I have been recently hired to work with 11 three year old children and I love them all! But there are 2 problem boys that I'm not sure how to handle. One is constantly doing the opposite of what I say. He'll run and hide outside when I call his name, He refuses to sleep at nap time, and he is constantly yelling, he can not talk queitly! Any info whould be great, I'm at my wits end!
2007-01-27 06:03:23 · 7 answers · asked by DrPepper 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
While neither you or I are a doctor, it sounds like this boy might have sensory issues. My son does and he has some of the same behaviors. You might want to read the website below for some more information.
2007-01-27 06:12:18 · answer #1 · answered by Medical Disaster 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am a former preschool teacher and worked with three year olds. I am also a mother of two children.
Some children particularly at this age may not handle transitions well. The boys may be acting out in part due to the new person in their class. And some kids are just ORNERY!
Good methods to try with three years olds are redirection and choices....
An example of redirection is:
"You may not get up while it is nap time but you can listen to a story quietly."
An example of Choices would be: "Would you like to take a nap with the blue blanket or the red one"? Notice that it is not a choice of whether to take a nap but allowing to choose little things provide young children the sense of empowerment that they seek.
Also be sure to keep to a schedule and always announce activity changes to allow the children to transition:
Example: Free choice time is almost over then we will be cleaning up and getting ready for snack.
Anticipating the changes should help the children. Also keep lines of communication open between yourself and the parents. The caregiver to parent relationship is a valuable tool and provides much needed insight!
2007-01-27 14:33:34 · answer #2 · answered by Alane 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We realized that those "problem" children were not matured enough to sit for the length of time of each lesson. Since there were two of us at all times we'd split the group up. Sometimes just taking the ill behaved children into the other classroom and letting them have the one on one attention they craved. They would do activities we knew they would like, activities Specifially designed for them. Worked so much better than trying to fight with them each day. Nap time, I brought in a huge bag of "treasures" and told each child to pick out one thing, once they laid quietly for 15 minutes I'd let them have what they picked. If they would make a sound or move off their cot, the 15 minutes started over. This worked excelently! And you know these kids didn't make it thru the first 15 minutes so we did get at least a 25-30 minute break as teachers. lol Good luck!
2007-01-27 14:14:56 · answer #3 · answered by luv2bake 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a retired elem/preschool teacher, so I will throw in my 2 cents worth. The teacher must set the rules and stick by them. These boys are testing you as will most children to see how much you will stick to the rules. For shyer more reserved people, as teachers, it is often harder to "enforce". I have a more dominant personality and can just look at them and experience helps. But I would say, check with someone of experience and then set the reasonable consequences that you can enforce and then enforce them strongly the first time, There can be no turning back on the consequences, so please make sure they "fit the crime". Good luck, Kids can be tricky,they love power games.
2007-01-27 14:12:49 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sounds goofy but he likes you. He wants you attention and doens't know how to get it. Try making him a "special helper" from time to time and once he is more bonded to you he'll get it together.
If this doesn't help, ask the other teachers at the school for help. My coworkers at preschool were very willing to give advice, and they often had known the children for years before I was hired. They knew how the kids were and what the parents did at home.
Good luck!
2007-01-27 14:13:42 · answer #5 · answered by Mysterious Gryphon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have a meeting with his parents, you'll probably learn that because of them, the kid will only change when someone makes him realize he is a little **** ******, because parents are idiots these days and don't know how to raise children, they let their peers and teachers do that.
2007-01-27 14:13:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ya got to talk to his parents and let him be disaplined. don't feel bad.
2007-01-27 14:22:18 · answer #7 · answered by kayla l 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋