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Young children and Old MacDonald

by Kathleen

Sep 16, 2015

What Do Young Children Really Need? Ask Old MacDonald an article by Abby Connors

I learned that “Old MacDonald” satisfies important emotional and developmental needs for young children. For instance...

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Difficult Child

by Corinthia Johnson

Jul 31, 2015

Hello Anna

First I completely agree with the suggestion Renee gave you, really excellent! But just in case her suggestion does not work you should make sure you are in constant communication with your director and make a daily list of your efforts trying to find some way you can work with this child. You should also remember that you have ...See More

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Difficult Preschooler

by Anne

Aug 19, 2013

Hello all,

I am looking for some help with a little girl that I have in my three-year-old classroom: She loves getting in trouble.

Every time she does something wrong, she smiles and laughs about her bad choice. She will push/hit/kick/etc people, specifically and especially my two special needs kids, and then turn to see our rea...See More

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Renee Hello Anne,

I also work with 3-4 year olds. I have a number of "difficult" preschoolers in my group. It sounds like you've tried many things. I would be frustrated too. I'm just wondering whether or not you have the parents support? Are they backing you up and following through with consequences at home. Sometimes that makes all ...See MoreHello Anne,

I also work with 3-4 year olds. I have a number of "difficult" preschoolers in my group. It sounds like you've tried many things. I would be frustrated too. I'm just wondering whether or not you have the parents support? Are they backing you up and following through with consequences at home. Sometimes that makes all the difference. We always start by trying to work it out with the child ourselves, we hate to have the child received 2 consequences, one with us and then one at home. But if the school consequences aren't working it may be time to speak to the parents about giving some serious consequences at home. Now its quite possible you've already done this! Here is an out of the box idea that always works for me. I know its weird and you have to be willing to humble yourself to make this work. Its not easy to be extremely loving and attentive to a child who is driving you nuts and hurting other children. But try! You need to become the childs best friend. Cuddle and hug the child every day, compliment them and play with the child. Develop a strong bond. Once you have done this you will have power of this little person. Sounds a little manipulative but once the child has your love they wont want to lose it. A parents love is unconditional. In life the love of our friends is not. If you constantly treat your friends badly, they wont be your friends for long right? When the child behaves badly (which of course they will!) you deny the child your love and affection. The child will want to please you and the negative behaviour will be much diminished. The most difficult children always end up being my favorite. They have spunk and personality and I love them even if they are a little rough around the edges. The relationships that I build with my more difficult children somehow feel more meaningful and rewarding because I had to really work at them. I know that we want the children to learn to make good choices, not to learn to be obedient to one teacher that they want to please...what I'm saying is that through this exercise they will get into the habit of making good choices. At first it will be to please you, but eventually it will be for the right reasons. Good Luck!

On 8/19/13, Anne wrote: > Hello all, > > I am looking for some help with a little girl that I have > in my three-year-old classroom: She loves getting in > trouble. > > Every time she does something wrong, she smiles and laughs > about her bad choice. She will push/hit/kick/etc people, > specifically and especially my two special needs kids, and > then turn to see our reaction and smile at us. She spends > the entirety of carpet time talking to and distracting all > of the people around her. If we ask her to do something, > she will scream, "WHY?" and yell at us. She poops and pees > in her diaper on purpose and refuses to go on the toilet, > even though I know that she is capable of going. When we > get upset with her, she asks us if she's going to get in > trouble like she's excited about it and wants to know if > she "gets to" go see the principal. > > She's been in our room for five months and I am out of > ideas. We have tried a sticker chart, a smiley/sad face > chart, our pom pom jar (the classroom behavioral management > system), stickers, etc and she just doesn't care. She would > rather get negative attention than positive attention and > I'm out of ideas on how to change that around. > > If anyone has any suggestions, I would really appreciate it > because we're getting incredibly frustrated with her.

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Corinthia Johnson On 7/31/15, Corinthia Johnson wrote: > On 7/31/15, Corinthia Johnson wrote: >> On 7/31/15, Corinthia Johnson wrote: >>> On 8/19/13, Anne wrote: >>>> Hello all, >>>> >>>> I am looking for some help with a little girl that I have >>>> in my three-year-old classroom: She loves getting i...See More

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Childcare

by Buttercup

Jun 14, 2015

Are babies easy or hard to take car of

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Corinthia Johnson On 6/14/15, Buttercup wrote: > Are babies easy or hard to take car of

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Corinthia Johnson On 6/14/15, Buttercup wrote: > Are babies easy or hard to take car of

Babies are pretty easy to care for. If you have a system and a limit on how many you can care for which your state should have a limit set. Caring for infants is quite profitable also. If you decide to care for infants you won't be getting out too often, so if you are...See More

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knob hill day care scarborough

by V.D

Jun 16, 2015

Just wanted to find out how this daycare is?

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Reggio Emilia – Educational Approach for Preschools

by Emma Goodwin

May 29, 2015

The Reggio Emilia Approach was developed by Loris Malaguzzi is an educational approach for Preschools and Primary Education.

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How to Perform CPR on an Infant

by Emma Goodwin

May 16, 2015

An Infographic on How to Perform CPR on an Infant.

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Daycare business software for iphone

by clair

Apr 20, 2015

Hi, I started using this daycare business software on my iphone called Daycare Business Assistant - and it has made my life easier. Just wanted to share this with folks running daycares.

Regards.

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Advice on books

by Cyret4IN

Mar 5, 2015

I have been invited to a friend's daughter in law's baby shower. They want each person to bring a book. Any suggestions? Is this idea popular now? Help!

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Cheryl H. I've not heard of this as a "thing" for shower gifts but did read an article recently. Is the request for a book in lieu of a gift or a book in lieu of a CARD? (I've attached the link to the article I read below).

I'm thinking it may be for a book?

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Mar 5, 2015

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Cyret4IN In lieu of a card. Just need names of books. Thanks.

Mar 5, 2015

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Sanitizing classroom toys - by Cheryl Hatch

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Mar 5, 2015

Cheryl Hatch has written a complete primer on how to sanitize the toys used in your preschool program. This is important information for protecting the health of the children. Please share the link far and wide!

url: gazette.teachers.net/gazette/wordpress/cheryl-hatch/sanitizing-preschool-toys [hyperlink below in post]

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