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I work in a Montessori school and have a 6 year old who
intimidates both his peers and the younger children in my
room. He is both verbally and physically abusive. The
physical side of it is never violent, more like poking,
touching others things, mostly annoying.
I need to think of consequences for him when these actions
happen. My school does not do rewards and punishment.
More along the lines of consequences. Does anyone have any
ideas of what I can do? Thank you.
Move his desk away from everyone else's /blockquote>

Have him sit next to your desk, or in a corner by himself.
Explain to him that nobody wants to be around a meany.

Also, to six-year-olds, poking CAN be perceived as violent.
As for the verbal abuse, he should be removed from the
classroom immediately the first time this happens, even if it
means he ha...See More
Dec 3, 2007
Anne /blockquote>

A few things:

In a Montessori classroom, children do not have desks and the
freedom to work where ever. I can change that for him though.

I have had this boy in my class since he was 3. (A montessori
class had 3 to 6 year olds that stay with the same teacher) He
never was a wonderful child, bu...See More
Dec 3, 2007
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On 12/03/07, Anne wrote:
> I work in a Montessori school and have a 6 year old who
> intimidates both his peers and the younger children in my
> room. He is both verbally and physically abusive. The
> physical side of it is never violent, more like poking,
> touching others things, mostly ...See More
Dec 5, 2007
Matt /blockquote>

When diagnosing these things, it is important to start with
basic Montessori philosophy. You might have already run through
this, but let's begin there anyway. We can also look at how
Montessori deals with difficult children.

Lillard's Book "The Science Behind the Genius" outlines 8
principles of Mo...See More
Feb 22, 2008


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