Having so many kids in our care means not everyone is going to get along. There will be days when kids do not behave they will, cry, yell and may not listen.
What is the correct way to handle those type of situations?
If one is not having a good day, we do our best to calm them down and cheer them up. Tantrums happen to all of us. We find that kids get territorial when it comes to sharing toys and playing with others, especially if they are an only child. It is not our job to discipline a child in any harmful ways, that includes how we use our words and tone of voice. If we want to solve the problem, we must take a calm approach to it.
They are kids, but they need to know that certain behavior is not okay. When a child does not want to share and starts to raise their voice we can do a few things; ask them nicely to play and share with others or offer them something else to play with so the other kids have something to play with. It may not be the ideal resolution, but we hope that the kids can see that there are better ways to handle situations than yelling at each other.
Children’s behavior is the part that people shy away from when taking care of children. In our center we want to be able to act correctly in both good situations but also in the bad. It’s all about the comfort and trust from both the staff and the kids in our care. We should know how to handle the situation. If every day was a good day it would not be an issue to take care of, sometimes we have bad days, those days will be an opportunity to show our control and handle on the good and bad days.
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