There must be no harsh, cruel, or unusual treatment of any child. The following types of discipline and guidance are prohibited:

1. (1) Corporal punishment or threats of corporal punishment;
2. (2) Punishment associated with food, naps, or toilet training;
3. (3) Grabbing or pulling on a child;
4. (4) Putting anything in or on a child's mouth;
5. (5) Humiliating, ridiculing, rejecting, or yelling at a child;
6. (6) Subjecting a child to harsh, abusive, or profane language;
7. (7) Placing a child in a locked or dark room, bathroom, or closet;
8. (8) Withholding active play or keeping a child inside as a consequence for behavior, unless the child is exhibiting behavior during active play that requires a brief supervised separation or time out that is consistent with §744.2103(b)(4) of this subchapter (relating to What methods of discipline and guidance may a caregiver use?); and
9. (9) Requiring a child to remain silent or inactive for inappropriately long periods of time for the child's age.

Source Note:The provisions of this §744.2105 adopted to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1779; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective March 10, 2021, 46 TexReg 1473; amended to be effective March 1, 2023, 48 TexReg 921.