(c) Discipline shall be appropriate to the child’s:

1. (1) Age;
2. (2) Development; and
3. (3) History, including trauma history.

(d) The following actions are prohibited:

1. (1) Denial of:

   1. (A) Meals;
   2. (B) Sleep;
   3. (C) Shelter;
   4. (D) Essential clothing; or
   5. (E) Case plan activities;

2. (2)

   1. (A) Denial of parental visits or regular phone and mail contact with family.
   2. (B) Nondisciplinary case planning issues are accepted;
3. (3) Lewd or obscene language;

4. (4) Derogatory comments about the child or the child’s:

   1. (A) Family;
   2. (B) Race; or
   3. (C) Gender;
5. (5) Restriction to a room for more than a short period of time without periodic observation;
6. (6) Restriction to a dark room or area;
7. (7) Locked isolation;
8. (8) Physical injury or threat of bodily harm;
9. (9) Humiliating or degrading action;
10. (10) Extremely strenuous work or exercise;
11. (11) Mechanical or chemical restraints; and
12. (12) Corporal punishment.

(e) Physical restraint:

1. (1) Shall be initiated only by a trained person, only to prevent injury to:

   1. (A) The child;
   2. (B) Other people; or
   3. (C) Property; and
2. (2) Shall not be initiated solely as a form of discipline.

(g) Searches of a child or a child’s personal property shall be:

1. (1) For reasons limited to safety and security of children and their foster family; or
2. (2) In cases of suspected theft.