Ugh, day two with a new toddler (2.5yo) and it's not going so well. The biggest issue is that he curses when he's unhappy with you (by that I mean he tells you "f*ck you and it's crystal clear what he's saying). And mom wants him napping no longer than 45 min., though I did push her up to 1 hour of nap. He seems a bit sleep deprived all the time and very crusty after the pm nap.
And I agreed to be open an hour later for her (no other kids here right now), and now she's also dropping off 30 minutes earlier than she said she would be (which brings my day with him to 10 hours).
Any advice on the cussing? I don't do time outs. I've been ignoring the cursing, basically looking away from him (as if he'd said nothing or just gibberish) until he stops and starts doing something acceptable, then I shower him with positive attention. The behaviour seems pretty ingrained in him as it began day 1 and by the first 1.5 hours of day two I'd been told eff you about a dozen times. He's a really great kid otherwise, but if I want additional daycare kids then either the cursing needs to go or he needs to go.
And I agreed to be open an hour later for her (no other kids here right now), and now she's also dropping off 30 minutes earlier than she said she would be (which brings my day with him to 10 hours).
Any advice on the cussing? I don't do time outs. I've been ignoring the cursing, basically looking away from him (as if he'd said nothing or just gibberish) until he stops and starts doing something acceptable, then I shower him with positive attention. The behaviour seems pretty ingrained in him as it began day 1 and by the first 1.5 hours of day two I'd been told eff you about a dozen times. He's a really great kid otherwise, but if I want additional daycare kids then either the cursing needs to go or he needs to go.
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