My son is 4 (5 in March) and knows better than to act this way. He is in a daycare center with around 100 kids who are separated by age group.
Friday is show and tell day. He gets to bring a toy from home to share with his friends. There was some confusion at drop off today, his class was merged with the 3 year olds and his regular teacher wasn't there yet--he thought his class was on the playground but they were not.
He was stomping his feet, wouldn't put his coat in the coat room, tried to hit me, told me I was being rude: completely unacceptable, defiant, mean behavior.
I gave him one chance to turn his attitude around, put his coat in the coat room and walk into his classroom with a nice attitude or he would lose show and tell today. He didn't. I took his show and tell and walked towards the door to leave the building. He was chasing after me and throwing the biggest fit ever.
WHAT SHOULD I/CAN I DO IN THIS SITUATION?! Clearly, he was putting on a show and my disciplining was not making a difference.
One teacher came out of the classroom, picked him up (kicking) and carried him in the classroom to defuse the situation. His regular teacher showed up and asked me some questions about why he was acting that way. I apologized for his behavior and that I had to take his show and tell away. I also called when I got to work and was told he had calmed down a little bit, but was still very upset. I feel so bad for the daycare and I feel bad that he's having such an emotional morning. Tips are appreciated. I wish I knew what the daycare expected, but they just tell me "oh, it's okay, sometimes everyone has mornings like this" --- but it's embarrassing.
Friday is show and tell day. He gets to bring a toy from home to share with his friends. There was some confusion at drop off today, his class was merged with the 3 year olds and his regular teacher wasn't there yet--he thought his class was on the playground but they were not.
He was stomping his feet, wouldn't put his coat in the coat room, tried to hit me, told me I was being rude: completely unacceptable, defiant, mean behavior.
I gave him one chance to turn his attitude around, put his coat in the coat room and walk into his classroom with a nice attitude or he would lose show and tell today. He didn't. I took his show and tell and walked towards the door to leave the building. He was chasing after me and throwing the biggest fit ever.
WHAT SHOULD I/CAN I DO IN THIS SITUATION?! Clearly, he was putting on a show and my disciplining was not making a difference.
One teacher came out of the classroom, picked him up (kicking) and carried him in the classroom to defuse the situation. His regular teacher showed up and asked me some questions about why he was acting that way. I apologized for his behavior and that I had to take his show and tell away. I also called when I got to work and was told he had calmed down a little bit, but was still very upset. I feel so bad for the daycare and I feel bad that he's having such an emotional morning. Tips are appreciated. I wish I knew what the daycare expected, but they just tell me "oh, it's okay, sometimes everyone has mornings like this" --- but it's embarrassing.
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