 | I am looking for suggestions, I am a daycare provider with a very disrespectful violent 3 yr old boy. He is a very intelligent, he knows the rules, "No toy throwing, no hitting, and that temper tantrums don't get you what you want." I have put him in time outs for throwing toys across the room, that have just missed hitting a baby's head, he screams at the top of his lungs, and if I walk by him while he's in a time out he tries to hit me. He will also keep getting up from the time out saying "I'm the boss!"By law I can not hit him, and I wouldn't anyway- I think that just teaches violence. I have tried positive reinforcement, but as soon as something doesn't go his way he's right back to behaving disrespectful and uncontrollable. If threatened with his father he will sometimes calm down(his father does spank him), but not for long. I have been in day care for 15 yrs. I have my own family day care home and my children all get plenty of 1 on 1 attention. No major changes have occurred in this child's home- his mother is just as frustrated as I am. I have had him in my care for 2 yrs. So it's not a matter of adjusting to day care. I am asking for suggestions because I know his behavior is having a negative affect on my other children, and I can not ignore it. |
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