Hi, I'm new the the forums but I have a problem that has been driving me crazy. I work in a large daycare with one other educator in the 3-5 room. There are 16 children in this room.
There's two children in particular, a 3yr boy and girl from different families, but they are magnetically attracted to each other. They only want to play with each other and they are quite enthusiastic about it.
But...
It always ends in screaming, tears, or someone being hit with a wooden hoe (happened today). All day is a constant battle to keep these two on level ground and not screaming their heads off. The DB has a hard time listening to DG when she says stop, so she pushes or hits him and he hits back and she starts screaming. They have at least 5 confrontations an hour, up to 10 in the afternoon.
I can't take it anymore, they are draining all my patience to the point that I'm I just angry at them. I've used every trick that I can possible think of to try and get them to empathize with each other, but they always gravitate back together, they always end up fighting and screaming. All. Day. Long.
I'm just an employee at this centre, so I have no control over enrollment, but I could really use some tips on how to handle this pair.
There's two children in particular, a 3yr boy and girl from different families, but they are magnetically attracted to each other. They only want to play with each other and they are quite enthusiastic about it.
But...
It always ends in screaming, tears, or someone being hit with a wooden hoe (happened today). All day is a constant battle to keep these two on level ground and not screaming their heads off. The DB has a hard time listening to DG when she says stop, so she pushes or hits him and he hits back and she starts screaming. They have at least 5 confrontations an hour, up to 10 in the afternoon.
I can't take it anymore, they are draining all my patience to the point that I'm I just angry at them. I've used every trick that I can possible think of to try and get them to empathize with each other, but they always gravitate back together, they always end up fighting and screaming. All. Day. Long.
I'm just an employee at this centre, so I have no control over enrollment, but I could really use some tips on how to handle this pair.
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