shall be handled roughly in any way, including shaking, pushing, shoving, pinching, slapping, biting, kicking, or spanking;

(2) No child shall ever be placed in a locked room, closet, or box, or be left alone in a room separated from staff;

(3) No discipline shall ever be delegated to another child;

(4) No food shall be withheld or given as a means of punishment or reward;

(5) No child shall ever be disciplined for toileting accidents;

(6) No child shall ever be disciplined for not sleeping during rest period;

(7) No child shall be disciplined by assigning chores that require contact with or use of hazardous materials, such as cleaning bathrooms or floors, or emptying diaper pails;

(8) Physical activity, such as running laps and doing push-ups, shall not be withheld or required as punishment;

(9) No child shall ever be yelled at, shamed, humiliated, frightened, threatened, or bullied; and

(10) No child shall be restrained as a form of discipline unless the child's safety or the safety of others is at risk. For purposes of this Rule, "restraining" shall mean that a caregiver physically holds a child in a manner that restricts the child's movement, for a minimum amount of time necessary to ensure a safe environment. Children shall not be restrained through the use of heavy objects, including a caregiver's body, or any device such as straps, blankets, car seats, or cribs.